Townsville Area

Townsville has more to offer than the postcard shots of Castle Hill and the reef, if you're willing to look a little further. Billabong Sanctuary lets you get properly close to crocodiles and koalas south of the city, a hands-on counterpart to Magnetic Island's wilder, wild-roaming population. Jezzine Barracks tells a different story on the waterfront, military heritage and Aboriginal cultural storytelling woven together through public art and walking trails. Cape Pallarenda holds its own quieter headland, walking tracks and history that most visitors driving straight to the ferry never discover. Townsville rewards the visitor who stays long enough to find the parts most people miss.