THURINGOWA
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Thuringowa history
The City of Thuringowa was a city (Local Government Area) in North Queensland, Australia with a population of About 70,164 people and covered the northern and western parts of the urban area usually referred to locally as "the Twin Cities". Prior to its proclamation as a city on 1 January… Read more
Entertainment Venues
The Dairy Farmers Stadium, located in the suburb of Kirwan, was constructed in 1995 with a seating capacity of 30,000 after it was announced that the Twin Cities would be home to an National Rugby League team. The stadium is today the home ground for the North Queensland Cowboys. The stadium was… Read more
Schooling
Former Thuringowa (now Part of Townsville) has 5 High schools and 12 Primary Schools, Two of the largest High schools in Thuringowa are the Kirwan State High School and Thuringowa State High School, below is some infomation on both of the Schools, After that is a list of all the schools in the Former… Read more
Health
Due to Thuringowa losing it's only hospital in 2002 when it was incorporated into the new Townsville Hospital that the Queensland Government built, Thuringowa now relies on the 3 hospitals based in Townsville. Thuringowa does have a number of medical centres and doctor surgery’s within the city… Read more
Riverway
Thuringowa's Riverway is a riverfront parkland attraction located onalong the banks of the Ross River that opened in July 2006. The area has become a cultural hub opening up the rivers habitat for residents and tourists, the main attractions are the public art gallery, cultural centre, swimming lagoons… Read more
Accommodation
Thuringowa has a large number of places to stay ,from caming grounds to Resorts it's all here and i hope that this infomation is heplful. Camping Grounds are as follows Balgal Beach Balgal Beach is a free vehicle and tent camping area for the public,however the city council has limited the car park… Read more
Contact us
Contact us Please feel free to contact us if you need any help or need more infomation on anything in the area, (from Ingham to Home hill) we will do our best for your. We would love to hear your views and comments about the site or your visit to Thuringowa or even Townsville. you can email us at mrfixits… Read more
About us
About us We live in what was known as the City of Thuringowa, however as of the 15th of March 2008, Thuringowa as a city will be no more, it has been said that Thuringowa will live on as a community. So this website will help you find out any infomation about Thuringowa, Past and Present. We have… Read more
Shopping
Willows Shoppingtown regional shopping centre, is located in Kirwan, a Former suburb of Thuringowa in the CBD. The centre was purchased by DB RREEF in 2006 for approximately $100 mil. The centre is expecting a commercial building application from the owners of the center valued at some $50 mil. The… Read more
Tourist information
Thuringowa was serviced by many major arterial routes as well as numerous state routes. The Northern Beaches district is serviced by the A1 (Bruce Highway) or the National Highway 1. Thuringowa was part of the A1 route, as the Thuringowa Ring Road (known as The Ring Road) became the new National Highway… Read more
Website name change done
Thank you to all of you that sent in your ideas, as of now the new site name is The Former City of Thuringowa, As time goes on we may look at changing the name again, as we have plans to include Towsnville info on the site, so again ifyou have any ideas on what should be added about Townsville, you… Read more
Information about events
Updated March 2009 Spirit of a City Celebrations. Thuringowa celebrated its 128 year Birthday at the Riverway Arts Centre on March 8 2008. The celebrations Included a Community Parade, Spirit of Thuringowa Awards, Welcoming Babies Ceremony, live Entertainment such as Women In docs, Kate Miller Hiedke… Read more
Achievements
ACHIEVEMENTS Thuringowa City Council has been awarded many types of awards, and below is a small list of some. EPA Sustainable Industries Awards – QNI Eco Active Centre 2007 RAIA award – Thuringowa Riverway 2007 Queensland Local Government Managers Australia Management Challenge, 1st in 2005,2006… Read more
Paluma
Paluma is a township and suburb of Former Thuringowa (Now Townsville), with around 25 permanent residents in the Mount Spec ranges heritage-listed Wet Tropics. Paluma developed from a mining and forestry background. The first people to arrive here were tin prospectors in the 1870's after an abundance… Read more
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