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James Cook University (JCU) is a public university in North Queensland, Australia. The second oldest university in Queensland, JCU is a teaching and research institution. The university's main campuses are located in the tropical cities of Cairns and Townsville, and one in the city state of Singapore. JCU also has study centres in Mount Isa, Mackay, Thursday Island and Rockhampton. A Brisbane campus, operated by Russo Higher Education, delivers undergraduate and postgraduate courses to international and domestic students. The university's main fields of research include environmental sciences, biological sciences, mathematical sciences, earth sciences, agricultural and veterinary sciences, technology and medical and health sciences.

The Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM) is an Australian tropical health and medical research institute based at James Cook University (JCU) in Townsville and Cairns, Queensland. Formerly known as the Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine, AITHM was established at JCU in 2008. AITHM's focus is on the health problems of most importance to tropical Australia and the tropics worldwide, particularly within Australia’s geographical region. This focus is reflective of JCU's strategic commitment to "Creating a brighter future for life in the tropics worldwide through graduates and discoveries that make a difference". The current Director of AITHM is Professor Louis Schofield.

The Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine (Anton Breinl Centre or the ABC) is a constituent discipline of the School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia. It specialises in public health and tropical medicine. The Anton Breinl Centre is one of only eight internationally recognised centres of excellence in tropical medicine worldwide and one of two in the Asia-Pacific Region. The Anton Breinl Centre incorporates a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre (CC) for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis and Soil Transmitted Helminthiases (WHO CC Number AUS 68). It also incorporates a World Safety Organization Collaborating Centre, which has several designations, including Disaster Health and Emergency Response, Injury Prevention and Occupational Health and Travel Safety and Health.The Anton Breinl Centre is a renowned research-led postgraduate centre, which presents unique opportunities for postgraduate study of the major disciplines related to public health and tropical medicine. Anton Breinl Centre also has one of the largest Master of Public Health programs in Australasia and is one of only a small number of Schools in Australia to receive funding from the Commonwealth Public Health Education and Research Program.

Townsville University Hospital (TUH), formerly The Townsville Hospital (TTH), is a public tertiary care hospital on Angus Smirth Drive, Douglas, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is the largest facility within the Townsville Hospital and Health Service (HHS) geographic area. TUH is the major trauma centre for northern Queensland and all medical and surgical specialties are represented. It provides healthcare across the entire North Queensland region, with patients from as far as Mount Isa and Cape York being airlifted or transported to the hospital on a daily basis. This is the third general hospital to be built in Townsville with construction completed in 2001. The next main tertiary referral hospital is the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in Herston, Brisbane, some 1,375 kilometres (854 mi) distant.

Douglas is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Douglas had a population of 7,744 people.

The Palmetum is one of three botanical gardens of Townsville, Queensland. The Palmetum is located in the suburb of Annandale, near the Ross River, James Cook University and the Townsville Hospital.

Cranbrook is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Cranbrook had a population of 5,908 people.

Aitkenvale is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Aitkenvale had a population of 4,790 people.

Aitkenvale Aerodrome was an aerodrome located 10 km (6 mi) southwest of Townsville, Queensland, Australia near Aitkenvale Weir on the banks of the Ross River. It was also known as Weir and Aitkenvale Weir. The aerodrome was constructed in 1942, during World War II, for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as part of a group of airfields to be used as aircraft dispersal fields in the event of Imperial Japanese attack on the Townsville area. Located adjacent to the Weir State School, it became operational on 9 April 1942. Initially consisting of a 4,500 ft (1,372 m) gravel NE-SW runway, which was later sealed with bitumen. It was abandoned after the war and has been redeveloped for housing.

The 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) is a mechanised infantry battalion of the Australian Army, based in Kapyong Lines, Townsville as part of the 3rd Brigade. 3 RAR traces its lineage to 1945 and has seen operational service in Japan, Korea, Malaya, Borneo, South Vietnam, Rifle Company Butterworth, East Timor, the Solomon Islands, Afghanistan and Iraq.

Mount Stuart is a mountain in the locality of Mount Stuart in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It overlooks Townsville with an elevation of 584 metres.It was named for Clarendon Stuart (1833–1912), from 1859 Townsville's first district surveyor.Mount Stuart is used for commercial and ABC Queensland television transmission, it was also used as a Bureau of Meteorology radar station until late 2011, where it was moved to Hervey Range. Mount Stuart overlooks Townsville's Lavarack Barracks a major military base, which consists of 1 RAR, 2 RAR, 3 RAR, 2 CAV, 3/4 CAV, 3 CER, 1 MP Bn, 3 CSSB amongst others. Mount Stuart is a popular outdoor recreational area, including trail running, mountain biking and rock climbing. The lookout at the top can be accessed via Mount Stuart Road from Stuart Drive in Roseneath.

Annandale State Primary School is a large school situated in the Townsville suburb of Annandale, Queensland, Australia. The suburb is located on the southern approaches to Townsville across the road from Lavarack Barracks and is also bordered by the Ross River. Annandale was established in 1998 and boasts landscaped grounds surrounding fully air-conditioned buildings. All buildings are also cabled for Internet access. A major project during 2005/6 was the completion of a roof over the school's two basketball courts. Julie Kornman served as the first principal of Annandale State school from its founding in 1998 until 2002. She laid the building blocks for the school's essential air-conditioning and internet fibre optics programs. Annandale offers a wide-ranging curriculum for students from Prep to Year 6. Students complete four units of study per year and are grouped according to their age. Major foci for the next three years include the development of whole school approaches to Gifted Education, ICT, Literacy and Outcomes planning. Students may also elect to participate in the school sport and music programs. Annandale participates in many sports including soccer, netball, rugby league, and hockey. Students may also elect to learn a musical instrument such as the violin, trumpet, flute, or drums.