Ross Creek (Townsville, North Queensland)

The Black Community School (sometimes abbreviated to BCS) was a school founded in 1973 by land rights activist Eddie Koiki Mabo, and his friend Burnum Burnum, in Townsville, Australia, for the education of local aboriginal and Torres Strait islander children. Established primarily as an alternative to the State education system, the school aimed to provide a program better suited to black children's needs and which would better reflect their culture. Mabo established the school, variously described as one of the first of its kind in Australia, or even the first of its kind in Australia, in order "to give black children an alternative education more suited to their needs", and that his own children could "share the songs and the language" of Mer, his home island in the Torres Strait, off the coast of Queensland. According to the AIATSIS, the school was regarded with "open hostility" within the general Townsville community, including the Queensland Education Department, and came under "enormous attack" from the local Townsville Daily Bulletin newspaper as well as some local politicians. The then-State Minister for Education denounced the motives of the student's parents at the outset of the school in 1973, declaring the school as 'apartheid in reverse' and their attitudes as 'racist'. Despite the initial pushback from the authorities, the school remained operating for a total of twelve years, during which it functioned as a "vital centre for the Torres Strait community in Townsville". The Black Community School eventually closed in 1985, ultimately due to lack of funding and the inability to secure a lease on a permanent site.

Victoria Park Hotel was a heritage-listed hotel at 266 Boundary Street, South Townsville, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Tunbridge & Tunbridge and built from 1895 to 1896 by Jeremiah Dempsey. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. It was completely destroyed by fire on 8 June 2018.

St John's Anglican Church Precinct is a heritage-listed churchyard at 30-34 Macrossan Street, South Townsville, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was built from c. 1907 to c. 1911. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.

South Townsville is a coastal suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, South Townsville had a population of 2,353 people.

Bay Rock Light is an inactive lighthouse which used to be located on Bay Rock, a rocky islet northwest of Magnetic Island, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. First lit in 1886, it was automated in 1920 and deactivated in the 1980s. It was relocated in 1992 to the Townsville Maritime Museum, where it is now displayed.

Ross Island is an island in City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

HMAS Townsville (FCPB 205), named for the city of Townsville, Queensland, was a Fremantle-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built by NQEA, Cairns, the ship was laid down in 1979, and commissioned into the RAN in 1981. Assigned to the naval base HMAS Cairns, Townsville was primarily assigned to fisheries protection and border patrol operations in northern Australian waters. In December 1981, the patrol boat recaptured an escaping illegal fishing vessel. The next year, she was used for filming of the Patrol Boat television series. Townsville was deployed to Fiji as part of Operation Morris Dance in May 1987. Townsville was decommissioned in May 2007. The ship was donated to the Townsville Maritime Museum for preservation. Attempts to put the ship on display stalled and the ship fell into disrepair, with the maritime museum acquired by Port of Townsville in 2015.

Reef HQ (typeset as ReefHQ) is the world's largest living coral reef aquarium. It is located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The aquarium was built as a Bicentennial Commemorative project and is a part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). The Coral Reef Exhibit has 130 coral species and 120 fish species along with hundreds of species of sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, brittle stars, feather stars, snails, worms and sponges.

The Museum of Tropical Queensland (abbreviated MTQ) is a museum of natural history, archaeology and history located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the same complex as the Reef HQ Aquarium. MTQ is a member of the Queensland Museum Campus Network.

Queensland Building is a heritage-listed office building at 104-106 Flinders Street, Townsville CBD, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Mark Cooper Day and built from 1890 to c. 1971 by John Petrie & Son. It is also known as North Queensland Insurance Building. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.

Tattersalls Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel at 87 Flinders Street, Townsville CBD, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as Molly Malone's Irish Pub. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.

Queen's Hotel is a heritage-listed former hotel at 12 The Strand, Townsville CBD, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1902 to 1920s. It is also known as the Telecasters North Queensland Ltd Building. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.