Beach Holm

The Black River is a river in North Queensland, Australia. The headwaters of the river rise near Ben Lomond East in the Great Dividing Range and flow in a northeasterly direction. The river flows roughly parallel with the Hervey Range Developmental Road past Mount Cataract and Mount Black on the Bohle Plains. The river is crossed by the Bruce Highway near Kulburr and discharges into the Coral Sea between Yabulu and Beach Holm approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north west of Townsville. The river descends 84 metres (276 ft) over its 33-kilometre (21 mi) course. The catchment area occupies 1,060 square kilometres (409 sq mi), including 36 square kilometres (14 sq mi) of riverine wetlands and 10.6 square kilometres (4 sq mi) of estuarine wetlands.A total of 22 species of fish have been found in the river, including the glassfish, Roman nose Goby, Fly-specked hardyhead, Golden Gudgeon, Jungle Perch, Barramundi, oxeye herring, eastern rainbowfish, spotted scat, and Crescent Perch.The river is named after John Melton Black who was a pastoralist, merchant and a settler of Townsville. The outer Townsville suburb of Black River is named after the river which flows through northern side of the area.The Alice River is a tributary of the Black River with a confluence at 19°15′00″S 146°37′59″E. The river is the western boundary of the Townsville suburb of Alice River.

Townsville Power Station is located in Yabulu, an industrial suburb of Townsville. The station is owned by RATCH-Australia. The station has a 160 MW Siemens turbine and an 82 MW heat recovery steam generator. The station was built in the late 1990s as an open-cycle plant and was upgraded to combined-cycle operation in 2005.

Bushland Beach is a coastal suburb in the northern beaches area of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Bushland Beach had a population of 6,641 people.

The Division of Herbert is an Australian electoral division in the state of Queensland. Eligible voters within the Division elect a single representative, known as the member for Herbert, to the Australian House of Representatives. It covers the city of Townsville.

Mount Low is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mount Low had a population of 4,655 people.

Yabulu is a town and coastal suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Yabulu had a population of 697 people.

Deeragun is an outer western town and suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Deeragun had a population of 4,250 people.

Jensen is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Jensen had a population of 1,476 people.

The Bohle River is a river in North Queensland, Australia.

Burdell is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Burdell had a population of 7,171 people.

Saunders Beach is a coastal town and suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the suburb of Saunders Beach had a population of 409 people.

Black River is a northern suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Black River had a population of 1,476 people.