Things To Do

The Theatre offers performances in dance, music, opera, comedy and drama from major Australian companies with international and national artists that complement the work of local performing arts organisations.

Address: 41 Boundary Street, South Townsville, Qld, 4810

With 15 services a day including late night services on the weekend, Sunferries is easily accessible at the Breakwater terminal on Sir Leslie Thiess Drive near the casino.

Address: Breakwater Terminal, Sir Leslie Thiess Dr, Townsville, QLD, 4810

IMAX is the largest and most exciting film format in the world. With crystal clear images, ten times larger than traditional cinema format, the IMAX experience draws you in with pictures so real you want to touch them, so powerful you can feel them.

Address: 2-80 Flinders Street East, Townsville, QLD, 4810

Volcanic in origin, this narrow island -- 11 km (7 mi) long and 1 km (½ mi) wide -- uncoils like a snake in the waters between Halifax Bay and the Barrier Reef. Although patches of rain forest exist in the island's deeper gullies and around the sheltered bays, Orpheus is a true Barrier Reef island.

Address: Orpheus Island, Townsville, QLD, 4810

Charters Towers is arguably the most beautiful inland city in Queensland. It may not have the range of domestic architecture that makes Ipswich so distinctive but in terms of public architecture it is unrivalled. Like Kalgoorlie, Cue and Coolgardie in Western Australia it is a city built from the proceeds of goldmining.

Address: Charter Towers, QLD