Australian Towns

Cooktown Queensland is the northernmost town on the east coast of Australia, located at the mouth of the Endeavour River, on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland. In Guugu Yimithirr the name for the region is, Gan.gaarr, which means “(place of the) rock crystals.” Quartz crystals were used in various Aboriginal ceremonies and are found in the vicinity, they were traded at least as far as Mossman, about 300 km south of Cooktown. Captain James Cook beached the Endeavour here in 1770 for repairs after running aground on the Great Barrier Reef. The district is good agriculturallly and the town is also supported by prawning and fishing. For your enjoyment there is Markets at Endeavour Lions Park, every 2nd Sat. June: Cooktown Endeavour Festival (long weekend). with re-enactment of Cook,’s landing. July: Laura-Cape York Aboriginal Dance Festival

Find more info here on Best Australian Beaches Laidley Is a town (pop. 2,858) situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland, Australia. The township lies 83 km west of Brisbane, the state capital. The local industry has been dominated by agriculture since the end of the 19th century. Laidley has long regarded itself as [...]

Find more info here on Australian Holidays Cairns Is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia. The city was named after William Wellington Cairns (then Governor of Queensland). It was formed to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but experienced a decline when an easier route was discovered from Port Douglas. It [...]

Find more info here on Australian Holidays Innisfail Is a town located in the far north of the state of Queensland, Australia. It is the major township of the Cassowary Coast and is well renowned for its sugar and banana industries, as well as for being one of Australia’s wettest towns. In March 2006 Innisfail [...]

Find more info here on Australian Holidays Goondiwindi Is an Australian town of approximately 5,629 people. The town has an annual population growth of 1.4% over the year. The name Goondiwindi derives from a local Aboriginal word meaning, “the resting place of the birds”. History Goondiwindi was first proclaimed a Municipality on 20 October 1888. [...]

Find more info here on Buying Australian Real Estate Bundaberg Is a city in Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Local Government Area (LGA) of the Bundaberg Region and is a major centre within Queensland’s broader Wide Bay-Burnett geographical region. The city lies on the Burnett River, approximately 385 kilometres (239 mi) north of the [...]

Find more info here on Buying Australian Real Estate Biloela Is a rural town in Central Queensland, Australia. It is situated 120 kilometres (75 mi) inland from the port city of Gladstone at the junction of the Burnett and Dawson highways. At the 2006 census, Biloela had a population of 5,371. Biloela is the administrative centre [...]

Find more info here on Australian Towns Biggenden Is a town situated on the Isis Highway in southern Queensland, Australia, 339 km north-west of the state capital Brisbane, and 84 km west of Maryborough. At the 2006 census, Biggenden had a population of 644. Primary production is the most significant industry in the Shire with beef and [...]

Find more info here on Australian Holidays Bargara Is a town located on the central coast of Queensland, Australia. The town lies 384 kilometres north of the state capital Brisbane and just 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Bundaberg. Bargara is considered to be a satellite town of Bundaberg, with only sugar cane fields separating the [...]

Find more info here on Best Australian Beaches Bamaga Is a town near the northern tip of Cape York in the north of Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Bamaga had a population of 784. Bamaga, on the western side of the tip of Cape York Peninsula, was governed by the Bamaga Island Council until 2008, [...]