Discover Paluma
The district Paluma of in Townsville (Queensland) is a district in Australia about 1,138 mi north of Canberra, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F
Morning Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
Evening Temperature | 21°C / 71 °F |
Night Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 79% |
Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 17th of May 2024
24°C (75 °F)
20°C (67 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
24°C (76 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 19th of May 2024
24°C (76 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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Monster Energy V's Red Bull V's A Little Girl.
This is a video of a day trip to Townsville for a ride up through Forestry with the bikes :-) Part 1 of 3.
CRYSTAL CREEK - NORTH QUEENSLAND
Come with us as we explore Little Crystal Creek, Big Crystal Creek, the Rockslides, Paradise Waterhole and the Free Camp. You can find Crystal Creek about ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Halifax Bay Wetlands National Park
Halifax Bay Wetlands is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1179 km northwest of Brisbane. The one island in the park is Pandora Reef.
Paluma Range National Park
Paluma Range is a national park located between Ingham and Townsville, in north Queensland, Australia. The park is 1188 km north of Brisbane. The park contains the Jourama Falls, Crystal Creek and Lake Paluma. Most of it lies within the Paluma Important Bird Area (IBA), so identified by BirdLife International because it is a southern outlier for many species and contains a significant population of the vulnerable Southern Cassowary.
Paluma, Queensland
Paluma is a township of around 25 permanent residents in the Mount Spec ranges of Townsville's heritage-listed Wet Tropics. Paluma developed from a mining and forestry background. The first people to arrive here were tin prospectors in the 1870s after an abundance of tin in the mountains. The area remained isolated until a road was built up the range in the 1930s. This industry lasted for years until landowners worked together to shut it down.
Mount Zero-Taravale Sanctuary
Mount Zero-Taravale Sanctuary is a 600 km² nature reserve in north-east Queensland, Australia, 60 km north-west of Townsville. It is owned and managed by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC). It is located on the boundary of the Wet Tropics bioregion and Einasleigh Uplands bioregion, adjacent to the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The property varies in altitude from 350 m in the south-west to 1,050 m in the north-east, and in landform from rugged mountains to a broad alluvial valley.
Paluma Dam
Lake Paluma is a drinking water storage facility owned by NQ Water and is situated close to Mount Spec, high above the Paluma Range National Park. Lake Paluma has a capacity of 11,800 megalitres. The dam is part of a unique water supply system that gravity feeds up to 50 megalitres of water per day to the city of Townsville.
Little Crystal Creek Bridge
The Little Crystal Creek Bridge is an arch bridge over Little Crystal Creek, on Mount Spec Road to Paluma, North Queensland, Australia. The bridge situated 61 km north of Townsville provides access to the Paluma Range National Park. Mount Spec Road including the bridge was constructed between 1930 and 1936 under the Unemployment Relief Scheme during the Great Depression. The road was constructed in hilly terrain by a large labour force using limited mechanical assistance.
Mutarnee, Queensland
Mutarnee is a small rural/residential township approximately 67 kilometres north-east of Townsville, Queensland, Australia and 44 kilometres south-east of Ingham. It is situated on the banks of Crystal Creek and is within close proximity to the rainforest village of Paluma Facilities at Mutarnee include a state primary school, a recreational waterhole, and a camping area at nearby Crystal Creek.
Paluma Important Bird Area
The Paluma Important Bird Area consists of the southernmost section of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Site of north Queensland, Australia.