Fuction venues in Townsville

Do the Strand

A youthful appeal and the attractions of the reef and outback make the most of a tropical destination.

Easily accessible is certainly a quality that comes to mind when discussing the northern Queensland city of Townsville. Between Qantas, Virgin Blue and Alliance Airlines, there are some 16,000 seats available into Townsville each week from such destinations as Sydney and Brisbane.

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Business travel and, increasingly, meetings and conferences, form an important aspect of that travel. Visitors to Townsville will be pleasantly surprised by what they find. With the main campus of James Cook University located in Townsville, the city has a youthful atmosphere buoyed by the large numbers of tourists.
The city is modern and well serviced, with a social focus centred on The Strand, which underwent a recent $23 million transformation to create one of the liveliest city precincts in the region. Townsville is perfect for convening groups from 10 to 5,000 people and presenting them with such entertaining options as a cocktail event in Reef HG, the world's largest living reef aquarium; exploring Paluma Rainforest; or the real Australian Outback at Ravenswood ghost town or Charters Towers.

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Recent conferences have included the Seagrass 2004 International Conference with 400 delegates, the International Radio Oceanography Workshop, and the 7th Annual Mathematics Education Research Group of Australia Conference. Future events include the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists Annual Conference in April and the 2006 Mental Health Services Conference, expected to attract 1,500 delegates.

The Hotel Ibis Townsville is scheduled to open in November 2005, part of a major upgrade to the Transit Centre precinct. The largest hotel in the city is the Mercure Inn Townsville, with 201 rooms set on 4.5 hectares of tropical gardens and a freeform swimming pool that snakes through the resort.

Jupiters Townsville Hotel and Casino services the meetings market with a 475 square metre grand ballroom, seating up to 810 people theatre style, as well as a range of smaller break-out and function rooms.

The Horizon at Mission Beach is currently undergoing a refurbishment that will transform the guestrooms in the north and south wings.