Townsville - a city at northeast coast of Australia, in the state Queensland. Is in dry area of tropics. A city informally consider as capital of North Queensland. The coast coast uses popularity. In connection with tourism development recently the city has considerably increased. But the main thing for economy is port presence from which export minerals, a wool, wood, beef, sugar. Townsville - a place of Annual Australian Festival of Chamber music which 10 days every July since 1991 last. In a city many various restaurants, night clubs, pubs.