Reef HQ

Reef HQ was the world's largest living coral reef aquarium located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The aquarium was built as a Bicentennial Commemorative project and was a part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

Photo: Rabs003, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opening hours: closed
Type: Public aquarium
Description: aquarium in Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Also known as: “Great Barrier Reef Aquarium” and “Great Barrier Reef Wonderland”
Address: 2-68 Flinders Street East

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tobruk Memorial Baths and North Queensland Stadium.

Tobruk Memorial Baths

Sports venue

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

The Tobruk Memorial Baths is a heritage-listed complex of outdoor swimming pools on The Strand, Townsville CBD, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Tobruk Memorial Baths is situated 600 metres northwest of Reef HQ.

North Queensland Stadium

Stadium

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North Queensland Stadium is a stadium located in the Townsville suburb of Railway Estate. It is primarily used for rugby league as the home ground of the North Queensland Cowboys which compete in the National Rugby League. North Queensland Stadium is situated 1¼ km southwest of Reef HQ.

Victoria Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Victoria Bridge is a heritage-listed swing bridge over the Ross Creek at Stokes Street, Townsville CBD, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The central-pivoting swing bridge was constructed by G. Victoria Bridge is situated 580 metres southwest of Reef HQ.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Townsville and Townsville City.

Townsville

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Townsville is a laid-back coastal city of over 173,724 people in North Central Queensland. Townsville is on the coast and enjoys an average of 320 days of sunshine a year.

Townsville City

Suburb

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Townsville City is a coastal suburb at the centre of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Townsville City had a population of 2,945 people.

Castle Hill

Suburb

Castle Hill is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The suburb is based on and around the mountain of the same name. Castle Hill is situated 2½ km west of Reef HQ.

Reef HQ

Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-19.25759° or 19° 15′ 27″ south

Longitude

146.82307° or 146° 49′ 23″ east

Operator

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Open location code

5RG8PRRF+X6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 280199744

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=aquarium

Wikidata ID

Q7306796

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In Other Languages

“Reef HQ” goes by many names.

French: “Reef HQ”

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