The Lakes

The Lakes is a park in Townsville, Queensland. The Lakes is situated near the dōjō Gracie Barra Townsville, as well as near the shopping center Castletown Shopping Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Townsville Showground and Mater Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

Townsville Showground

Recreation area

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Townsville Showground is a heritage-listed showground at 72–104 Ingham Road, West End, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 16 October 2008. Townsville Showground is situated 1 km east of The Lakes.

Mater Women’s and Children’s Hospital

Hospital

Mater Women's and Children's Hospital in Hyde Park, Townsville, Queensland was established in 2007 when the Sisters of Mercy bought the competing private obstetric hospital, the Wesley/Park Haven Hospital. Mater Women’s and Children’s Hospital is situated 1½ km southeast of The Lakes.

Castle Hill

Peak

Photo: Hanek45, Public domain.

Castle Hill is a heritage-listed isolated pink granite monolith in the suburb of Castle Hill, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Its Indigenous name is Cootharinga, sometimes written as Cooderinga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Hill and Townsville City.

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.

Townsville City

Suburb

Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Townsville City is situated 3 km east of The Lakes.

Rowes Bay

Suburb

Photo: ROxBo, Public domain.

Rowes Bay is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Rowes Bay had a population of 541 people. Rowes Bay is situated 3½ km north of The Lakes.

The Lakes

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-19.268° or 19° 16′ 5″ south

Longitude

146.78775° or 146° 47′ 16″ east

Open location code

5RG8PQJQ+Q3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 584505838

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gracie Barra Townsville and Castletown Shopping Centre.

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