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Every Tuesday of Semester 10:30 – 11:30 am Education Central Amphitheatre

First event – 30 July Free Lunch Fridays

• 16 August and 11 October • Free food, craft, cultural activities, music and games Events by JCU Departments

• Live @ Lunch by Student Life • Exam Plan by Student Life • Open Mic Nights by JCU Chaplaincy • Events at the JCU Club International Completion Ceremony Friday 1 November 2019 4:00 – 7:00pm Thanks to our prize donors… JCYOU Challenge Prizes

• 1 x return car ferry pass for up to 5 passengers (Magnetic Island Ferries) – value $215 • 2 x Introductory Diving lessons (Pleasure Divers) • 1 x $200 voucher towards a diving trip with ProDive Magnetic Island • 2 x single Adult Skyrail Experience (Skyrail Cairns) – value $79 each • 1 x Bungy Jump and T-Shirt (AJ Hackett Cairns) • 1 x Minjin Jungle Swing (AJ Hackett Cairns) • 4 x Bungalow Bay ‘ Cuddle Express Package’ – value $149 each • 1 x YHA 5-night ePack – value $160 • 3 x double passes to Magnetic Island on Sealink ferry • 1 x 2-for-1 sky dives at Cairns / Mission Beach / Airlie Beach And the following… 1. Allianz 2. Optus 3. North Cowboys 4. Reef HQ 5. JCU Student Association 6. Townsville Cultural Fest 7. Miss Sushi 8. Juliette’s 9. Domino’s pizza 10. Event Cinemas 11. Hot Rock Adventure Centre 12. Guzman Y Gomez 13. Warrina Cinemas 14. YHA Festivals & Special Events • Music in the City (every Friday 12-2pm) • NQ Winter Racing Carnival Launch (8 June – 29 July) • Northern Fringe Festival (July – Aug) • North Australian Festival of Arts – NAFA (July) • Australian Festival of Chamber Music (26 July – 4 August) • Townsville Eats (monthly – next one is on 26 July) • Festival of Stories (16-31 July) • Whale Watching Tour (sold out except 31 Aug) • Ingham Australian Italian Festival (3-4 August) • Orpheus Island Day Tour (August and October ) • Townsville Cultural Fest (16-18 August) • Elite Rodeo (16-17 August) • The Great (Magnetic) Island Trek (22 September) • Glendi Greek Festival (6-7 October) index • Airlie Beach Festival of Music (9-11 November) SportingSporting Eventsevents • Bloody Long Walk • NQ Cowboys Home Games • Townsville Running Festival • Townsville Triathlon Festival • SeaLink Magnetic Island (Sailing) Race Week • XTerra Townsville • Cape Pallarenda Trail Run • Townsville Relay for Life

index SPORTS • Wildcatz Sports - www.wildcatzindoorsports.com.au Indoor Cricket, Soccer, Netball and Vollyball

• Sk8way Townsville – www.sk8way.com.au Cheaper Tuesdays Roller Skating - $7 entry, $4 skates Roller Derby – Towns Villains Roller Derby (Check Facebook)

• Football (Soccer) https://www.brotherstownsvillefc.com Tennis https://www.tennistownsville.org/

Rugby League http://www.brotherstsv.com.au/league

Lawn Bowls http://www.townsvillebowlsclub.com.au/

Hockey https://www.townsvillehockey.com/

Mixed Martial Arts https://www.allegiancetownsville.com • Townsville & JCU Rowing Club - townsvillerowing.com.au/

• Mountain biking - rockwheelers.com.au/ Outrigging Canoe – townsvilleoutriggers.org.au

Kayaking - nqkayakers.canoe.org.au Rock Climbing Indoor walls – Upper Ross PCYC Rockclimbers Association of NQ (check Facebook) Hot Rock Adventure Centre

• Gyms and other clubs • - JCU Student Association Fitness Centre - Athletics North Queensland - Townsville RoadRunners Club - Strand Fitness - Townsville Cycle Club - www.TownsvilleGyms.com.au - Muscle and Fitness - Domain Central Fitness - Rhonda’s Fitness Totally Tropical Orienteering Club – oq.asn.au/totally-tropical- orienteering-club-page & facebook Hiking & Bushwalking - Town Common National Park - Paluma Townsville Bushwalking Club - Hinchinbrook Island www.townsvillebushwalkingclub.com - Alligator Falls Fishing • www.fishingtownsville.net • Tackle: Target, K-Mart, Big-W or many specialised fishing shops (e.g. BCF, Tackle World etc) • Bait: Service stations or catch your own  • Where to go: Ross River, Fishing Jetty on the Strand, Rockpool, Shipping Channel, Ross Creek (near the Civic Theatre), Pallarenda • Barra Fun Park – www.barrafunpark.com Adventure Sports • Skydiving (Coral Sea Skydivers) • Ride the Red Baron • Townsville Bushwalking Club • Paintball @ Black River • Dive the Great Barrier Reef • Townsville Music & Performing Arts Space – https://www.facebook.com/groups/tmpas/ • Full Moon Drum Circle @ The Strand • Townsville Community Music Centre • Art Galleries (Perc Tucker, Riverway, Umbrella Studio) • Muso’s Club at Flynn’s and Molly Malones Music & The Arts live music • Townsville Jazz Club (Aitkenvale PCYC) • Townsville Folk Club (Bellevue Hotel, South Townsville) • Townsville Civic Theatre • Check the ’s Gig Guide (Thursday edition) • Townsville Community Information Centre – Phone: 4771 4230 ask about the Arts E-Bulletin • Townsville Choral Society - www.tcs.org.au Markets • Cotters Market – Sundays 8:30 am – 1pm @Flinders Street City • Willows Market – Sundays 7:00am – 11:30am @ Willows Shopping Cenre Carpark, Kirwan • Magnetic Island – 2nd and last Sunday of the month @ Horseshoe Bay 9am-2pm • Label Traders Market (Vintage, recycled and designer market) – 3rd Sunday of the month @ Mundingburra State School 8am-12noon • Castle Hill Markets – Every Sunday 7am – 11am @ Castle Hill PCYC, Garbutt • Renegade Handmade – local artists market – 2nd Sunday of the month 8am – 1pm @ Marian School • Riverway Moonlight Markets – Every 3rd Friday of the month 5:30 – 9:30pm @ Riverway

Markets Museums • Museum of Tropical North Queensland

• Maritime Museum of Townsville

• RAAF Townsville Museum

• Jezzine Barracks

• History of Townsville and NQ - www.mtq.qm.qld.gov.au Reef HQ – sharks, coral reef, turtles etc. www.reefhq.com.au Experience the Great Barrier Reef without getting wet, at the world’s largest living coral reef aquarium. As the National Reef Education Centre for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Reef HQ Aquarium will open your eyes to an amazing world filled with thousands of charismatic marine creatures. With impressive exhibits the aquarium offers an ever changing, always fascinating experience, showcasing rare and extraordinary features of the Great Barrier Reef. index Movies • Event Cinemas @ the City • Event Cinemas – Townsville Central • Warrina Cineplex @ Dalrymple Road – Mainstream and arthouse/foreign films • Reading (pron. REH-ding) Cinemas @ the Willows - Nice area with cafes, bars and restaurants • CHEAP ON TUESDAYS EVERYWHERE Swimming • Strand enclosures / Rockpool • Riverway Lagoons • Kokoda Pool - Gulliver • Tobruk Pool (Strand) • Long Tan Memorial Pool (Heatley) • Crystal Creek (Paluma – 30mins north) • Mt. Elliott National Park (20mins south) • RSPCA - www.rspcaqld.org.au/volunteer • Reef HQ - www.reefhq.com.au • Greening TSV • Orpheus Island Research Station - www.jcu.edu.au/oirs/informationfor/volunteer s/index.htm Volunteering Volunteering

International Student Support • International Arrivals Volunteers • Assist with events • Share your experience with new students

JCU Mentor Program

More JCU Volunteering opportunities – https://www.jcu.edu.au/engage/volunteer Volunteering • NQ Dry Tropics - www.nqdrytropics.com.au/ • JCU TropEco Sustainability Interns - www.jcu.edu.au/tropeco/ • Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare - www.cdtli.org.au/ • Volunteering NQ - www.volunteeringnthqld.org.au/ index Magnetic Island • Visit the many beaches and go for a swim • Snorkel at and Alma Bay • Walk up to the WW2 Forts and see a Koala • Have lunch at Horseshoe Bay • Camp at Bungalow Bay with & Kangaroos Magnetic Island • Hire a Moke or a Topless Car • Ride your bicycle around the Island (up and down, up and down the hills!) • Have breakfast with Aussie native animals (Horseshoe Bay) • Hire a Jetski Magnetic Island

index Attractions • Billabong Sanctuary • Botanic Gardens (Palmetum, Queen’s Gardens etc) Attractions • The Strand • Castle Hill • Town Common

index Dance • Movimiento.com.au • Dancenorth.com.au • LatinVibrations.com • BellyDanceTownsville.com • CapoeiraSchool.com.au • ZUMBA!

index National Parks • Jourama Falls • Paluma – Big Crystal & Little Crystal Creek • Alligator Creek & Falls • • Broadwater National Park • Cardwell Spa Pools • Murray Falls Weekend Trips

Airlie Beach / (3 hours south) Mission Beach – (2 hours north) Cairns (4 hours north) The Undara Lava Tubes (5 hours north west) Dining • Palmer Street Restaurants (City) – Cactus Jack’s, Masala, Salt Cellar, Rhino Bar, Grill’d • Cannon Park (Kirwan) – Hog’s Breath, Cactus Jack’s, Finnegans • Flinders Street East (City) – The Brewery, Wild Goose, The Heritage Café, Cactus Saloon (Mexican), Chico Rio (Brazilian), Zizzi’s Italian Bar and Grill • The Strand – Longboard Bar and Grill, C-Bar, Seaview, GYO Japanese, Watermark, Odyssey on the Strand, Juliette’s, Gelatissimo, T.U.B.E, Fish and Chips • The Precinct (Idalia) – Prague Restaurant (Czech), Guzman y Gomez (Mexican), The Spirited Goat Café, Mint (Indian), Gettaburger. Summeries (Thai) • City Lane (Flinders St, City) – Paleo Café, Shaw and Co. (Bar with Balls), Donna Bionda, The Taphouse index Shopping Stockland Shopping Centre Castletown Domain Central Willows Shopping Centre Townsville City Seoul Mart - 14 Plume St, South Townsville QLD 4810 Asian Supermarket NQ 3/116 Rd Hermit Park Oriental Food Supplies 272 Ross River Rd Aitkenvale D’Kapatid Asian Groceries 1 Forest Ave Kirwan Townsville Indian Grocers & Convenience 4/244 Ross River Rd Indian Aroma – 260 Ross River Rd, Aitkenvale Sweet N Sour Middle Eastern Flavour – Warrina shopping centre Currajong Karibu Africa – Stockland (K-Mart complex) - African hair products + Food

Looking for food / groceries and can’t find it in town? It’s easy to order online. For more information… https://whatson.townsville.qld.gov.au/

JCU Student Association Phone 4781 4400

Community Information Centre Phone 4771 4230

Townsville City Council Phone 4727 9000

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