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'TOWNSVILLE - Tropical Gateway of the North' This 30 minute program shows the magnificent town of Townsville in Queensland, shining constantly with it's gleaming tropical beaches, stately Queensland architecture and fabulous marinas.

Townsville is the first stop in Nature's theme park, housing the Great Barrier Reef Aquarium, the Town Common, the Billabong Sanctuary and the unique Palmetum - accessible from Townsville is the fabulous wilderness retreat of Magnetic Island with it's breath taking secluded bays and sun drenched beaches.

We then take you to reminders of the booming gold rush era, to the towns of Charters Towers and Ravenswood, where examples of early Edwardian architecture preserve a golden past.

We then explore the wet tropical heritage areas of Hinchinbrook and the magnificent rain forests in the Mt Spec National Park and the spectacular Wallaman Falls.

And to Ingham, with it's mediterranean heritage reflected in the lavish mausoleums.

In the surrounding region, scenting the tropical air, there are fields of waving sugar cane, ready for processing at the Victoria Mill and then ferried out to waiting ships via the amazing Lucinda Jetty.

This is a great program in the Panorama Australia Series that shows Queensland's glittering gateway of Australia's tropical north.