Annandale
Situated in Wulgurukaba country, six kilometres southwest of central Townsville on the south bank of the Ross River, Annandale lies between the river and the Bruce Highway/University Road, with an eastern boundary on Stuart Drive. As a residential suburb, it is conveniently located for people associated with Lavarack Barracks, James Cook University and the Townsville University Hospital, all of which lie just south of Annandale. The suburb is also well-positioned for access to the rest of Townville. The name was first applied to a residential estate towards the suburb's western end in 1974 and subsequently extended to refer to the area west of the Murray Sporting Complex. The area had been known as the Annandale Paddocks in the late nineteenth century.
The suburb has several educational facilities—in chronological order: Annandale Christian School (1982); William Ross State High School (1991); Annandale State School and Southern Cross Catholic College (1998); and Townsville Grammar School's junior campus (2002). Parklands line the Ross River's southern banks and other water courses, with a botanic garden (The Palmetum) in the west and the Murray Sporting Complexin the east with facilities for Australian Rules, Basketball, Cricket, Cycling Hockey, Rugby League, Soccer and Softball.
