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Australia - Townsville, 15k, N - House (1 flo

Australia - Queensland - TOWNSVILLE

ID : AU14665

Became a member in: 2013

Renewal Date: 30/Apr/2020

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A married couple with careers as a professional engineer and office administration. We have adult children who have flown the nest and one grand child. Our pets include a Golden Retriever and a Cavoodle.

We moved to Townsville since January 2013. Our former home was in the mining city of Mount Isa in North-west Queensland.

We have travelled many times throughout Australia and to several countries in the Pacific and South-east Asia, Europe, North and South America and wish to see more. We can provide assistance with most travel enquiries.

About us

Affinities
Plants & Gardens,
Pets,
Skiing,
Motorhomes / Caravans,
Wine Lovers,
The Arts
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Affiliations
Seniors,
Medical & Healthcare Professionals,
Technology Professionals
Profession
Engineer/Admin Assistant
Our pets
Golden Retriever and King Charles Cavalier cross Poodle dogs

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Street view from Greentree Circuit

Master bedroom, walk in wardrobe and ensuite

Family bathroom

Guest bedroom and ensuite

Guest bedroom ensuite

Dining Room

The Strand

Water Park @ The Strand

Anzac Park Gardens @ The Strand

Riverway Public Swimming Area - Ross River behind

Reef HQ Aquarium in the City

Museum of Tropical Qld - beside the Aquarium

2017 Victory in The Pacific Parade on The Strand

RAAF Roulettes Fly Over during 2017 airshow

Mini Railway operates last Sunday of the month

Street Art beautification of Electrical Substation

Waterfall opposite Tobruk Public Swimming Pool

Strand Ephemera Public Art BiAnnually - July 2019

Sleeping capacity6
Bedrooms3
Bathrooms3

Non-simultaneous Home Exchange

Simultaneous Home Exchange

Hospitality Exchange Offered

Hospitality Exchange Wanted

Pet Care Needed

Smoking Not Allowed

Children Welcome

Car Exchange is offered/negotiable

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We are looking for a home exchange in ...

Dec 25, 2020 - Jan 31, 2021

Canada | USA | New Zealand

Our Home For Exchange

Description of the home we are offering for exchange

Our home is in Townsville's Bushland Beach suburb and open to simultaneous and hosted stays. Our home is large, modern and designed with open plan living in mind. It is always cool but never cold. We have some art on display throughout our home. The airconditioned house has en-suited master and guest bedrooms plus one non-ensuited bedroom and a large family bathroom. We are just 10 minutes walk to our local pub complete with public beach a fenced beachside park/playground designed with children's safety and well-being in mind. The Pub has a patrons swimming pool suited for children and serves a variety of meals with daily specials and senior's discount. The local corner store sells cooked fish and chips which you can eat at a beachside table. Kangaroos still live in what remains of their natural habitat in parts of our suburb. We have a large supermarket and small variety shopping centre including a chemist, just 10 minutes walk around the corner. There is a large public park with sporting ovals, skate park and picnic facilities across from the supermarket. There is also a Medical Centre and Dental clinic within 10 minutes walk. There is a public swimming pool with a heated toddler pool, and a water slide complex in a nearby suburb.

Type

House - single floor/ Main Residence

Amenities

Wheelchair accessible
Access for the disabled
Air Conditioning
Balcony / Deck
Clothes Washer
Clothes Dryer
Microwave Oven
Peaceful Surroundings
Privacy / Seclusion
Furnished with Antiques
Equipped for Children
Garden
Parking included
Terrace / Patio

Entertainment

Computer available
DVD
Internet access
TV
Wireless Internet (WiFi)

Setting

Urban
Suburban
Mountains
Seaside

Neighbourhood

Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area

Bushland Beach is a suburb north of the Townsville CBD. The weather is ideal for 10 months of the year. The best time to visit Townsville is July without a doubt. Townsville is the business centre of North Queensland with a major university specializing in marine biology. The CBD has many Art Deco style buildings which have been well maintained or renovated. Townsville is the business centre for the Great Barrier Reef and hosts the Great Barrier Reef Museum. The city was a major Second World War garrison city and is now home to a large military garrison and an air force base. The city has several wartime museums and commemorative sites.Townsville City has two viewing lookouts; one being up Castle Hill which can be driven or hiked using the free walking track, and the second being Mount Stuart. The Mount Stuart road was the training track for Townsville's only Bobsled Olympian. One of our favourite picnic spots is the historic Cobb and Co horse changeover building situated on Harvey's Range about 20kms north. The heritage building is now a coffee shop with meals and a small, but interesting free public museum explaining its 150 year history. There is a short nature walk behind the complex. Townsville has more than beaches and eco-tourism though. There are paved walks, along Ross River, guided and self-guided city walks, important historical sites, art galleries and museums, art deco buildings in magnificent condition, many different swimming options, ice skating rink, sailing, bi-plane flights, ferries across to Magnetic Island for day trippers, several high-end shopping malls, modern movie theatres and fine dining precincts. High energy social activities include plenty of dancing options, swimming, athletics and ice skating. There are clubs for sailing, rowing, tennis, motor sports, lawn, tenpin and carpet bowls and many others. If you want them you will find extreme sports such as fishing, diving, sky diving, four wheel driving etc. July and early August is a high activity period for sports and cultural events including Australia's foremost annual Chamber Music Festival. Participants herald it as a world class event. The same period is a general cultural time for Townsville as there are other artistic events that get most of the general public interested. Then of course, Townsville is the home of the North Queensland Cowboys National Rugby League team and the Townsville Fire Women's National Basketball team. Both the Fire and Cowboys have won their national competitions. It isn't expensive to see their home games. Consider it a maximum 25 minute drive to anywhere in Townsville from our home. Townsville's public spaces include a casino, a magnificent 2km long Strand development plus other quiet beaches, heated swimming pools with water slides, art galleries, museums specialising in different themes, Great Barrier Reef Museum and Aquarium, historic buildings of art deco architecture, night and day clubs and alfresco street dining, modern shopping malls and century old pubs that engage your historic senses. There are beautiful flora and fauna habitats, which include Botanical Gardens, Billabong Nature Reserve, Koala Habitat, Paluma Rain Forest are just some of the scenic attractions outside of the city limits. WW2 relics are found on Magnetic Island and in the Townsville area. Townsville is a relaxing holiday city in its own right or it can be part of an extended driving holiday through North and Far North Queensland. Visitors have plenty of options to choose from. We invite you to visit.

Outdoor Activities

Beach
Biking
Cultural Events
Canoeing / Kayaking
Diving
Fishing
Golfing
Gym / Health Club
Tennis
Hiking
Horseback Riding
Lake
Public Swimming Pool
River
Sailing
Scuba Diving / Surfing
Windsurfing

Leisure

Park / Playground
Cafés
Gym / Health Club
Restaurants
Shopping
Park / Playground

Cultural Activities

Concerts
Galleries
Museums
Popular Monuments
Theatre

Transport Nearby

Bus
Car Necessary

Neighbourhood Services

Corner Shop
Pharmacy
Supermarket

Attractions

Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home

Magnetic Island has a koala sanctuary and koalas can be seen in the wild occasionally, along with wartime large gun emplacements, beaches and walks. Access to Magnetic Island is via either a car ferry or a fast ferry. West of Townsville is the historic mining city of Charters Towers with historic buildings used in movies including Australia's only stock exchange building outside of a capital city. North and south of Townsville are sites of spectacular natural scenic beauty. Cairns and the Whitsunday Islands are within a 4 hour drive either north or south of Townsville City. All of these locations have numerous historical features and all worth visiting in their own right.

Our favourite restaurants

RSL, Brothers, Cowboys Clubs
Palmer Street Restautrant Precinct
The Ville Hotel & Casino

Cafés & bars

Palmer Street restaurant precinct
Flinders Street Restaurant and nightclubs
Shopping Centres, Hervey Range WW2 Tearoom

Special places to shop

Castletown
Stockland
Willows

Leisure and cultural activities

sailing, biplane rides, swimming, beaches
New Vogue dancing and modern nightclubs
Percy Tucker Art Gallery, Casino

Walks or jogging paths

Strand and Kissing Point parklands
Castle Hill
Riverway (Ross River) Walkway and parkland

Health or fitness clubs

Bushland Beach
Deeragun
Garbutt

Interesting day trips

Magnetic Island
Charters Towers historical CBD
Paluma NP, Barrier Reef Museum, Billabong Fauna Sanctuary

Our Preferences

Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules

We would appreciate you treating our home in the same manner that you expect of others in your home. Specific conditions will be mentioned in a contract of exchange.

Conditions

Children Welcome
Pets Not Allowed
Smoking Not Allowed
Pet Care Needed
Plant Care Needed

Car Exchange

Car Exchange is offered/negotiable

Home Exchange Type

Non-simultaneous Home Exchange
Simultaneous Home Exchange
Hospitality Exchange Offered
Hospitality Exchange Wanted