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Yuruga in the region of Queensland is a town in Australia - some 1,151 mi or ( 1852 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Current time in Yuruga is now 05:56 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Brisbane " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Toobanna, Palm Creek, Mutarnee, and Coolbie. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Toobanna . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Yuruga ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
A view of the drive on the Bruce Highway from Alligator Creek to Cairns.
A view of the drive on the Bruce Highway from Alligator Creek to Cairns. Tuesday the 11th of August, 2010. You can download the music at mcs.franknora.com and it is totally royal free. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Paluma Range National Park
Paluma Range is a national park located between Ingham and Townsville, in north Queensland, Australia. The park is 1188 km north of Brisbane. The park contains the Jourama Falls, Crystal Creek and Lake Paluma. Most of it lies within the Paluma Important Bird Area (IBA), so identified by BirdLife International because it is a southern outlier for many species and contains a significant population of the vulnerable Southern Cassowary.
Located at -18.87 146.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Halifax Bay Wetlands National Park
Halifax Bay Wetlands is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1179 km northwest of Brisbane. The one island in the park is Pandora Reef.
Located at -18.87 146.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Paluma, Queensland
Paluma is a township of around 25 permanent residents in the Mount Spec ranges of Townsville's heritage-listed Wet Tropics. Paluma developed from a mining and forestry background. The first people to arrive here were tin prospectors in the 1870s after an abundance of tin in the mountains. The area remained isolated until a road was built up the range in the 1930s. This industry lasted for years until landowners worked together to shut it down.
Located at -18.94 146.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Paluma Dam
Lake Paluma is a drinking water storage facility owned by NQ Water and is situated close to Mount Spec, high above the Paluma Range National Park. Lake Paluma has a capacity of 11,800 megalitres. The dam is part of a unique water supply system that gravity feeds up to 50 megalitres of water per day to the city of Townsville.
Located at -18.95 146.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Mutarnee, Queensland
Mutarnee is a small rural/residential township approximately 67 kilometres north-east of Townsville, Queensland, Australia and 44 kilometres south-east of Ingham. It is situated on the banks of Crystal Creek and is within close proximity to the rainforest village of Paluma Facilities at Mutarnee include a state primary school, a recreational waterhole, and a camping area at nearby Crystal Creek.
Located at -18.95 146.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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