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Explore Alva in Australia

Alva in the region of Queensland is a town in Australia - some 1,099 mi or ( 1768 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Alva

Current time in Alva is now 05:07 AM (Wednesday) . 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: Mirrigan, Brandon, Ayr, and Kalamia Estate. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mirrigan . We saw 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 Alva ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

SS Yongala - The Today Show

4:44 min by islandreefjob
Views: 285 Rating: 5.00

11:00 - Cameron Williams and I headed out to the SS Yongala with Heather from Yongala Dive to descend on a 100yr old maritime wreck that rates as one of the best dives in the world! ..

Camper Van fish and mental whales Jamesemorrow's photos around Ayr, Australia (landcruiser van)

0:57 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
Views: 121 Rating: 5.00

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Diving the SS Yongala

2:00 min by Jochem Bermon
Views: 81 Rating: 5.00

The SS Yongala was a steamship built in 1903 and sank during a tropical storm off the coast of Queensland, Australia, on 14 march 1911. Unfortunately none of the 122 people on board survived. The only ..

Back to Cairns Tonyandmarina's photos around Ayr, Australia (adrenaline dive yongala murder)

0:57 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
Views: 65 Rating: 0.00

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Interesting facts about this location

Ayr State High School

Ayr State High School is the only state high school in Ayr, Queensland, Australia. The school has eleven buildings, including a fifty seat auditorium and a multi-purpose shelter with a capacity of well over seven hundred for the school's 500 students. There are about 500 students. There are 67 full-time staff. The school is run by Principal Craig Whitred and Deputy Principals Lesley Olsen and Andrea Aleksic. The region the school operates in is run by Mr Richard English.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -19.58 147.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1937, High schools in Queensland, Public schools in Queensland, Schools in North Queensland

Shire of Burdekin

The Shire of Burdekin is a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia in the Dry Tropics region. The district is located between Townsville and Bowen in the delta of the Burdekin River. The Burdekin is home to Burdekin Media Group, an organization with interests in online ventures and news. It covers an area of 5,052.5 square kilometres, and has existed as a local government entity since 1888.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -19.58 147.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1888 establishments in Australia, Local Government Areas of Queensland

Ayr railway station, Queensland

Ayr is a railway station on the North Coast railway line, Queensland. It is serviced by several Queensland Rail passenger trains, including the Tilt Train. Ayr and Home Hill are the two closest stations on the North Coast line, with less than 15km of track between the two stations.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -19.57 147.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: North Queensland, Railway stations in Queensland

Ayr, Queensland

Ayr is a town in Queensland, Australia near the delta of the Burdekin River, named after the Scottish town of Ayr by the settlers from the United Kingdom. It is within the Burdekin Shire, which produces the most sugar cane per square kilometre in Australia utilising underground water supplies and water from the Burdekin Dam to irrigate crops when rains fail. Ayr is located 88 km south of Townsville on the Bruce Highway and 12 km away from the (smaller) town of Home Hill.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -19.58 147.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: North Queensland, Towns in Queensland

Brandon, Queensland

Brandon, Queensland is a small town in the Burdekin in Queensland, Australia. It is a sugarcane growing area with underground water supplies to irrigate crops. At the 2006 census, Brandon had a population of 783.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -19.57 147.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: North Queensland, Towns in Queensland