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Festivals & Events
The city has a packed calendar of festivals and events, including home games of its
tional Basketball League team. If you don't believe how popular basketball can be in Aus-
tralia, you will when you see locals driving around with croc tails hanging out of their car
boots.
Townsville 400
(
www.v8supercars.com.au
)
V8 Supercars roar through a purpose-built street circuit each July
during the V8 Supercar Championship.
MOTOR SPORTS
Australian Festival of Chamber Music
(
www.afcm.com.au
)
Townsville gets cultural during this internationally renowned festival each
August.
MUSIC
Sleeping
Townsville fills to capacity during festivals and events, so it's wise to book ahead.
Midrange motels and self-catering units stretch along the Strand, while international
chains and backpacker places cluster in the city centre and around Palmer St.
Reef Lodge
MAP
HOSTEL
$
GOOGLE MAP
(
07-4721 1112;
www.reeflodge.com.au
; 4 Wickham St; dm $22-26, d with/without bathroom $80/62;
)
The cruisy atmosphere at Townsville's best - and most central - hostel extends from
Buddhist sculptures and hammocks strewn through the garden to a nerdishly compelling
'80s video-game room.
Coral Lodge
( 07-4771 5512;
www.corallodge.com.au
;
32 Hale St; s/d without bathroom $70/90, units from $85; )
If
you're looking to stay in a charming, old-fashioned Aussie home (with a three-legged
cat), this century-old property can't be beat. Upstairs self-contained units are like having
B&B
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