Townsville City is the name of a suburb of the city of Townsville, Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

, and essentially represents the Central Business District

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

. Townsville CBD is in close proximity to The Strand

The Strand, Townsville

The Strand is a seaside foreshore located in Townsville, Australia. It is located in the suburb of North Ward. The Strand has a view of the Port of Townsville and Magnetic Island, as well as to Cape Cleveland...

 and Castle Hill

Description

Townsville City is home to many regional offices of various government organisations as well as many private companies, serving as a hub for northern Queensland. There has been extensive construction in the city centre over the last 20 years. These include a major redevelopment on Flinders Street Mall by Jarrod McCracken

Jarrod McCracken

Jarrod McCracken is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer of the 1990s. He is a former captain of the New Zealand national rugby league team and is the son of New Zealand rugby league international, Ken McCracken...

's construction company and the construction of the North Queensland Cowboys

North Queensland Cowboys

The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...

 Leagues Club.

Townsville's skyline will change dramatically in as little as 5 years with many projects planned and under construction for the Central Business District (CBD) and Palmer Street. Planning and property experts are now predicting Townsville will have the largest city by size and skyscraper numbers in northern Australia by 2012. The need for office towers in the city outstrips supply, and as a direct result the CBD is being expanded over the Ross River

Ross River

Ross River may refer to:* Ross River , a triburtary of Todd River near Alice Springs* Ross River , the main river that flows through Townsville, Queensland, Australia...

 into the old railway yards decommissioned by the Townsville Port. The vision includes 22 skyscrapers which in itself will change the face of Townsville forever. As the population nears the crucial 200,000 mark, Townsville is widely available to many businesses because of its large population and being northern Australia's largest city.

The current retail focus is the pedestrian Flinders Mall, which is currently in the planning stages of a multi-million-dollar upgrade. In 2008 council concluded it will spend approximately $60 million on upgrading the mall and the CBD. A major development of the plan is the addition of a 6-storey shopping centre known as Flinders Plaza Shopping Centre, Townsville

Flinders Plaza Shopping Centre, Townsville

Flinders Plaza Shopping Centre in north Queensland, Australia will be one of Townsville's biggest shopping centres. The centre was originally set to open in 2010, however construction has not yet commenced. When built, it will be one of the largest multi level precincts in northern Queensland...

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