Woodstock, Queensland
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Woodstock is a small rural community and suburb 40 km west in the rural area of Townsville, Queensland
, Australia. The Woodstock General Store is the local shop, cafe, news agent, service station, bank and post office. Woodstock also has a school, The Woodstock State School, with Prep and grades 1 to 7 (There is a new prep building as the old preschool burnt down near Christmas 2004)
Just up the road from the school is the Woodstock CWA Hall, this is used for CWA meetings and many other functions like stalls and markets to bingo and parties.
There is a sub station at Woodstock to boost power to the area and it feeds into the Kelso
sub station in the Upper Ross area of Townsville.
The Woodstock Sport and Recreational Club is used on Friday nights as a bar. The Woodstock Motocross track holds events most weekends and is well known Queensland wide. There is also Sky Diving or you can have a plane ride tour of the area.
where the Woodstock-Giru Road
and the old Flinders Highway meet the currant Flinders Highway.
Local school bus's run from Reid River to Woodstock and from Toonpan to Woodstock during schools days taking the local children to the Woodstock School and another local bus runs from Reid River to William Ross High School for the High school Children.
Woodstock has its own airport, listed as Woodstock Airport
it is better known as Donnington Airpark.
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...
, Australia. The Woodstock General Store is the local shop, cafe, news agent, service station, bank and post office. Woodstock also has a school, The Woodstock State School, with Prep and grades 1 to 7 (There is a new prep building as the old preschool burnt down near Christmas 2004)
Just up the road from the school is the Woodstock CWA Hall, this is used for CWA meetings and many other functions like stalls and markets to bingo and parties.
There is a sub station at Woodstock to boost power to the area and it feeds into the Kelso
Kelso, Queensland
Kelso is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia, the last of three suburbs along Riverway Drive. Kelso is the only suburb on Riverway Drive that has homes backing onto the Ross River.-History:...
sub station in the Upper Ross area of Townsville.
Sport
Woodstock is home to many types of sports, from the Woodstock Ponyclub, Motocross & Speedway track.The Woodstock Sport and Recreational Club is used on Friday nights as a bar. The Woodstock Motocross track holds events most weekends and is well known Queensland wide. There is also Sky Diving or you can have a plane ride tour of the area.
Transport
Woodstock's main center is located on the Flinders HighwayFlinders Highway, Queensland
Flinders Highway is a highway that crosses Queensland from east to west, from Townsville on the Pacific coast to Cloncurry . Flinders Highway and passes a number of small outback towns. Typical outback landscape predominates towards the inland...
where the Woodstock-Giru Road
Giru, Queensland
Giru is a small town in Queensland, Australia, situated on the Haughton River 56 km south-east of Townsville. The Bruce Highway bypasses the town. Giru is noted for its sugar mill, crushing some three million tonnes of sugar cane annually, the highest in the Southern Hemisphere...
and the old Flinders Highway meet the currant Flinders Highway.
Local school bus's run from Reid River to Woodstock and from Toonpan to Woodstock during schools days taking the local children to the Woodstock School and another local bus runs from Reid River to William Ross High School for the High school Children.
Woodstock has its own airport, listed as Woodstock Airport
Woodstock Airport, Queensland
Donnington Airpark is located on the Flinders Highway at Woodstock, a suburb of Townsville, Queensland in Australia. It is also called Woodstock Airport and is known for its airshows....
it is better known as Donnington Airpark.