Palm Island Group
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Charter a boat, take your own, or touch down via helicopter to discover Orpheus Island, offering 1,300 hectares of untouched National Park, unique wildlife and amazing reef experiences at every turn.
The Palm Island group is located 65km north west of Townsville. Palm Island is the traditional country of the Manbarra people and, more recently, home of the Bwgcolman tribal people.
Just north of Orpheus Island lies the pristine Pelorus Island, offering snorkel and dive experiences on fringing reefs accessible right off the beach.
Things to do at the Palm Islands
Whether you find yourself in search of adventure through ancient rainforests, or are looking for a relaxing day on the water, there is something for everyone in Townsville North Queensland.
Townsville Enterprise Convention Bureau
Have you recently attended a business event you'd like to see hosted in Townsville? The Townsville Enterprise Convention Bureau is the first point of contact for event managers interested in hosting business events in Townsville North Queensland.
Economic Diversity
The Townsville North Queensland region contributes over $17.1 billion annually to the Queensland economy. The region boasts agriculture strengths, high value mining and minerals hubs for renewable energy and the country’s third largest breeding ground for cattle.
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In the spirit of reconciliation, Townsville Enterprise and Townsville North Queensland acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout our region and Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
Townsville Enterprise a not-for-profit organisation and is the official Regional Tourism Organisation (RTO) and economic development body of the Townsville North Queensland region, extending from the Burdekin to the Hinchinbrook, west to Charters Towers, and including the central section of the Great Barrier Reef and its island communities of Magnetic Island and the Palm Island group.
