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CHARTERS TOWERS VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE

Goldfields of North Queensland

 

http://www.charterstowers.qld.gov.au/visitor/index.html

 
Travelling south west of Townsville, Charters Towers is a comfortable 90 minute drive (135km) on the Flinders Highway.  The city is easily accessible to travellers by car, coach (daily services from Townsville and Mt Isa) and twice weekly rail connections.  Access routes to Charters Towers via Hughenden to the west, Greenvale to the north and Clermont to the south are sealed bitumen roads.

The Visitor Information Centre is located at 74 Mosman Street, which is at the top of Gill Street, facing the T-intersection.  The centre holds a wealth of knowledge on regional and surrounding outback towns. 

The Visitor Information Centre is open daily from 9am to 5pm (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day and Good Friday) with shorter hours on some public holidays.  Come in and meet a local.  You'll be glad you did.
There are few historic city hearts as beautifully preserved as Charters Towers' One Square Mile. During the late 1800's, the money made on the Stock Exchange flowed into the civic improvements and a flourishing business community.  The newly rich citizens built palatial homes and magnificent buildings and the town puffed out its chest with great civic pride.  The elegance of our city heart is always a talking point for visitors. Best of all, this historic One Square Mile precinct is easily explored on foot using the Heritage Walking Map, available at the Visitor Information Centre.

Historic Ambulance Centre (above)

This centre dates back to 1903 and was the first ambulance station outside of Brisbane, which covered a working area of almost 70 000 sq kms (approximately the size of Tasmania).  Here visitors can view a wonderful collection of old vehicles, uniforms and an enormous number of log books recording the cases treated by ambulance officers during the past 100 years. The centre is open on Sundays and at other times by appointment.

 

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