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The Strand is a free attraction, featuring a range of recreation and leisure
activities to appeal to people of all ages. There is nothing else like it...
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Early evening city lights from The Strand's Pier
The jetty is a popular leisure and recreation choice

The redevelopment of The Strand was a joint project funded by the Townsville City Council, and both the State and Federal Government. The redevelopment used 250,000 tonnes of armour rock, 400,000 tonnes of sand, 390,000 tonnes of fill, 70,000 square metres of turf and almost 40,000 plants. The Strand has been wondrously improved, looks fabulous and attracts over 1,600,000 people per year for recreation and leisure activities.

The Strand is a not-for-profit attraction, with recurrent funds being paid by the Townsville City Council to employ management and maintenance staff including, gardeners, cleaners, electricians and plumbers.

The Strand overlooks Magnetic Island
Beautiful views of Magnetic Island from one of the function areas along The Strand.
A Strand work crew
The Strand is a not-for-profit attraction, with recurrent funds being paid by the Townsville City Council.
Maintenance and upkeep of The Strand costs the Townsville City Council $1,145,276 per year. On top of that amount, The Strand Management Office budget is $550,550. The overall annual budget per year for the Strand is $3 million a year.

The Townsville City Council is committed to the ongoing funding and maintenance of The Strand and it is a permanent item in the budget.

Some fee-for-service events, such as markets, private functions, sporting events and concerts add revenue, and this money is returned to The Strand management and maintenance budget.