Iris Clay Hostel (AHL)
This Hostel provides short-term accommodation in Townsville for Indigenous people who are starting employment, awaiting housing or in town for other reasons.
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- Facilities & Activities
- Proximity
- Recreation Clubs
- Services Facilitated
- family rooms
- disabled access
- double beds
- barbeque
- lounge room with TV
- children’s playground with equipment
- located in city
- close to public bus transport, coach and train stations
- near Castletown Shopping Centre and Hermit Park shopping district
- nearby schools are Hermit Park State Primary School and Town High State School
- Townsville Police-Citizens Youth Club (PCYC)
- Centrals Junior Rugby League Club
- Wanderers Cricket club
- Townsville Basketball Inc
- Centrals Little Athletics Club
- Bad Boys Boxing Gymnasium
- Hermit Park Australian Rules Football Club
- Townsville and District Rugby Union Association
- North Queensland Soccer Foundation
Hostel facilitates resident access to the following services:
- Centrelink and ABSTUDY for payments and rent assistance
- QLD Housing for accommodation
- Townsville General Hospital Social Work Dept for assistance with medical residents for transport and accommodation
- Family Emergency Accommodation Townsville for rent assistance and emergency accommodation for families
- Spiritus Community Care Service for substance abuse rehabilitation, counselling and crisis care
- Australian Red Cross for crisis care and counselling
- 'Life is More' for rent assistance and crisis care
- North Queensland Combined Women’s Centre for rent assistance and crisis care for women
- Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service for general medical practice
- Townsville Community Patrol for transport from city to suburbs
Contact Details
Category:
Multi Purpose
Address:
261–269 Sturt Street, Townsville, 4810, Qld
Phone:
(07) 4772 3649
Fax:
(07) 4721 1364
E-Mail:
Contact
Hostel Name Origin:
Iris Clay was born on Palm Island, an Aboriginal reserve off the coast of Queensland, near Townsville. Iris Clay Hostel honours a courageous Aboriginal woman who was a campaigner for her people’s legal rights and argued strongly for more Aboriginal social services. Iris was also a Director of Aboriginal Hostels Limited from 1974 to 1976. Iris Clay passed away in 1979.
