Former Townsville General Hospital

Why is it Significant?

The former Townsville General Hospital is one of the most prominent examples of the extensive hospital building program undertaken by the Queensland Labor Governments of the 1930s and 1940s. Designed by Charles Fulton of the firm Donoghe and Fulton, the hospital is in the Modernist style and features strong horizontal lines, with stepped corners and a vertically proportioned central entrance tower. It is entered in the Queensland Heritage Register, ID no. 601388.

Why is it at Risk?

Work on the redevelopment of the hospital stalled in 2008. The building is deteriorating and subject to vandalism.

What needs to be done?

Work on the site to recommence, with the building completed in accordance with approvals for this heritage-listed site. In 2008 these plans included thirty-nine single-storey apartments, mixed with commercial space and resort features on the ground level.