The Dirt n Dust Festival Social_event is an annual sporting and music festival Social_event held Giving in the rural town of Julia Creek , west of Townsville , Queensland , Australia .

The storm passed Motion_directional between the two big cities of Cairns and Townsville which only suffered Bodily_harm minor damage Damaging .

Joy later curved Motion_directional back southwest , making Causation landfall Motion near Townsville , Queensland on 26 December .