Alva - QLD

Alva is a coastal town and a locality in the Shire of Burdekin. The northern part of Alva is a peninsula extending into the Coral Sea. The peninsula and north-western part of the locality are within the Bowling Green Bay National Park. Alva Beach, also known as Lynchs Beach, is part of the Burdekin River Delta.Alva was first surveyed as a town in 1926. There are no schools in Alva. The town is home to the Ayr Surf Life Saving Club which opened in 1926 at Alva Beach,the Alva Beach Tourist Park,and a dive shop offering trips to the SS Yongala ship wreck.