Alice River is a suburb of the City of Townsville in North Queensland, Australia. The estate is also known as Rupertswood, the estate was named by the developer who was Sir Rupert Clarke, 3rd Baronet of Rupertswood, after his ancestral home "Rupertswood" at Sunbury, Victoria, Australia. Alice River however was named by one of the Bell & Reid party in 1965 for a lady of his acquaintance.