Get to an event in Sustainable September! Sustainable House Day and the Great Northern Clean Up are being held on the second weekend in September. Read more ...

A FREE Community Skills workshop, titled "Attract and retain: The advantages of effective volunteer management", will be held on Wednesday 15 September. The workshop will cover useful topics for coaches and sports committee members to develop your skills and knowledge. Read more ...

Changes to State legislation mean the council has had to change the way we bill residents for water. Households will now be charged 65c for each kilolitre of water used. Excess water charges no longer apply, and you will no longer receive an annual allocation for water consumption. Read more ...

Your first utilities invoice will be issued toward the end of September. The new utilities invoice will carry water consumption charges, water service charges, sewerage service charges and waste and recycling charges. These charges were previously listed as part of your general rates notice. Read more ...

Council has issued rates notices for this period. You will notice a change in your rates amount - your rates and utilities (water and waste) are now billed separately, and utilities notices will be issued quarterly. The Schedule of Rates and Charges 2010/2011 provides information about your rates and utilities. You can take advantage of the discount period by paying your rates early. Please refer to your rates notice for payment options, or click on the following link to pay online. Read more ...

Vote now for the Townsville Air Display and Family Fireworks Spectacular to be Australia's Favourite Event, as part of the Australian Event Awards! Just visit the link, click on "Vote for an event" and type in the event code "Townsville" to submit your vote. Read more ...

Help us locate potholes on our streets by reporting a pothole or lodging a road maintenance request. Click on this link to also find out where road works and road closures are in place. Read more ...