Welcome to the City of Townsville

The Mayor's Christmas Tree Appeal has been assisting thousands of local families and individuals in need for almost 25 years. We ask the Townsville community to celebrate Christmas Together and give generously.

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The Right to Information Act 2009 gives you the right to access and amend information held by public section agencies in QLD.

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Council’s Sport and Recreation Strategy will provide prioritised infrastructure developments based on an understanding of actual Townsville sport and recreation trends.

Round 2 of the draft Sport and Recreation Facility Strategy consultation is now open.

This transformative masterplan will deliver a number of large-scale infrastructure projects across Townsville.

The School Holiday Guide 2018 – Summer Edition is out now!

The School Holiday Guide - 2018 Summer Edition is out now!

With so many FREE and low cost activities to choose from.

Parents and kids alike will be spoilt with choice..

Townsville residents can now register their interest in being part of Council’s $10 million Water Smart Package to help our community become more water efficient.

Townsville City Council is pleased to announce our 2019 Theatre Season, bringing to the stage a line-up that includes comedy, drama, opera, dance, musical performances and a range of shows suitable for all family members.

Keep up to date with our emergency management dashboard - the latest emergency news, weather warnings, road conditions, power outages and more.

Dissonant Rhythms is Brisbane-based artist and musician Ross Manning’s first-ever survey exhibition. Best known for his use of everyday materials, Manning’s exhibition features sculptures that repurpose ceiling fans, fluorescent tubes, and overhead projectors.

Exhibition on display from 1 December 2018 - 27 January 2019 at Pinnacles Gallery

Celebrate Christmas Together with a Festive Friday filled with amusements, movies, games and more!
FREE all ages event!

14 Dec 2018 5-9pm

Celebrate Christmas Together and bring the family down to the North Pole at Northtown for fun kids activities!
1 - 21 December 2018

Join the Summer Reading Club at any CityLibraries Townsville Branch from the 1 December.

Read 5 books and claim a FREE book for your own personal library at home and get invited to our exclusive Summer Reading Club Parties.

For every 5 books after that, up to 20 books, collect a prize from your local CityLibraries Townsville branch.

Packages on sale now.
When you purchase a package for the whole year that's an overall saving of $15, so you're getting one performance for free!
Individual performances on sale from 9am 7 January.

Utopia Tropicae: The Spirit of the North seeks to celebrate artists who reside in, or who have a strong connection to Townsville, Cairns, and the wider NQ region, and who have made an enduring commitment towards the area’s visual arts and cultural conversation.

In keeping with his wish that the public should have access to high quality original artworks, renowned paint maker Jim Cobb donated 35 remarkable paintings and two sculptures to Orange Regional Gallery in February 2013. Known as the Chroma Collection – this exhibition includes works by some of Australia’s most celebrated modern and contemporary artists.
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery from 30 November 2018 to 20 January 2019

Townsville City Council is pleased to announce our 2019 Theatre Season, bringing to the stage a line-up that includes comedy, drama, opera, dance, musical performances and a range of shows suitable for all family members.

The main aim of Sister City contact is to create friendship and understanding between peoples and to lay a foundation of goodwill and exchange for future generations.

Visit our Sister Cities page for more details.

Street Art as an important factor in creating a vibrant and lively city centre. Contributing to placemaking and urban living transformation.

Image - Leans Mother Earth 2017, street art mural painted in Odgen St, Townsville

We have three library branches and a mobile library so come in and explore your library.

Council has a range of sports and leisure facilities to suit every taste including boating and fishing locations, pools, cricket, AFL, skateboard parks and more.

Discover the latest shows and programs available at our theatres and galleries.

Image Under The Rock from the exhibition 'from under the rock. Seppo Hautaniemi' which was on display from 27 January - 4 March 2018 at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery.

The 15-hectare heritage precinct commemorates the military and Aboriginal heritage of the Kissing Point headland through 32 specially commissioned public artworks, extensive interpretive signage and the restoration of significant elements of the Kissing Point Fort complex. Large-scale landscaping works have also opened up the area for public use.

Visit our pools, beaches, Riverway lagoons or rockpool for a refreshing dip.

Townsville has four botanic gardens: Anderson Gardens, Palmetum, Queens Gardens and Dan Gleeson Gardens and they are a beautiful sight to behold. Visit them today!