Welcome to the City of Townsville

Council has implemented a helpdesk to assist the community in related questions and information on COVID-19.

The Australian and Queensland Government released the COVID-19 Stimulus Package to help support individuals and small businesses.

Council has added additional measures to the multimillion-dollar support package targeted at providing extra support to small businesses feeling the effects of COVID-19.

See the latest public health directives from the Queensland Government’s Chief Health Officer.

The latest updates on Coronavirus (COVID-19) including the current status, what actions to take, fact sheets and more are available from the Queensland Health website.

On the back of the Federal Government’s decision to cancel all non-essential outdoor and indoor gatherings, venues and non-essential businesses Council is encouraging all residents to do their part in supporting local businesses wherever possible over the coming months.

Want to check in on your neighbour and don’t know how?

Townsville City Council has created a postcard that you can fill out and place in your neighbours letterbox.

Following the Australian Government’s new social distancing restrictions, Council has made the decision to close a range of facilities effective from 6pm, Wednesday 25 March 2020.

Following the Australian Government’s new social distancing restrictions, Council has made the decision to close a range of facilities effective from 6pm, Wednesday 25 March 2020.

Our online payment area allows you to pay rates and utilities, penalty infringements, animal registrations, business renewals and invoices.

Our new Community Engagement platform allows you to have your say on a range of projects and initiatives in our community.

Your feedback will contribute to shaping our city, and guide Council on decision making and planning for the future.

Our doors may be closed, but we are still here delivering all your favourites online so you and the kids can enjoy from the comfort of your home!

Storytime, Baby Rhyme Time and Toddler Time videos now available online!

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

Find out what you can and can't access!

Visit our Works & Road Closures webpage to see variety Council works and closures within the Townsville region.

Townsville Dashboards is a digital platform to access high quality, current data and information about Townsville, informing and enabling the Townsville community and those with an interest in investing in the region.

Keep up to date with the latest news and media releases from Council.

Our theme for #NRW2020 – In this together – is now resonating in ways we could not have foreseen when we announced it last year, but it reminds us whether in a crisis or in reconciliation we are all in this together.

Townsville City Council invites Townsville businesses to meet with our procurement professionals to better understand how they can do business with Council.

Register for your session now!

Join us online for virtual tours of the:

- Douglas Water Treatment Plant
- Rowes Bay - Sustainability Centre
- Rowes Bay - Boardwalk
- Loam Island
- Anderson Gardens and
- Ross Dam

QMusic’s free series of online workshops called QMUSIC CONNECT supporting and upskilling Queensland's music industry.

Due to the Australian Government instructions and announcements on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), a variety of theatre events have been cancelled, postponed or rescheduled to a later date.

Our doors may be closed, but we are still here delivering all your favourites online so you and the kids can enjoy from the comfort of your home!

Storytime, Baby Rhyme Time and Toddler Time videos now available online!

Following the Australian Government’s new social distancing restrictions, Council has made the decision to close a range of facilities effective from 6pm, Wednesday 25 March 2020.

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery is taking its exhibitions online with virtual tours of Stewart MacFarlane’s Outside Looking In and Reflections: The TNQ7 Film Archive Project.

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.

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.

Image: Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon - Japan

Following the Australian Government’s new social distancing restrictions, Council has made the decision to close a range of facilities effective from 6pm, Wednesday 25 March 2020.

Explore Townsville's history with Townsville Tours and Trails, a free, self-guided tour app.

Hear the city's past come to life with guided audio and walk through immersive GPS stop points.

Your local information and referral service Townsville Community Information Centre has gone live with their new website.

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!

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

Discover Townsville from its humble beginnings.