Welcome to the City of Townsville

Council divisions were reviewed by the Local Government Change Commission in 2019, with the boundary changes commencing at the March 2020 election.

To see if your division has changed, visit the Electoral Commission of Queensland’s website.

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

When the Queensland Country Bank Stadium opens at the end of February 2020, changes to parking in the nearby area will come into effect.

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.

Pinnacles Gallery and the North Queensland Potters' Association Inc. invites entries into the 2020 Biennial North Queensland Ceramic Awards.

Entries close Friday 20 April 2020.

A career with Council offers challenging and rewarding work.

You might be surprised at the range of services the council provides and supports - explore our current available vacancies.

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!

Art in the Library is an opportunity for local professional, emerging and student artists to showcase their work, and for members of the public to view art in our library spaces.

Applications close Monday 10 February 2020

Ken Done is an iconic Australian painter who began his career as an art director and designer before committing to painting full-time.

Exhibition on display from 6 December to 9 February 2020 at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery.

Morning Melodies is back for 2020! Experience a fantastic variety of live daytime entertainment at affordable prices.

When you purchase a package for the whole year that's an overall saving of $15, so you're getting one performance for free!

Unleash the mess! Increase your child’s confidence and develop their fine and gross motor skills by exploring fun, sensory and creative Messy Play.

Various dates and locations.

The internet can be both magical and overwhelming. Discover how the internet can help you in your life.

Free - Bookings required. Various branches

18+: Restricted to 18 years or older

Learn to digitise your organisation’s slides, negatives, photographs, papers and books to conservation standards during this free class.

Free - Bookings required.

A long-time resident of North Queensland, O’Malley has consistently offered an esoteric viewpoint on Queensland and the world, from otherworldly landscapes and the surrealism of the everyday to the eccentric and the erotic.

Exhibition dates: 6 December to 9 February 2020 at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter – social media can be a wonderful way to connect with family, friends and work colleagues.

Various locations and times

Free - Bookings required.

Townsville City Council invites you to become a member and enjoy fantastic VIP benefits and exclusive member offers.

Membership costs just $10 for calendar year.

The 2020 TicketShop membership is valid from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery is Townsville's premier regional art gallery, offering a dynamic range of local, national and international exhibitions complemented by workshops, talks and a host of other programs.

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

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.

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

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

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 Townsville from its humble beginnings.

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!