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Free Tip Weekend 1-3 October
Get cyclone ready!


This council initiative on Saturday 1 - Monday 3 October is a great opportunity to clean up around the house and garden!
Water Restrictions
Level 3 water restrictions are now in place. Learn more on what restrictions are in place and tips on water saving.
Works & Road Closures
NOTICE: As part of the CBD Utilities Project - works will commence at the Cnr of Stanley and Walker St intersection from Wednesday 21 September.

Find out more about Council's major projects, works and closures.
Love Every Drop - Townsville's Water Story
Making the dam deeper? Pumping from the Burdekin? It's not always as simple as it seems. Watch the video.
Council adopts organisational review recommendations
Council today adopted the recommendations of an independent organisational review that is expected to reduce management numbers, slash red tape and improve productivity.
Food Safety & Licensing
It is estimated that more than five million Australians get ill from eating unsafe food each year. Food safety is an important issue for everyone.

This week in Townsville

East Coast Encounter
East Coast Encounter includes the work of Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists and writers to re-envisage the encounter by James Cook and his crew with Aboriginal people in 1770. Cook's 1770 voyage has become central to narratives of Australian history and precipitated European colonisation of the country.

Exhibition commences Friday 23 September
Build a Mobile App - 29 September
Thuringowa Central 26 Sept and Flinders Street 29 Sept.

Get introduced to the coolest apps out there that will teach you to build your own apps! Build understanding of how games are made by exploring game design and logic.

Pokemon Club
A club for children 8 and over to come together and trade battle cards, play video games and share their love of all things Pokemon. CityLibraries Thuringowa Central
Mayor's Christmas Tree Appeal Raffle
Win over $10,000 in prizes and support the Mayor's Christmas Tree Appeal. Tickets only $2.
What’s On Townsville
Visit our new What’s On Townsville - your online guide for upcoming theatre performances, community and sporting events, gallery exhibitions, library programs and workshops.
61st Townsville Art Awards and the Townsville Open Art Award 2016
Organised by the Townsville Art Society, this annual exhibition is the region's most prestigious showcase for local artists, evidencing the diversity of practice within the region. Headlines by the major acquisitive Townsville Open Art Award, sponsored by Townsville City Council.

Explore Townsville

Popular Parks
With over 300 parks throughout the region, now is the perfect time to explore your local park.
Townsville's Sister Cities
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 Locations
Street Art as an important factor in creating a vibrant and lively city centre. Contributing to placemaking and urban living transformation, Street Art delivers considerable benefits for the city and its residents.
Townsville's History
Discover Townsville from its humble beginnings.
Botanical Gardens
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!
Jezzine Barracks
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.