Welcome to the City of Townsville

The theme for National Water Week 2018 is Water for me, Water for all.

Council is giving primary and secondary school children the chance to use their creative skills to make video - Register your school's involvement now!

Community Council is a great opportunity to meet your local Councillor and find out what's going on in your neighbourhood and across the city.

The Townsville STEM Hub brings together a celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths in our North Queensland community.

Come along to the faire at Thuringowa Library on 18 August from 9am!

Bring your blanket along and enjoy the free open-air movie under the stars and raintrees this Friday 17 August.

Family favourite Lego Ninjago will be on the big screen at Riverway Oval from 6.30pm.

Download our FREE Tours and Trails app and learn about Townsville's story.

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

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

Residents are improving their recycling habits. In just two years the amount of recyclables processed locally has risen from 12,500 tonnes to 15,000 tonnes. Now it’s time to look at how we can work together to keep improving our efforts.

Bring your blanket along and enjoy the free open-air movie under the stars and raintrees this Friday 17 August.

Family favourite Lego Ninjago will be on the big screen at Riverway Oval from 6.30pm.

The much admired poetic interpretations of the landscape as a living, ever-changing force are exhibited for the first time in Richard Dunlop: A Northern Survey.

Exhibition on display until 9 September 2018 at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery.

Do you like bricks, blocks and books? Bring the kids along to this fun after school activity for children aged 6-12 years.

Every second Thursday at Thuringowa Library from 3pm.

It's time to connect to your mob before it's too late. Come along to the walk-in Murri Family History Research session where no appointments are required.

Every second Friday of the month at CityLibraries Thuringowa Central from 10am.

Every week at CityLibraries Aitkenvale and Thuringowa Central

Getting active doesn’t have to be hard, or cost a lot of money. Visit our Active Townsville site for information and links to our upcoming events.

Get personalised help with a range of computer queries; learn how to troubleshoot problems with your portable devices and much more.

CityLibraries has a range of technology courses available for seniors including Introduction to Tablets, Email, Cyber Safety, Smartphones and more. Visit our workshops page for more dates and more information.

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

Image from The 2016 Biennial North Queensland Ceramic Awards at Pinnacles Gallery.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.