Welcome to the City of Townsville

Work will commence on Monday 24 July to increase the stormwater drainage capacity in West End with the installation of pipes under Ingham Rd.

Road closures will be in place for the duration of the works and we encourage traffic to take alternative routes into the city.

Take a ride on a vintage Chevy bus or a horse and carriage, enjoy the live entertainment or explore your family history.

Heritage Day will be held at West End Park this Sunday 23 July from 10am.

Animal renewal notices have been posted and will be hitting your letterbox soon!

Renewals are due by Friday 25 August 2017.

Learn how we are improving the way we manage your waste - including the commencement of hard waste collection and free domestic green waste at all waste facilities.

Festival 2018 is a 12-day arts and cultural program that celebrates the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Do you have an act that you want to show the world? Do you have an idea for a performance that you want to develop? In Townsville the city council will deliver the festival.

Transforming Townsville outlines a new master plan to refresh, refocus and revitalise Townsville.

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

Council is seeking submissions for a vocal director to be part of the audition, rehearsal and production process for the 2017 Townsville Carols by Candlelight.

Applications close 5pm on Friday 28 July 2017.

Every week at CityLibraries Aitkenvale and Thuringowa Central

Take a ride on a vintage Chevy bus or a horse and carriage, enjoy the live entertainment or explore your family history.

Heritage Day will be held at West End Park this Sunday 23 July from 10am.

QAGOMA’s largest exhibition of contemporary art by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists is on display at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery until 27 August 2017.

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.

Join a playful and creative environment for under 5’s, mums, dads, carers and early learning groups.

Held from 10-11am on the first Tuesday of every month at Pinnacles Gallery, Riverway.

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.

Visit What’s On Townsville - for community and sporting events, TicketShop, theatre shows, exhibitions, workshops and a range of other events.
Submit your events for free!

Discover the latest exhibitions and programs available at our galleries.
Image from Pinnacles Galleries recent exhibition - The 2016 Biennial North Queensland Ceramic Awards

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.