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Take the challenge and be active EVERY DAY for the month of April. There are plenty of free activities to try, including Yoga, X-Training & Boxing sessions, and our major events ‘Ride to Riverway’ & Nature Play.

30 days … 30 different activities … all of them free!

Join us this Anzac Day to remember all Australian and New Zealand service men and women who have served their country and pay respect to those who lost their lives in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.

Services are being held in various locations across Townsville.

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.

A career with Council offers challenging and rewarding work. View our current available positions.

Join us for this FREE family event to raise awareness of Townsville's cycle and footpath network.

Sunday 22 April from 8am.

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

As a responsible pet owner you have an obligation to care for the health and well-being of your animal.

Owning a pet can provide great joy and companionship but it does come with responsibility.

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!

Take the challenge and be active EVERY DAY for the month of April. There are plenty of free activities to try, including Yoga, X-Training & Boxing sessions, and our major events ‘Ride to Riverway’ & Nature Play.

30 days … 30 different activities … all of them free!

Since 2002, Tim Fairfax AC has supported the acquisition of some of the most remarkable works to have entered the Collection. Reflecting this generosity, this touring exhibition presents works by both renowned and emerging artists, from large-scale artworks to intimate photographic works.

Exhibition on display until 15 April 2018 at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery.

Every week at CityLibraries Aitkenvale and Thuringowa Central

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

CItyLibraries host a Murri Rainbow Book Club, come and yarn as we discuss the latest book.

Every second Saturday of the month at CityLibraries Thuringowa Central from 10.30am.

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.

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.