Welcome to the City of Townsville

Everybody has a story to tell.

Write a story on the theme ‘be brave, be bold, be brilliant’ and win!

Entries close 5pm Saturday 3 August.

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!

Applications for the second round of RADF Grant funding opens
1 June 2019 at 12am and closes 1 July 2019 at 11:59pm

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.

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.

New water conservation measures are now in place across Townsville.

Residents can now use sprinklers and automatic irrigation from 5pm to 8am three days a week on the odds and evens system.

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

Find out what can go in your waste bin, what can go in your recycle bin, and recycling options for other items you may need to dispose of from time-to-time.

The Band of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment is made up of a group of exceptional professional army musicians based in Townsville’s Lavarack Barracks.

NAFA School Holiday Guide – Winter 2019 edition is available now to download.

With so many low-cost and no-cost activities on offer, Townsville’s youth won’t have a moment to spare.

Join us at the Perc Tucker Regional Gallery this Sunday for our Free Family Fun Day.

Free art making activities for families.

Pokemon and Lego!

What more could you want?

Join us for both and meet others with similar interests.

Music in the City is back!
Bring your friends and enjoy lunch in the shade at the Perfume Gardens every Friday in May, June and July.

Free live entertainment with different local artists every Friday, and weekly prizes to be won!

Visit What’s On for more information.

Join us in a hands on session where a facilitator will show you the basics of how to use a 3D printer.

CityLibraries Thuringowa Central

Free, though bookings required.

Learn to digitise your organisation’s slides, negatives, photographs, papers and books to conservation standards during this free class. A trainer will teach you how to identify the best format and device to use in our Digitisation Lounge to preserve and save your precious materials.

CityLibraries Flinders Street

Free though bookings required

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.

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!

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

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

Image - Leans Mother Earth 2017, street art mural painted in Odgen St, Townsville

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

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.

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.

Throughout the Townsville region we have over 300 parks and open space areas, four botanics gardens, a great many walkways and bikeways throughout the city and surrounds and a variety of camping and caravan locations to suit everyone.