Welcome to the City of Townsville

Rates notices have now been posted and are due in September. For payment information visit our Rates & Utilities Notices page.

Townsville arts aficionados will have a greater choice of venue and spectacles to watch after council received recommendations for the best location to place a purpose-built concert hall.

Did you know that you can choose how you're billed for your water? During the Water Opt-in period, 31 July - 27 August 2017, you can decide which water plan works best for your household.

Bring your blankets and join us under the stars this Friday 18 August at Riverway Oval to watch Moana!

Movie screening from 6.30pm.

Are you an experienced singer who would like to be part of the show?

Council invites experienced individual and ensemble performers to apply to be vocalists at this year’s Carols by Candlelight.

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.

Delivered under the State Infrastructure Fund, W4Q will deliver over 50 projects in over 80 locations throughout Townsville.

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Council wants to communicate more often about the things that are important to you.

If you already receive a council e-newsletter and you want to receive the new monthly City Update to your inbox, you need to update your e-newsletter preferences.

Every week at CityLibraries Aitkenvale and Thuringowa Central

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!

2017 Theatre Season packages are on sale now!

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.