Welcome to the City of Townsville

Fostering job growth and economic development, this world class stadium in the heart of Townsville will be delivered in time for the 2020 NRL Season.

Find out more about the project and view the artists impressions flyover of the stadium precinct.

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

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.

Our environmental team has been inspecting areas around Townsville for Yellow Crazy Ants.

Learn more about the Yellow Crazy Ant and how to identify them.

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

See what's happening near you!

You don’t have to live in the bush to be threatened by bushfire, just close enough to be affected by burning material, embers and smoke. Visit our page to learn more on preparing for bushfires.

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

Council provides a range of events, programs and initiatives for the community that also build the capacity of local sport and recreation organisations.

Every week at CityLibraries Aitkenvale and Thuringowa Central

The high altitude tropical cloud forests of the Atherton Tablelands are the focus of an exhibition of new works by Ben Trupperbäumer, June Tupicoff and Ron McBurnie.

Exhibition on display until 15 October at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery.

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.