Welcome to the City of Townsville

Currently we have a number of cats in our care that are looking for their fur-ever home.

All cats are $30 to adopt between now and 5 December.

Visit our Adopt a Pet page to view our lovely felines.

Council’s Summer School Holiday Guide has been released.
View or download the guide!

Christmas Together is about bringing the community together across numerous events to celebrate this wonderful festive time of year.

View the array of events on offer!

Council has a new booking system for RV & campgrounds. You must book your campsite, limited spots available.

Our Water Smart City starts with you.

Visit Our Water Smart City web page for water saving tips in and around the home.

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!

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.

The purpose of the Taskforce is to coordinate and accelerate the health, social and economic recovery of Townsville and the greater North Queensland region from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Take a trip down memory lane as Steve ‘Pricey’ Price hosts performances over the last five years of Carols by Candlelight reeled into one show. Enjoy the show in front of your smart TV, in the comfort and safety of your own home with your family.

This free virtual family-friendly event will be simulcast right here at 6.30pm on Sunday 6 December.

High-vis, yet invisible, they are among us. Where there’s traffic to be managed, or roads to be worked, you will find them.

Exhibition dates: 27 November to 7 February 2021 at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

Get your photo taken with Santa this year virtually! Join us at Cotter’s Markets over three weekends (29 November, 6 and 13 December) to have your family photo with Santa taken for FREE!

Registrations are now open. Limited spots available.

Basketball Australia in partnership with the Queensland Government presents the 2020 Chemist Warehouse WNBL season which will be contested entirely in a North Queensland hub later this year.

Click here to see all the WNBL games and book your ticket now!

Over five weeks from Friday 27 November, experience Townsville’s very own Northern Lights. The lights trail will commence in Flinders Street and take guests on a walking tour of the CBD.

This free experience will have something for all ages to enjoy, day and night!

Townsville City Council is committed to raising awareness of domestic & family violence and invites the community to participate in the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Workshops.

Your pet must be registered with Council prior to booking your appointment.

The next free microchipping day will be held at the Animal Care & Adoption Centre on Wednesday 16 December 2020.

Take this unique opportunity to explore the people, places, and events that have shaped North Queensland and the Tropics through a stunning selection of the most rare and precious artefacts.

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery - 30 October - 10 January 2021

Street Art as an important factor in creating a vibrant and lively city centre.
Discover the Street Art movement in Townsville’s CBD!

View the Street Art Walking Trail: Augmented Reality edition which will take you on a virtual journey of the city street art.

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.

Explore Townsville's history with Townsville Tours and Trails, a free, self-guided tour app.

Hear the city's past come to life with guided audio and walk through immersive GPS stop points.

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

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.

Visit our Townsville Galleries offering a dynamic range of local, national and international exhibitions complemented by workshops, talks and a host of other programs.

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.