Welcome to the City of Townsville

To help plan for coastal change, council is inviting the community to take part in the Adapting to Coastal Change Survey.

The survey closes on Friday 26 October 2018

Join us from 15 August - 17 November in celebrating our 80th birthday!

There's a whole program of events for all ages over the next few months, including the Library of Things!

Council will officially open Stage 2 of the Peggy Banfield Park upgrade, Bushland Beach with a Community Fun Day.

Enjoy free kids activities,community stalls, hands on wildlife show and more between between 9am and 12noon on Saturday 29 September.

Kerbside refuse service runs 365 days a year, regardless of public holidays. Remember to have your bin kerbside by 6am on your collection day.

The School Holiday Guide 2018 – Spring Edition is out now!

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

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!

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.

Looking to adopt a furry friend?

Have a look on our Adopt a Pet page to see if you can find your paw-fect match!

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.

Join us from 15 August - 17 November in celebrating our 80th birthday!

There's a whole program of events for all ages over the next few months, including the Library of Things!

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!

The School Holiday Guide 2018 – Spring Edition is out now!

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

Immersed takes the viewers through Alison's journey, reflecting our fundamental and essential daily need for water in various forms.

View this exhibition at the Perc Tucker Regional Gallery from 21 Sept - 18 Nov 2018.

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

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.

It's time to connect to your mob before it's too late. Come along to the walk-in Murri Family History Research session where no appointments are required.

Every second Friday of the month at CityLibraries Thuringowa Central from 10am.

Discover the latest shows and programs available at our theatres and galleries.

Image from The 2016 Biennial North Queensland Ceramic Awards at Pinnacles Gallery.

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.