Welcome to the City of Townsville

Council divisions were reviewed by the Local Government Change Commission in 2019, with the boundary changes commencing at the March 2020 election.

To see if your division has changed, visit the Electoral Commission of Queensland’s website.

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.

Art in the Library is an opportunity for local professional, emerging and student artists to showcase their work, and for members of the public to view art in our library spaces.

Applications close Monday 10 February 2020

Our online payment area allows you to pay rates and utilities, penalty infringements, animal registrations, business renewals and invoices.

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.

Your ultimate guide to the Summer School Holidays is available for download!

Get active these school holidays and download your FREE guide to check out all the no cost and low cost activities on offer for kids of all ages!

Pinnacles Gallery and the North Queensland Potters' Association Inc. invites entries into the 2020 Biennial North Queensland Ceramic Awards.

Entries close Friday 20 April 2020.

Council will host Australia Day celebrations starting at 6.45am at Jezzine Barracks followed by the Great Australian Bites event from 12 noon to 5pm at Strand Park and the beach foreshore.

These events bring the community together to celebrate our multicultural society and the values, freedoms and lifestyle of our nation.

Ken Done is an iconic Australian painter who began his career as an art director and designer before committing to painting full-time.

Exhibition on display from 6 December to 9 February 2020 at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery.

Great Australian Bites is presented by Townsville City Council and is a QLD Government initiative that celebrates, showcases and promotes Queensland produce and local culinary and musical talent in honour of Australia Day.

Summer Reading Club registrations for 2019/2020 are now open!

Visit our Summer Reading Club page for more information on how to join and download our jam-packed program full of fun and free activities for all ages.

A long-time resident of North Queensland, O’Malley has consistently offered an esoteric viewpoint on Queensland and the world, from otherworldly landscapes and the surrealism of the everyday to the eccentric and the erotic.

Exhibition dates: 6 December to 9 February 2020 at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

oin the competition and battle to become the Summer Reading Club Pokémon Champion.

CityLibraries Thuringowa Central - 22 January 10am-2pm.

Free - Bookings required.

You have a supercomputer in your pocket, or handbag. Discover how to use your smartphone for everyday life.

Various dates and library branches.

Free - Bookings required.

Morning Melodies is back for 2020! Experience a fantastic variety of live daytime entertainment at affordable prices.

When you purchase a package for the whole year that's an overall saving of $15, so you're getting one performance for free!

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery is Townsville's premier regional art gallery, offering a dynamic range of local, national and international exhibitions complemented by workshops, talks and a host of other programs.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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!