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Nominate now!
The 2021 Australia Day Awards recognise Townsville's unsung heroes.

Visit our awards page for nomination details. Nominations close on Monday 30 November 2020.
Free Microchipping Days!
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 21 October 2020.
Stage 2 Haughton Pipeline Industry Briefings
Consultants and contractors are invited to attend industry briefings (in person or via live stream) on Friday 23 October.

Registrations are required.
Summer School Holiday Guide
The Summer School Holidays are fast approaching, and we want organisations that have any no cost/low cost activities to list their organisation and activities to be featured in Council’s Summer School Holiday Guide for FREE.

Submissions close 5pm, Friday 23 October.
TaskforceNQ
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.
We are making it easier for you to access your information
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!
Insights into Your City and Your Council
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.
Clean up before cyclone season
Council’s free dump weekend is being held from the 23-26 October 2020.

Now is the perfect time to clean up your home before Cyclone Season, with free waste disposal at all Council waste facilities!

COVID-19 Information

Being Neighbourly
Want to check in on your neighbour and don’t know how?

Townsville City Council has created a postcard that you can fill out and place in your neighbours letterbox.
Small Business & Individual Support
The Australian and Queensland Government released the COVID-19 Stimulus Package to help support individuals and small businesses.
Queensland Health
The latest updates on Coronavirus (COVID-19) including the current status, COVID testing locations, what actions to take, fact sheets and more are available from the Queensland Health website.
Townsville City Council Support & Information
Council has added additional measures to the multimillion-dollar support package targeted at providing extra support to small businesses feeling the effects of COVID-19.
Chief Health Officer public health directions
See the latest public health directives from the Queensland Government’s Chief Health Officer.

What’s On in Townsville

Awake
Produced in collaboration with internationally acclaimed Dancenorth, Awake is a new experience for all ages.

25 - 31 October - Bookings essential.
Aussie Backyard Bird Count
Join Townsville City Council and Birdlife Australia in the 2020 Aussie Backyard Bird Count, running October 19 - 25!

Register your interest!
Art in the Park
Art in the Park will see the Oonoonba, Heatley and Riverside Gardens (Douglas) Community Centres come to life, offering several engaging interactive workshops, along with outside activities such as roving performers, live music and quality food vendors for a wonderful family day out.
AFL Grand Final Footy Festival
Come down to Riverway Stadium from 4pm on Saturday 24 October and watch the live game on the BIG screen!
65th Townsville Art Awards
The Townsville Art Society Inc proudly presents the 65th Townsville Art Awards.

Exhibition on display from 25 September to 25 October at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery.
Festival of Stories
Running alongside this year’s COVID Safe version of NAFA, the Festival of Stories will again, celebrate storytelling in all its forms.

Everybody has a story to tell!
Shireen Malamoo: Work is a Healer
Shireen Malamoo’s work is incredibly provocative because it incorporates many powerful contradictions into its visual language.

Exhibition dates: 25 September to 22 November 2020 at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Beauty Rich and Rare
Running alongside the modified North Australian Festival of Arts (NAFA), Beauty Rich and Rare recreates the wonder experienced by Joseph Banks and the botanists, scientists, and illustrators who travelled on the HMB Endeavour from England to Australia 250 years ago.

Explore Townsville

Street Art Locations
Street Art as an important factor in creating a vibrant and lively city centre. Contributing to placemaking and urban living transformation.
Townsville Tours & Trails
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.
Parks, Trails & Camping
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.
Botanical Gardens
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!
CityLibraries
We have three library branches and a mobile library so come in and explore your library.
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
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.