2025

Townsville residents are urged to stay informed and prepared as severe weather approaches.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Flood Watch for parts of North-Western Queensland and the Northeast Tropical Coast, including the Townsville region.

Townsville City Council is calling on residents to help keep the city’s incredible network of more than 300 parks and open spaces clean and welcoming for everyone.

Townsville City Council is encouraging residents in low-lying areas to take precautions ahead of king tides expected from Thursday January 1.

As Townsville prepares to ring in the new year, Townsville City Council is encouraging the community to plan their night early and take advantage of the free public transport operating during New Year’s Eve festivities.

Townsvillians are invited to choose their own adventure this New Year’s Eve, with an array of activities and fireworks set to light up the night sky at three locations on offer across this city on December 31.

Townsville will come alive this New Year’s Eve with spectacular fireworks set to light up the night sky - but before we celebrate, Townsville City Council is reminding pet owners to plan for their furry friends.

With Townsville enduring another sizzling summer, now’s the time to check your pool fence meets the Queensland Development Code.

Townsville City Council’s operations will be kept running by a group of dedicated employees working in areas like customer service, waste, and animal care these holidays.

Townsville City Council has completed the latest stage of the Riverside Green District Park transformation at Douglas, officially opening a new playground designed especially for toddlers and younger children.

Be an environmental star and add to the more than 1900 tonnes of paper recycled in Townsville this year by recycling your wrapping paper this Christmas.

Nearly half a kilometre of footpath through one of Townsville’s busiest shopping and dining precincts has been upgraded, with the new look walkways near The Strand arriving as an early Christmas gift for the city.

Douglas residents visiting the newly upgraded Riverside Green Park will soon be able to stay and play for longer, thanks to the Queensland Government and Member for Mundingburra Janelle Poole MP providing funding for a new public toilet facility.

Land spanning the size of more than 190 Anderson Gardens – or 4,800 hectares – has been repeatedly treated by the specialist team deployed to mitigate Townsville’s yellow crazy ant infestations over the past two years.

Townsville residents are being urged to clean up their properties now to be more resilient during the high-risk weather season.

Townsville City Council is reminding residents that algal blooms are a common occurrence in tropical waterways during the wet season and summer months.

Townsville officially has a new Deputy Mayor, with councillors today voting in division six Councillor Suzy Batkovic to represent the city as second-in-charge.

Stanley Street has today re-opened, with Townsville City Council wrapping up essential stabilisation works as part of a project dedicated to ensuring the safety of inner-city road users for years to come.

Sustainable Christmas gifts are on the cards this year with Townsville City Council partnering with Outlook Australia to open Refindit at the Hervey Range Resource and Recovery Centre from today.

Thousands of potholes have been filled, hundreds of trees have been pruned and more than 100km of roads and footpaths have been line marked by Townsville City Council’s crews this year.