2025

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.

Construction will begin on a new 38 metre two-span Sooning Street Bridge on Magnetic Island in the coming weeks through a joint reconstruction effort with the Townsville City Council, Crisafulli State Government, and Albanese Commonwealth Government.

Following today’s ordinary Council meeting, Division Three Councillor Ann-Maree Greaney officially stood down from her role as Deputy Mayor of Townsville, effective immediately.

A popular leafy green Townsville suburb could soon house more families, after Councillors voted unanimously in today’s ordinary Council meeting to approve a multiple-unit development in Douglas.

Six Townsville groups will be able to bring meaningful events and programs to the city with the help of community grants passed at today’s Council meeting.

A pre-Christmas call-out has been issued to the city’s sports and fitness groups, with registrations now open for next year’s Get Active Sign-On event.

Council’s elves have been hard at work putting up the big top tent at Riverway ahead of this Sunday’s Carols by Candlelight.

Locals looking to live more sustainably and families seeking a wholesome morning out are in for a treat, with the gates to Council’s Rowes Bay Sustainability Centre due to be thrown open this weekend.

Councillors have voted to enable newly elected Mayor Nick Dametto to appoint three advisors to assist him in achieving his mayoral duties and organisational goal of growing Townsville.

Getting back to basics will be a key priority for Townsville City Council leading into the New Year, with the organisation looking to hire up to 30 new employees to make sure the services the community expect are delivered.

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

More than 1225 drains have been cleared across Townsville this year ahead of the upcoming high-risk weather season, and there are more in the pipeline as Council furthers its preparations.

Townsville will be aglow with festive cheer as Mayor Nick Dametto switches on the city’s Christmas lights tonight.

Pet owners across Townsville are being warned to take extra precautions to keep their furry friends safe as heatwaves impact North Queensland.

As summer sets in and the days stretch out, Townsville City Council has extended operating hours for recreational fishing at the Ross Dam.

North Queensland’s ability to respond to whatever Mother Nature throws its way has been bolstered, with Townsville City Council securing funds through the Queensland Government’s SES Support Grant Program to provide the local SES with a brand new Toyota Hilux.

Four exhibitions celebrating culture and community will bring visual art, performance, sound, film and more to Perc Tucker Regional Gallery when they launch this Friday.