2025
Townsville has earned international recognition as one of the Green Destinations Top 100 Stories for 2025, with the North Queensland capital officially recognised for its innovative and community-driven response to extreme weather events.
Townsville Western Suburbs Cricket Club will be celebrating their 75th anniversary this year, receiving an early gift from Townsville City Council in the form of a renewed decade-long peppercorn lease over their Cutheringa Park facility.
Castle Hill Road will re-open to vehicles from tomorrow, with Townsville City Council contractors wrapping up slope stabilisation works to a section of the iconic hill.
Townsville City Council has resolved to write to the Minister for Local Government and Water – The Hon Ann Leahy MP requesting that a postal vote be used as a method for the by-election.
One of the city’s most coveted catering and events companies has found a new home at the Civic Theatre, setting up Townsville’s newest café and offering theatregoers the chance to elevate their evenings out.
It’s almost that time of year again where Townsville is adorned with flags of festive joy, designed by local children.
The outline of the Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct is beginning to take shape, with the construction of various internal roads within the 2,200-hectare precinct well underway, as well as advanced designs for a major intersection upgrade.
Nominations are now open for the city’s 2026 Australia Day Awards, with locals invited to nominate a quiet achiever, humble hero or otherwise outstanding citizen who makes Townsville a better place to live, work and play.
A city-wide call-out has been issued to secure the next cohort of apprentices and trainees needed to build, grow, and maintain future Townsville.
Townsville’s 1 Wing Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC) will be granted Freedom of Entry to the city as part of the Wing’s 75th anniversary celebrations.
Townsville City Council will formally recognise local rugby league great James "Jim" Paterson for his significant contribution to the game by naming a boardwalk linking the city to Townsville Country Bank Stadium in his honour.
STATEMENT attributable to Acting Mayor Ann-Maree Greaney
Pack your kids’ school holidays full of adventure with Townsville City Council’s School Holiday Guide.
Council is calling on residents and visitors to roll up their sleeves and join the Great Spring Clean Up at Magnetic Island this weekend, with a special focus on tackling litter along the beautiful Nelly Bay coastline.
Castle Hill Road is set to be closed to vehicles for two weeks from tomorrow as contractors work to stabilise a section of rock wall on the iconic hill.
Townsville’s vibrant arts community will take centre stage this week as the 70th Townsville Art Society Awards marks a major milestone in the region’s cultural history.
Works are well and truly underway to stabilise the rockface of the Stanley Street cutting to ensure the safety of road users for years to come.
Works to make Currajong Park a safer place for visitors are underway with boulders being installed around the recreational space.
Townsville City Council is inviting the Townsville community to come together for the Father’s Day Memorial this Saturday, from 8:30am to 10am at Belgian Gardens Cemetery.
Statement is attributable to a Townsville City Council spokespersonTownsville City Council has been negotiating its three certified agreements since March, with protected industrial action over the past 10 weeks significantly affecting community services. While Council respects employees’ rights to strike and participate in work bans, it will now exercise its own rights under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld), locking out staff for 48 hours if they participate in further industrial action in the coming days.
