March

The esteemed North Queensland Ceramic Awards is celebrating its 45th iteration of the competition since its inception in 1973.

Explore historical and contemporary perspectives on conflict, service and resilience when the brand new exhibition Garrison opens at Pinnacles Gallery this week.

Renewable energy generation and storage developments could soon inject hundreds of thousands of dollars into local community-benefitting projects, with Council endorsing its Renewable Energy Community Benefit Agreement Policy at a special council meeting today.

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

Townsville City Council is celebrating its new status as a Very Neighbourly Organisation ahead of Neighbour Day this Sunday 29 March.

Stallholders and exhibitors are being invited to register now for one of Townsville’s most popular sustainability events, with Eco Fiesta set to return to Anderson Gardens on Sunday 7 June.

An explosion of colour is celebrating tropical North Queensland’s idyllic lifestyle with four new murals being completed at Townsville’s Flinders Lane.

A major milestone in the reconstruction of the Sooning Street bridge is soon to be ticked off with the foundation piling works almost completed.

The Townsville community and visitors can now enjoy Townsville’s iconic Riverway lagoons for longer with extended supervised operating hours beginning today.

Works to address ongoing Wulguru wastewater issues will be underway from next week, with Townsville City Council set to break ground on Stage One of upgrades to the troubled section of the suburb’s network thanks to the Queensland Government’s Works for Queensland program.

Townsville’s little bunnies are invited to hop, hop, hop alongside their loved ones all the way Wulguru Park, joining in on Monday as Townsville’s Citylibraries hosts a special Easter-themed Messy Play in the Park.

Townsville families are in for a magical evening outdoors as Riverway Stadium transforms once again into an open‑air cinema this Friday, complete with a shimmering fireworks display to top off the night.

The first North Queensland community radio station to broadcast on the FM band will continue serving the public from its 40-year headquarters, after Townsville City councillors this week voted to extend the group’s $1-per-annum peppercorn lease for another five years.

Early dividends from the North’s largest ever energy project will soon benefit Townsville, with Council gratefully welcoming an allocation of $4.285 million from the Queensland Government’s CopperString Community Benefits Fund.

Magnetic Island residents and visitors will have two new places to trade their containers for 10 cents when Containers for Change opens its Picnic Bay and Horseshoe Bay facilities this year.

Townsville Mayor Nick Dametto has met with Consul-General of Japan Ishikawa Katsutoshi to mark 130 years since Australia’s first Japanese diplomatic office was established in Townsville in 1886.

A 500m weather-proof fence has been delivered to the city’s northern suburbs, with Townsville City Council wrapping up works on restoring the perimeter boundary of The Green sports field in Burdell.

Townsville City Council is encouraging residents in low-lying areas to take precautions ahead of a king tide expected on Wednesday 18 March.

Townsville residents are being encouraged to get growing this autumn through a free home gardening program designed to make it easier than ever to grow fresh, seasonal food at home.

Douglas residents will soon enjoy even better facilities at beautiful Riverside Green Park, with construction of a new public toilet – proudly funded by the Queensland Government – now underway.