2026

Emerging First Nations artists are celebrating culture and experiencing the thrill of exhibiting in North Queensland’s premier art gallery as part of the Young Indigenous Printmakers program.

Nineteen recruits embarking on new careers have joined one of the city’s largest employers, bolstering the civic workforce dedicated to growing Townsville.

Select Townsville primary school students will soon have the chance to get their hands dirty and grow their understanding of nature through a new school-focused gardening initiative launched by Townsville City Council.

Castle Hill’s iconic and well-trodden walking tracks are getting some much-needed tender love and care over the coming months, paving the way for a better experience for the thousands of daily users.

Mount Low community members, and park enthusiasts from across the city, are encouraged to have their say on the future transformation of Summergold Park.

Townsville City Council has ramped up mowing efforts across the city to combat rapidly growing grass amid weeks of heavy rainfall across the city.

It’s a tail as old as time: an animal up for adoption, a family in need of a furry friend and a love to last the ages.

Annandale’s Townsville Stadium will come alive this Sunday as the annual Get Active Sign‑On delivers the region’s most comprehensive showcase of sport, fitness and wellbeing opportunities.

Townsville City Council is encouraging residents in low-lying areas to take precautions ahead of king tides expected from Friday 30 January.

Townsville City Council has today adopted a mid-year review of the 2025/26 Budget. The revised position sees an improved operational result despite the challenges of the last 18 months, which included a record-breaking wet weather event.

Townsville City Council has announced two priority projects as part of its Mid‑Year Review.

Artists, creatives and community groups can now sign up for free information sessions to guide and help Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) applicants.

Seven Townsville residents have been recognised at this year’s Australia Day Awards.

Reflect, respect and celebrate this Australia Day with free events hosted by Townsville City Council.

Townsville’s network of 60-plus public toilet blocks may not be the first collective community asset that comes to mind when one considers what makes Townsville a great place to live, work and play.

I want to address an important issue that affects our entire community, the Haughton Pipeline project.

Townsville families and health and fitness aficionados are reminded to mark 1 February on their calendars, with a stellar line-up of exhibitors locked-in for this year’s Get Active Sign On.

Twelve 28-metre concrete piles will be driven into the Gustav creek bed from Monday, as the first official structural component of the Sooning Street bridge construction.

Traversing a major Townsville transit corridor spanning three suburbs will soon be safer for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, with Townsville City Council commencing a $3.8 million upgrade of Hugh and Gulliver streets.

Birds living at the Queens Gardens’ Percival Pacific Andrews Aviary are ready to take the park’s newest addition under their wing with the arrival of Jellybean the pink galah.