2026

More than 1500 tonnes of sand and almost 70,000 sandbags were deployed across Townsville in the lead-up to Tropical Cyclone Koji, prior to the system making landfall between Ayr and Bowen on Sunday morning.

Safely dispose of your embedded batteries for free at Townsville City Council’s Household Embedded Battery Amnesty Weekend.

Townsville City Council's teams are hard at work treating mosquito breeding grounds as the city prepares for ongoing rain.

Townsville Local Disaster Management Group has stood down this morning with all agencies returning to standard operations.

Townsville City Council services, facilities and venues will return to normal operations from Monday.

Residents must now shelter in place.

Residents should prepare now to shelter in place from 4pm today.

Townsville City Council is asking Cungulla and Giru residents to conserve water as heavy rainfall is forecast for the Haughton River catchment.

Residents at Bluewater, Bluewater Park, Toolakea and Saunders Beach need to prepare now for heavy rain and possible flooding.

Townsville City Council has advised residents to be aware of Council facilities closed and services impacted by the low-pressure weather system forecast to affect the North Queensland coast this weekend (January 10-11).

The Townsville Local Disaster Management Group (TLDMG) has moved to stand up as the city prepares for severe storms today.

Commuters can give Townsville City Council a helping hand by reporting potholes amidst ongoing wet weather across the region.

Time is running out for artists worldwide to enter one of Australia's most respected portrait competitions: The Percivals.

Townsville City Council is helping families make the most of these rain-soaked school holidays, with its free School Holiday Guide packed full of activities running through to January 26.

Townsville Laboratory Services is starting off the year on a high note after completing almost 300,000 complex analytical tests for 135 major clients in 2025.

With heavy rain continuing to fall across the Townsville region, the Ross River Dam is likely to hit 100 percent in the next 12 to 24 hours, triggering the radial gates to automatically open by 0.25 metres for a controlled release.