Culturally Diverse People

Townsville celebrates multiculturalism in many ways throughout the year – with music, performance and arts in theatres and galleries, with international food stalls at markets and festivals, but also by supporting specific events to share the diversity of the region.

Townsville City Council supports a range of events including:

• Diwali (Hindu Festival of Lights)

• North Queensland Basque Festival

• Papua New Guinea Cultural Night

• River Festival

• The Greek Festival

• Townsville Cultural Festival.

For more information on upcoming events, please visit What's On Townsville.

Information around citizenship ceremonies can be found on our Citizenship Ceremonies page.

To find out how your initiative can align to the Townsville Grants and Partnerships program, visit our Grants & Partnerships page.

Multicultural Australia creates spaces for new and established Australians to feel included and empowered to thrive in the community. They passionately promote positive conversations about inclusion and belonging for everyone, making a difference to the lives of refugees, migrants, asylum seekers, international students and the wider community in Queensland.

The Australian Government Department of Home Affairs Settle in Australia pages provide information and a MyAus app in multiple languages about settling in Australia.

The main aim of Sister City contact is to create friendship and understanding between peoples and to lay a foundation of goodwill and exchange for future generations. All of Townsville's Sister Cities are situated in the Asia-Pacific region. Over the past fifteen years, Townsville has signed Sister City agreements with six cities.

For more information, visit our Sister Cities page.

Townsville has a range of sports and leisure facilities to suit every taste. These include pools, boating locations, fishing locations, basketball, skateboarding, BMX, dirt tracks, and venues for cricket and AFL.

Council also provides a range of programs, initiatives, low cost and no cost activities to assist residents and visitors with enjoying an active and healthy lifestyle.

Visit our parks and stretch out to yoga, fly a kite, throw a frisbee, or try out many of the sports-orientated activities throughout the city.

For more information visit our:

• Health & Exercise page.

• Parks, Beaches & Community Venues

• Sport & Leisure page.

Our galleries present a variety of exhibitions throughout the year, and have a strong commitment to representing culturally diverse artforms to the public. These exhibitions are supported by floor talks and guided tours with guest curators, artists and experts, to encourage understanding and celebration of the arts.

For more information, visit our gallery pages:

• Perc Tucker Regional Gallery page

• Pinnacles Gallery page.

Townsville Citylibraries is committed to the provision of resources for diverse cultural groups. Townsville Citylibraries maintain a rotating collection of over 600 titles in 27 languages, drawn from the State Library of Queensland collection.

Visit our Libraries page for more information.

The TMSG is a not-for-profit organisation that is subcontracted by Multicultural Australia Ltd to welcome people who arrive through the Australian Government Humanitarian Program and people who arrive as migrants to Townsville and surrounds.

The TIS National is an interpreting service provided by the Department of Home Affairs for people who do not speak English and for agencies and businesses that need to communicate with their non-English speaking clients.