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Community Languages
Explore our eLibrary resources and our Community Language, Language Learning, and DVD collections so that you can prepare for your International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam, learn a language, or share your community languages.
eLibrary
Read, listen or watch in various languages from wherever you are in your favourite format – eAudiobook, eBook, eComic, eMagazine, eMovie, eMusic, or eNewspaper.
General Lending Collections
A selection of books in languages other than English, across age ranges and in both fiction and non-fiction, are available to borrow from the Community Languages Collection.
Items are refreshed via the State Library of Queensland’s Languages Other than English (LOTE) collection, so if you’re not finding what you need, let us know – if the State Library has it in their collection, we’ll request it.
Browse the Language DVDs Collection for DVDs in multiple languages, with the ability to choose English or foreign-language subtitles.
Choose from a selection of books and audiobooks in the Language Learning Collection to learn a language or hone your English skills.
This includes coursebooks for those preparing for their IELTS exam and Adult Readers for individuals with low English proficiency, to help build confidence and reading skills.
Community Sentiment Survey
Council’s Community Sentiment Survey is a city-wide survey that gives community members the opportunity to tell Council what is working well, what needs improvement and what matters most to them. The survey closes 30 October 2026.
They Will Be Kings
Uniting some of Australia’s most exciting & influential trans activists, drag king performers and award-winning artists to rewrite the queer history of 21st Century Australia. Join the revolution. Celebrate the Kings.
Recovery Roadshow
Council is taking recovery support on the road, with a series of community events planned across some of our region’s more remote communities. Connected communities recover better - let’s do it together.
Entries are now open for Strand Ephemera 2027
Artists are invited to submit concepts that will form the North’s premier pop-up public art festival. Spark imagination and wonder, with artworks that celebrate Queensland’s unique stories – creating connection and lasting inspiration. Entries close: 10am, Tuesday 3 November 2026.
Capital Works Program
To keep Townsville growing, Council is actively involved in the delivery of projects to provide vital infrastructure and exciting development opportunities.
