by Abigail Bibimauri | News & Events
Townsville City Council’s Animal Care and Adoption Centre is seeing an alarming rise in heartworm cases and is urging residents to take preventative measures against the potentially deadly disease. The spaghetti-like worms can grow up to 30cm in length and live in the...
by Abigail Bibimauri | News & Events
Townsville City Council’s 2022/23 Budget and Operational Plan is delivering a strong economic and social vision to cement the city’s reputation as the capital of Northern Australia. In 2021 Council delivered its Corporate Plan, mapping out its strategy to grow...
by Abigail Bibimauri | News & Events
A new water wise native nursery been opened by Council as the first step toward transforming the city into a water wise, native oasis showcasing the best of dry tropics planting across public spaces. The initiative is set to support Townsville’s broader water security...
by Abigail Bibimauri | News & Events
Each year, chaplains from Queensland not-for-profit Carinity support hundreds of people in hospitals, schools, aged care communities and prisons across the state. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Carinity chaplains have played a vital role in supporting aged care...
by Abigail Bibimauri | News & Events
In a first for the Townsville region, Townsville City Council will use timber piles ranging from three to six metres tall as part of an innovative approach to control riverbank erosion at multiple sites along Black River and Crystal Creek. The piles will be driven...
by Abigail Bibimauri | News & Events
Townsville City Council is calling out cat owners in the city who either don’t care enough to claim their animals or are failing to desex their pets, leaving vulnerable litters of kittens to fend for themselves. Only 7 per cent of cats who wind up in Townsville Animal...
