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COUNCIL GRANT TRANSFORMS LONG-VACANT CITY CENTRE BUILDING
A well known Townsville business owner is transforming a long-vacant building thanks to Townsville City Council’s public street art program and its Modernising Buildings and Activating Spaces grant. Betty Blue & The Lemon Tart and Christo’s Deli owner Chris...
LIFETIME OF CERAMICS WORKS IN NEW PTRG EXHIBITION
One of Australia’s foremost woodfire potters is bringing more than 40 years of ceramic artworks to Perc Tucker Regional Gallery with the exhibition Len Cook: Fire and Rain. The exhibition launches Friday, May 12 and has been curated by former Perc Tucker Regional...
CASTLE HILL VISITORS GET A GRIP ON NEW WALKWAY HANDRAILS
Townsville City Council’s project to renew handrails on three walking tracks at the summit of Castle Hill has been completed on time and within budget. The old handrails had reached the end of their useful life, promoting the six-month handrail renewal project. The...
LUKE GEIGER TO BRING HIS ‘LONG GAME’ FOR COWBOYS DOUBLE-HEADER
His catch cry is ‘taking requests, not breaks’ and NQ country music sensation Luke Geiger and his the band will be doing just that when they play The Long Game in Flinders Lane on Saturday night. It will be a double dose of cowboy action with the FREE country concert...
INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN OF FAITH
ABOUT THE AUTHORS Jill Bradshaw - lives in North Queensland with her husband Phil and their two sons. Her love of writing, a passion for God, and the desire to share His love are the driving forces behind her book : Something Beautiful: Learning to Live...
COUNCIL BUILDS SMARTER BRIDGES
Council’s trade team are extending the life of Council assets around Townsville by working smarter with new, innovative and recycled materials. Council has been replacing a number of aging footbridges in record time by taking the construction in-house, literally, with...
HAUGHTON PIPELINE PROJECT STAGE 2 REACHES ANOTHER MILESTONE
Townsville is a step closer to water security following the award of construction tenders for Stage 2 of the Haughton Pipeline Project. After comprehensive tender processes, contracts have been awarded to BMD Constructions and DJ Mac Cormick, two businesses...
MV YWAM PNG RETURNS TO TOWNSVILLE
The MV YWAM PNG arrived in Townsville this morning after completing a planned drydock in Brisbane at the end of last year. YWAM Medical Ships - Australia & PNG (YWAM MS) has been operating the vessel since 2015, and has collaboratively provided community...
COUNCIL SUPPORT HELPS BRING NETBALL SHOWCASE TO TOWN
Townsville will host the 2023 Junior State Age (JSA) netball championships thanks to a $30,000 Council grant that was passed at today’s Ordinary Council meeting. With the support of Council’s grant, Netball Queensland will bring this showpiece event to Townsville for...