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RESIDENTS NEED TO REMEMBER PETS IN HIGH-RISK WEATHER SEASON
Council is reminding all pet owners to have a plan in place for their companions heading into the high-risk weather and monsoon season. “During high-risk weather events locals need to make sure they have included pets in their evacuation plans and that they have a pet...
PERC TUCKER REGIONAL GALLERY WELCOMES ACCOMPLISHED AUSTRALIAN ARTIST
Council’s Perc Tucker Regional Gallery is thrilled to be displaying the work of famed Australian artist Julie Fragar, they started last Friday (December 2). Julie Fragar: Biograph is the first career survey of her work and assembles her key works made between 1998 and...
WORLD SOIL DAY
Soil. Dirt. Muck. Hardly the most glamours substances, but essential to life! World Soil Day is observed annually on the 5th December as a means of focusing attention on the importance of healthy soil and advocating for the sustainable management of soil resources....
TOWNSVILLE RESIDENTS URGED TO BE AWARE OF STORM TIDE ZONES
Townsville locals are being reminded to check the Storm Tide Evacuation Guide on Council’s Emergency Management and Disaster Dashboard to see if their home is in a storm tide zone ahead of the high-risk weather season from November to April. A storm tide is a rise...
WALK AGAINST VIOLENCE KICKS OFF 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM
Council held its annual Walk Against Violence on Friday, November 25, to kick off its 16 Days of Activism initiative. 16 Days of Activism aims to encourage conversations and raise awareness of the role everyone can play, while also raising awareness of domestic and...
FREE PARKING IN THE CITY CENTRE FOR FESTIVE SEASON
TOWNSVILLE City Council is handing out an early Christmas gift with free parking rolling out across the city centre for all of December. Christmas free parking will include all 2P, 3P, 4P and 8P parking spaces, however, time restrictions in car parking spaces will...
HIGH ALGAL BLOOM IN ROSS RIVER DAM DUE TO HEAT WAVE
Townsville residents are being encouraged to conserve outdoor water use as the city deals with an algal bloom due to the current heat wave. This algal bloom has resulted in Geosmin and MIB detection which are two harmless, naturally occurring organic compounds. In...
IT STARTS WITH AN INVITATION
IT STARTS WITH AN INVITATION “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” - A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens. Some of the most treasured moments in my life have happened in the Christmas season. When I lived with some housemates in an...
YOUNG TOWNSVILLE ARTISTS SLEIGH FESTIVE FLAG COMPETITION
Ivy Cox is one of 20 up and coming artists who will soon see their original works billowing on Townsville’s festive flags. The flags are being hoisted around the city to mark the start of the festive season in tropical Townsville. The nine-year-old Oonoonba State...