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GOLD BLOOM HISTORY REVEALED IN TOWNSVILLE CITY PROJECT
The history of a new inner-city development area has been revealed, with ties back to the 1800s gold mining boom being uncovered as part of a significant Townsville City Council project. Construction on the East End Boardwalk is well underway with construction...
COUNCIL SUPPORTS COMMUNITY GROUP WITH $1 LEASE
Townsville City Council is supporting a community services organisation with the awarding of a peppercorn lease at today’s Ordinary Council meeting. Community Gro will move into a new site at Harold Phillips Park at Garbutt, with a lease term of five years. Mayor...
TOWNSVILLE SCHOOL CELEBRATES TEST RESULTS ON THE RISE
Carinity Education Shalom has been revealed as one of the most improved North Queensland schools for NAPLAN results since 2017. The NAPLAN test sees Australian students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 tested for the competency in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and...
‘FAMILY FUN’ THE FORECAST FOR AUSTRALIA DAY
Council is gearing up for a bumper Australia Day on Thursday, January 26. The day kicks off with the Aussie Fun Run from 6.30am, with registrations for the 5km run through Jezzine barracks opening from 6am. There will also be a free breakfast (for the first 500...
A NEW YEAR OF LIFE-LONG MEMORIES TO BE MADE IN FLINDERS LANE
Townsville CBD’s trendy new event hotspot will remain open for more memory-making throughout all of 2023. Flinders Lane Owner Martin Locke has confirmed the unique function spaces will continue to be available for private and corporate hire right through to 31...
CHRISTIAN ORGANISATION GETTING YOUNG LIVES BACK ON TRACK
Imagine that you have never felt loved or experienced a sense of self-worth. Or that you have never felt safe in your home or enjoyed the reassurance that there will always be a place where you feel welcome. Unfortunately, young people across Queensland experience...
COUNCIL STEPS UP TO HELP MAKE TOWNSVILLE SAFER
Townsville City Council has worked to strengthen its Safe Places Townsville Community Action Plan to better advocate for the community amidst ongoing property crime in the city. At yesterday's Ordinary Council Mayor Jenny Hill sought to invest in Council’s existing...
JCU STUDENTS ASSOCIATION MARKET DAY APPLICATIONS OPEN
Applications for Market Day SP 1, 2023 are now open on our website. In Semester 1 : Townsville Market Day will be held on Wednesday, 15th Feb 2023, from 12pm – 3pm. Cairns Market Day will be held on Wednesday, 15th Feb 2023, from 11.30am – 1.00pm. (Apologies a...
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM REV ANNE HARLEY
‘Give loads of love this Christmas,’ says Anne Harley, co-ordinator and founder of the Stable at Riverway ‘It is not about how much money you can spend, it’s about how much love you can give,’ she said in a Christmas message for the Townsville Bulletin. ‘Christmas can...