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ENTRIES OPEN FOR FESTIVE FLAGS COMPETITION
Townsville City Council is calling all junior artists to help the city get into the Christmas spirit by submitting an entry for this year’s Festive Flags competition. Entries have opened now to all school-aged children to submit a festive-themed design to feature on...
ENTRIES NOW OPEN FOR 2023 EPHEMERA: SEASIDE SCULPTURES
Now is the time for artists to vie for one of Australia’s biggest art prizes by entering next year’s Ephemera: Seaside Sculptures. The Ephemera Acquisitive Prize carries a $90,000 cash award along with the permanent installation of the winning piece, while the...
NQ YOUNGSTERS TO MIX WITH CRICKET IDOLS
MORE than 100 North Queensland children will have an experience of a lifetime when they get up close and personal with their heroes during Australia and Zimbabwe’s three-game One Day cricket series in Townsville this month. To celebrate the major occasion of...
WORK FINISHES ON RIVERWAY BOARDWALK
More than five linear kilometres of walkway decking, one linear kilometre of joists and 80 linear meters of bearers have been removed and replaced as part of the works completed on the Riverway boardwalk renewal project. Townsville City Council committed to replacing...
FORESHORE RESTORATIONS TO INCREASE NATURAL RESILIENCE AT TOOLAKEA
Toolakea’s foreshore will receive a makeover starting this week as Council crews start works to reduce the impact of erosion and protect coastal vegetation. Homes close to The Esplanade will benefit from the restoration works as the sand added to the foreshore will...
FREE PET MICROCHIPPING THIS WEEKEND AT CITY LIBRARIES AITKENVALE
Townsville’s pooch parents and feline families can get their fur babies microchipped for free this weekend at CityLibraries Aitkenvale. Townsville City Council is encouraging anyone with an un-microchipped cat or dog to make a booking and come to the library’s car...
SCHOOLS CELEBRATING OUR FIRST NATION’S YOUTH
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day on August 4 is a time for all Australians to celebrate the impact that culture and family play in the life of Indigenous youth. It is also an opportunity to showcase the communities working hard to raise...
COUNCIL CALLS FOR BIGGER SAY ON DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGH FLOOD RISK AREAS
Townsville City Council has called for changes to the Queensland Planning Act to give local governments more powers to evaluate slab-on-ground developments in high flood risk areas. Councillors voted at yesterday’s Ordinary Meeting of Council to take a motion to the...
STUMP CAMERA INFRASTRUCTURE INSTALLED AT RIVERWAY STADIUM
Riverway Stadium will be able to host more first class and international cricket matches after new state-of-the-art stump camera enabling infrastructure was installed at the grounds this month. Stump cameras are micro-cameras embedded inside one of the three stumps...