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PINNACLES GALLERY EXHIBITION GETS VIRTUAL TOUR TREATMENT
You can experience ‘Groundswell: Recent Movements Within Art and Territory’ at Pinnacles Gallery or from the comfort of your own home by taking a digital tour through the exhibition from next week. Groundswell features more than 20 works by Northern Territory artists...
COUNCIL OFFER IM-PAW-SIBLE TO IGNORE FOR LOCAL PET OWNERS
Townsville City Council wants to see more of the city’s pets microchipped. More than 5,000 of the region’s registered dogs and close to 1,000 registered cats are unchipped. To get more Townsville pets implanted with the unique identifiers, Council is hosting free...
SMART PARKING METERS FOR TOWNSVILLE
Townsville’s current French manufactured parking meters have reached the end of their serviceable life after 12 years. “Council is managing the city’s parking meters as they do any other asset when it reaches the end of its useful life,” Townsville City Council...
YOUNG PEOPLE TAKE OVER PARLIAMENT: YMCA QUEENSLAND
93 teenagers and young adults will be presented the opportunity to change Queensland laws in 2022, with nominations now open for the 27th YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament. Each year, one Youth Member age 15-25 is selected for every electorate in Queensland, forming...
THERE IS FREEDOM IN FORGIVENESS: i4GIVE DAY
This week we honour i4Give week from February 1-7th. Parents Daniel & Leila Abdallah have created i4give Day as a remembrance of the four angels that were tragically lost on the 1st of February 2020. This is to also help others who have suffered in a similar way....
SEVEN SELFLESS TOWNSVILLE LOCALS NAMED AUSTRALIA DAY AWARD WINNERS
Townsville’s most outstanding citizens have been recognised for their efforts with today’s Australia Day Award livestream. Mayor Jenny Hill said the winners exemplified what it meant to go above and beyond for the community. “We have a hard time picking our Australia...
AUSTRALIA DAY: WE ARE ONE AND FREE
On January 26, Australia comes together to celebrate our nation and what it means to be Australian. A day to reflect on history, starting thousands of years ago, show respect to the country and the stories of others, and celebrate our nation and its achievements. ...
AUSTRALIA DAY: POSTPONEMENTS AND LIVESTREAM
Australia Day activities are being made COVID-safe by Townsville City Council to help reduce community transmission of the virus. “Townsville is not immune to COVID-19 and we’ve seen a larger number of cases in Townsville in the last few weeks than ever before,”...
RESIDENTS ENCOURAGED TO SAY “G’DAY NEIGHBOUR”
Townsville City Council is encouraging residents to safely check-in on their neighbours as COVID-19 cases continue to climb across the region.Council has made the “G’day Neighbour” postcard available for download for people to drop into letterboxes or email and let...