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HAZARD REDUCTION BURN SCHEDULED FOR MT LOUSIA
Townsville City Council will partner with Queensland Fire and Emergency Services to undertake a bushfire hazard reduction burn on Mt Louisa on Tuesday (20 July). The controlled burn will take place away from houses on the Kirwan side of Mt Louisa and aims to burn off...
EPHEMERA SEASIDE SCULPTURES TRANSFORMING STRAND
Townsville’s largest open-air exhibition is back, with Ephemera: Seaside Sculptures opening on the Strand this Saturday. Twenty-eight art pieces will transform the waterfront for nine days and will include the first acquisitive prize of $90,000 for one art piece....
BIN HEALTH CHECKS IMPROVE RECYCLING HABITS ACROSS CITY
Townsville households have improved their recycling habits following bin health checks that offered feedback on contaminated bins. Council conducted the bin health checks on 1,000 households who received several visits throughout the program, with an overall...
SUPERCARS ROLL ON IN TOWNSVILLE
DRIVERS ENJOYING WARM WINTER AHEAD OF SUPERSPRINT Supercars’ drivers will be taking in the sights and sounds of Townsville over coming days, as they reset for the second event of the double header, the WD-40 Townsville SuperSprint. To get around town, a number of...
STATEMENT FOR CANCELLITON OF ACVC
Townsville City Council shares the community’s disappointment that the organisers of the Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition (ACVC) cancelled the event, which was to be held from July 16-20. Following a decision by Supercars and the Queensland Government to host...
COUNCIL BACKS STATE GOVT ON LANDSLIDE ROAD AND RAIL DEAL
The Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct development has reached an important milestone with Townsville City Council formally agreeing to partner with the Palaszczuk Government to deliver a suite of road and rail projects to enhance access to the site. Transport and Main...
MAYOR WELCOMES TROOPS ARRIVING FOR TALISMAN SABRE TRAINNING EXERCISE
The number of defence force personnel in Townsville is set to swell in the coming weeks as the city and surrounding region plays its part in the biennial Talisman Sabre training exercise. Townsville Mayor Jenny Hill welcomed the troops arriving to town to take part in...
SUPERCARS CONFIRMS 2021 TOWNSVILLE DOUBLEHEADER
Supercars has confirmed today there will be back-to-back weekends of racing in Townsville this month. As was the case in 2020, Reid Park will host a doubleheader of Australia’s top motorsport category on successive weekends. The first event, the NTI Townsville 500...
SUPERCARS TRANSPORT DEATILS FOR WEDNESDAY
The multi-million-dollar procession of Supercar transporters returns to Townsville to mark the official start to this year’s NTI Townsville 500. 20 massive B-Double transporters will begin the journey from Webb Drive at the Bohle, taking a right turn down Ingham road,...