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TOWNSVILLE READY TO HOST HISTORIC STATE OF ORIGIN GAME
Townsville City Council is ready to celebrate North Australia’s first ever State of Origin. Flinders Street will become the Caxton Street of the north with live music, roving entertainment, food and drink and live screens to watch the game. Townsville Mayor Jenny Hill...
NEW CREATIVE STUDIO UNLOCKS TOWNSVILLE MAKERS’ POTENTIAL
Aitkenvale City Library is attracting filmmakers, podcasters, recording musicians and artists with its new free Creative Studio which provides access to state of the art equipment to bring creativity to life. Creatives who want to develop their digital skills, make...
QUICK NIP, TUCK FOR GRAND OLD DAME OF CBD
The historic Victoria Bridge is set for a makeover, with work starting next week to replace sections of the deck on the 132-year-old bridge. Townsville City Council Infrastructure Services Committee chairperson Kurt Rehbein said Council was committed to ensuring the...
TOWNSVILLE’S BIN’S COLLECTIONS STREAMLINE WITH UPDATES TO TRUCK ROUTES
To further streamline and enhance the waste collection service, a small number of Townsville properties will see a change to their weekly bin collection day from next month. This change, which would affect around 4,200, or around 6% of the total properties across the...
TOWNSVILLE BUILDERS REMINDED TO STICK TO NOISE TIMEFRAMES
Townsville City Council is reminding builders of their responsibility to stick to the Environmental Protection Act’s construction noise timeframes. The act covers the entire Townsville Local Government Area and allows builders to work from 6.30am to 6.30pm Monday to...
EAST END EATS TO TAKE OVER FLINDERS ST BEFORE REDS, CHEIFS GAME
Following the success of City Street Eats, Townsville City Council and Flinders Street East traders will team-up to host East End Eats on Saturday, 29 May before the Reds v Chiefs game at Queensland Country Bank Stadium. Mayor Jenny Hill said an estimated 7,500 people...
HERMIT PARK WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCE WITH $5.2M UPGRADE
Townsville City Council will replace more than 4.5km of pipes beneath Charters Towers Road and Ross River Road as part of a $5.2 million project aimed at ensuring the ongoing reliability of the city’s water network. Work on the project has begun with construction...
CBD PARKING FREE ON STADIUM EVENT DAYS
Parking in the Townsville CBD will be free from 2pm this Thursday when the North Queensland Cowboys take on the Newcastle Knights at Queensland Country Bank Stadium. Townsville City Council makes all on-street CBD parking free from 2pm on stadium event days to lessen...
TONES AND I TO TAKE STAGE IN TOWNSVILLE AS PART OF NAFA 2021
Tones and I will headline the new Tropic Sounds concert in Queensland Country Bank Stadium as part of this year’s North Australian Festival of Arts this July. Her performance is just one of the headline NAFA acts announced today, alongside Popcorn Underground, Tim...