by Claire Gilbert | News & Events
For the first time in almost 10 years Townsville City Council is set to reduce its Rate in the Dollar (RID) charge as part of the upcoming 2025/26 Budget and Operational Plan. In Queensland, general rates are calculated by multiplying a property’s State...
by Claire Gilbert | News & Events
Townsville City Council is undertaking a key review of its Shoreline Erosion Management Plan (SEMP) for Rowes Bay to Pallarenda – and your feedback can help influence the process. The SEMP is Council’s strategic framework for responding to coastal change, balancing...
by Claire Gilbert | News & Events
Townsville City Council is set to adopt its new Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan next week, outlining a coordinated roadmap to tackle key safety issues across the local government area. The comprehensive plan outlines how Council will work with a range of...
by Claire Gilbert | News & Events
Magnetic Island visitors and residents can do their part for citizen science with two new CoastSnap stands at Nelly Bay and Geoffrey Bay. CoastSnap gives visitors to both locations the chance to snap a photo of the coastline to monitor changes to the beaches. Images...
by Abigail Bibimauri | Faith
Detours Lead to Questions I got married for the first time at 19. My dreams for that marriage were pretty standard, I think: grow old together, have lots of children, buy a house, sell it after a few years and buy a bigger one, travel, and then have some grandkids...