by Abigail Bibimauri | News & Events
Claude ‘The Mower Man’ Harvey isn’t like most 74-year-old men. The Gold Coast-retiree is walking across Australia while pushing a lawn mower to spread awareness of sexual assault against children and to raise money for child protection organisation Bravehearts. He has...
by Abigail Bibimauri | News & Events
MOTORISTS URGED TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR BIRDS ON THE ROAD New signage has been installed at Rasmussen, urging motorists to watch for red-tailed black cockatoos that may be on the road to minimise the number hit by cars. The red-tailed black cockatoos, native to...
by Abigail Bibimauri | News & Events
A new awareness program is aiming to improve recycling across the city. The bin health checks involve visual assessments of 1000 randomly selected households general waste and recycling bins. This will be followed by feedback provided on the contents of each bin in...
by Abigail Bibimauri | News & Events
Townsville City Council is marking the 80th anniversary of the Siege of Tobruk by installing a rose garden memorial to the Rats of Tobruk in front of the Tobruk Memorial Baths. The Rats of Tobruk were soldiers of the Australian-led garrison that held the Libyan port...
by Abigail Bibimauri | News & Events
Townsville City Council is urging residents in low-lying areas to prepare their properties ahead of the expected king tides. The tides are predicted to reach peaks of 3.86m at 8am on Saturday 27 March, 3.92m at 8:35am on Sunday 28 March, and 3.84m at 9:10am on Monday...