Townsville City Council in the news

Michelle Hobson has been officially sworn in as a new councillor for Townsville, immediately attending her first meeting and committing to her new role for the long haul.

A Townsville resident is petitioning the city council to ban camera-enabled glasses in public facilities due to privacy and safety concerns, following similar bans by other Queensland councils.

Michelle Hobson has declared victory in the Townsville Division 1 by-election.

Townsville City Council completed $750,000 in park upgrades, including two new amenities blocks, through a state government funding partnership.

Michelle Hobson has declared victory in the Townsville Division 1 by-election, pending official confirmation from the Electoral Commission of Queensland.

Michelle Hobson has declared victory in the Townsville Division 1 by-election, pending official confirmation.

Copper thieves are costing the city over $1 million annually by crippling infrastructure, leading to potential tougher laws.

Townsville City Council, with state government funding, delivered $750,000 in park upgrades, including two new amenities blocks.

Townsville City Council extended its contract for the Full Moon Drum Circle, an outdoor cultural event running monthly since 2001, for another two years at approximately $19,000 annually.

Townsville City Council is urgently requesting more state funding to combat yellow crazy ants, which pose a threat to property values.

Townsville City Council commemorated the 125th anniversary of the Australian flag with a ceremony.

Townsville City Council needs more state funding to eradicate Yellow Crazy Ants due to their threat to property values.

Townsville City Council endorsed a Commercial Framework for the Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct to provide industry certainty and attract investment for the advanced manufacturing and processing hub.

Townsville City Council is implementing a state-funded crackdown to make illegal dumpers, not ratepayers, pay for cleanup costs after a decade of council-funded cleanups.

Townsville City Council approved a 12-unit housing complex on a former storage shed site to help alleviate the city's housing crisis.

Solquartz and Townsville City Council signed an MOU for Australia's first quartz-to-silicon manufacturing complex, the $4.5 billion Northern Quartz Campus, at the Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct.

Townsville City Council expanded police access to its 600-camera CCTV network to improve crime prevention and emergency response.

Townsville City Council received $64.5 million in state funding for critical wastewater infrastructure to facilitate over 3,000 new homes in the Upper Ross growth corridor.

Townsville City Council has opened a new tender for industrial land at the Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct to attract businesses in critical minerals, renewable technology, and advanced manufacturing.

Townsville City Council and Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Australia's first integrated quartz-to-silicon manufacturing precinct, targeting operations by 2030.