July

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.

Townsville City Council, in collaboration with the nearby traders, is opening a new pop-up community space on Flinders Street East that will host events and create a new waterfront experience for residents and visitors.

Townsville City Council will continue to work with the Queensland and Australian governments to find agreement on projects to be funded under the Townsville City Deal.

An unsealed road that leads to iconic Townsville locations such as Crystal Creek and Paluma Dam has been upgraded.

The curtain will rise on Townsville’s premier arts and cultural event, the North Australian Festival of Arts or NAFA, tonight <July 3>.

Local Disaster Management Group chairperson Jenny Hill has welcomed today’s announcement that the three-day lockdown of Townsville and Magnetic Island will end at 6pm.

A third drive-through COVID testing site will open in the carpark of Townsville Stadium at the Murray Sporting Precinct today (1 July) as agencies work together to hasten COVID-19 testing in response to a recent identified case in the community.