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Join us at Imaginative Play Matters Townsville for a morning of science-based messy play, sing-alongs, face painting, st...
08/09/2026

Join us at Imaginative Play Matters Townsville for a morning of science-based messy play, sing-alongs, face painting, stories, crafts, dancing, bubbles and more, all celebrating the important role play has in supporting children's wellbeing.

📅 Friday 11 September 2026
⏰ 9 - 11am
📍 Riverview Amphitheatre

Come visit our First 5 Forever team for crown decorating, free First 5 Forever packs, and children's books that support conversations about feelings, safety and wellbeing.

FREE event. Registrations encouraged via Play Matters: https://whatson.townsville.qld.gov.au/events/imaginative-play-matters-everyone-has-a-role-to-play

👶🎵 Join us for Baby Rhyme Time at Citylibraries Flinders StreetLooking for a free activity to enjoy with your baby on a ...
07/09/2026

👶🎵 Join us for Baby Rhyme Time at Citylibraries Flinders Street

Looking for a free activity to enjoy with your baby on a Wednesday? Baby Rhyme Time is free to attend, with no bookings required.

Baby Rhyme Time sessions are held from 11 - 11.50am every Wednesday morning at Citylibraries Flinders Street during Queensland state school terms.

Sessions include 30 minutes of play and chat time followed by 20 minutes of songs and rhymes led by a library staff member.

Discover how simple activities can make a big difference to your baby's development.

💬 Talk to connect and build language skills
📚 Read to spark imagination and early literacy
🎶 Sing to support communication and memory
🧸 Play to encourage learning through exploration

Come along for an engaging session in a welcoming environment, meet other local families and make some special memories together.

We can't wait to see you at the library!

ℹ️ More information: https://whatson.townsville.qld.gov.au/events/baby-rhyme-time-wednesday

Happy Father's Day! 💙Did you know children who are read to by their dad at age 2 often have stronger language skills by ...
05/09/2026

Happy Father's Day! 💙

Did you know children who are read to by their dad at age 2 often have stronger language skills by age 4? Yet research shows only 26% of dads read to their children daily, compared to 59% of mums.

So dads, grandads, uncles and father figures, grab a book and share a story today. When men read, it's a different story 📚💙

Learn more: https://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/gold-coast-libraries-wins-award-first-5-forever-campaign

💦 Make a splash with our 𝗝𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲  this Saturday!Leap into Storytime with award-winning author Andrea Row...
04/09/2026

💦 Make a splash with our 𝗝𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 this Saturday!

Leap into Storytime with award-winning author Andrea Rowe as she shares her best-selling picture book, Jetty Jumping. Afterwards join us to craft your own jetty jumper or make a bravery bracelet.

📍 9.15 - 10.15am, this Saturday 5 September at Citylibraries Riverway

More information: https://www.facebook.com/share/19Tg7b1sWX/

  | St Mary’s Church In 1888, St Mary’s Church rose in West Townsville as both a place of worship and a school for the g...
03/09/2026

| St Mary’s Church

In 1888, St Mary’s Church rose in West Townsville as both a place of worship and a school for the growing Catholic community. It became the second oldest Catholic church in North Queensland, marking a significant chapter in the region’s spiritual and educational history.

Townsville’s early settlement clustered around Ross Creek in the 1860s, but by the late 1880s, West Townsville was thriving. Catholics living far from St Joseph’s on The Strand needed a closer parish. Fr William Mason Walsh, Townsville’s second parish priest, secured the site in 1887 and commissioned Rooney Bros—renowned builders and designers of the era—to create a simple timber structure with a nave and porch.

The Sisters of Mercy, who had arrived in Townsville in 1878, opened St Mary’s School within the church in 1888. A dedicated school building followed in 1917, along with a convent for the sisters in a relocated timber house on Castling Street. This convent served until 1964 before becoming a presbytery and later a private residence, tragically lost to fire in 2013.

St Mary’s Church underwent major expansion in 1923, adding transepts, side aisles, and ornate features like the marble altar and carved timber pews that grace its interior today. Despite changes in Catholic liturgy after Vatican II, St Mary’s remains largely unaltered — a testament to its enduring heritage.

Standing proudly on Ingham Road, surrounded by mature gardens and parish buildings, St Mary’s continues to be a landmark of faith and community in Townsville.

📸 Do you have memories or photos of St Mary's Church? We’d love to see them! Feel free to share your stories or submit your own snapshots on our Stories of Townsville website. Register here: https://stories.townsville.qld.gov.au/

Online author event: An evening with Matt HaigRegister your spot to attend an exclusive live online event with Matt Haig...
03/09/2026

Online author event: An evening with Matt Haig

Register your spot to attend an exclusive live online event with Matt Haig! Don’t miss the internationally bestselling author of The Midnight Library and Reasons to Stay Alive, as he talks books, ideas and his latest novel The Midnight Train, followed by a live audience Q&A.

💚 Hosted by
🎟 Register your spot: https://bit.ly/3UHKLRc

📚 Reserve and Read from our collection: https://bit.ly/4xdI2h0
✨ Browse BorrowBox: https://townsville.borrowbox.com/

Messy Play in the Park featuring 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘆 activities returns these school holidays 💙🧡🐶📍 9 - 11am, Monday 28 September at Qu...
02/09/2026

Messy Play in the Park featuring 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘆 activities returns these school holidays 💙🧡🐶

📍 9 - 11am, Monday 28 September at Queens Gardens, North Ward

More information: https://www.facebook.com/share/17M78vAGA1/

💙 𝗔 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.Our Memory Care Collection and Active Minds Bac...
01/09/2026

💙 𝗔 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.

Our Memory Care Collection and Active Minds Backpacks are available to borrow, helping support people living with dementia as well as their families and carers.

👉 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4wiBlsI

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