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09/09/2026

💧 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝗺 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!

Nick Dametto Mayor of Townsville joins General Manager Water, Travis Richards, to tackle a question we've seen asked a lot:
𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟰: ❓ If the spillway gates open at 100% capacity now, why do we even have the gates? Why not just let the water flow out of the dam?

Watch the video to learn why the gates are still an important part of the dam's operation.

Follow along as we continue answering your questions about Ross River Dam.

🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲'𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.Following the 2025 severe weather...
09/09/2026

🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲'𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.

Following the 2025 severe weather event, Council is taking practical recovery and preparedness information directly to residents on Magnetic Island, in Paluma, Cungulla and Rollingstone.

🌪️ Learn about local hazards, recovery support and how to prepare for future severe weather events.

👉 Read more: https://bit.ly/3TiKpjN

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸? 🔦🌙We're looking for artists, curators and creative collaborators to help shape a n...
08/09/2026

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸? 🔦🌙

We're looking for artists, curators and creative collaborators to help shape a new night-time artwork experience for 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳. 🌊

This exciting opportunity is designed for professional artists and creative teams capable of delivering a significant and memorable installation for one of Australia's leading public art festivals*.

To access the Request for Information (RFI), you must first be registered with Council’s 𝗲-𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 – 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://bit.ly/46zkCGZ
📅 𝗥𝗙𝗜 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟮 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

*𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯.

📢 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗦𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦 Can you help us spread some festive cheer this Christmas? 🎄🎅𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦...
08/09/2026

📢 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗦𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦
Can you help us spread some festive cheer this Christmas? 🎄🎅

𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 will return to Riverway under the big top tent on Sunday 6 December 2026.

👉 We’re currently looking for 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 and 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀.

📅 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝟱𝗽𝗺, 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟳 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.
⭐ 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗬 𝗡𝗢𝗪: https://bit.ly/4dqZ3MC

𝘗𝘳𝘦-𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥. 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 18 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳.

📢 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 (𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗙) 📝Are you a local artist, creative organisation...
07/09/2026

📢 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 (𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗙) 📝

Are you a local artist, creative organisation or business?
You could be eligible for a grant of 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 $𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 to help bring your ideas to life. ✨

RADF grants support projects that promote and develop arts, culture and heritage in regional Queensland, and are open to all Townsville arts practitioners.

To find out if you are eligible, what funds you can apply for and how to apply visit 👉 https://bit.ly/4cBBY9G

📅 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥.

Council has improved the accessibility and efficiency of its grants and partnerships program, making it more applicant friendly.

💧 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿! 💧Entries for the National Water Week Primary School Poster Competition 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿...
04/09/2026

💧 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿! 💧

Entries for the National Water Week Primary School Poster Competition 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

Know a budding young artist? 🎨 Now is the time to encourage them to create their masterpiece and submit it through Council's website.

There are fantastic prizes up for grabs, and local winners will be nominated for the national competition!

National Water Week runs from 19 to 25 October, celebrating the vital role water plays in our lives, communities and environment.

👉 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: https://bit.ly/4fzBLWv

🏗️ 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 – 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! ✨Our crews have been hard at work across Townsville, delivering essential ma...
04/09/2026

🏗️ 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 – 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! ✨

Our crews have been hard at work across Townsville, delivering essential maintenance and upgrades that help keep our city moving.

From resurfacing works at Reid Park Circuit to maintenance at the Strand Rockpool, plenty is happening behind the scenes to improve the spaces our community uses every day.

💙 Thanks for your patience and support as we continue investing in vital infrastructure and community facilities across Townsville.

🌪️ 𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀?Get Ready Townsville is a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 community event packed with ex...
03/09/2026

🌪️ 𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀?

Get Ready Townsville is a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 community event packed with expert advice, interactive displays and practical information to help you prepare for North Queensland's weather.

🍔 Food vendors
🎵 Live entertainment
🚒 Emergency services
🎬 Free screening of Ice Age: The Meltdown

👇 Learn more below.

🌪️ 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸!

Join us for a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 community event designed to help you prepare for North Queensland's weather.

✅ Cyclone, flood and bushfire preparedness tips
✅ Emergency services and industry experts
✅ Interactive activities for all ages
✅ Live entertainment and food vendors

Plus, stick around for a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟲𝗽𝗺! 🎬🍿

📅 Saturday 10 October 2026
🕒 3 - 6pm
📍 Riverway Precinct

👉 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3TmikHU

We are bringing the city to life for one of the biggest football events ever hosted in North Queensland ⚽Townsville, the...
03/09/2026

We are bringing the city to life for one of the biggest football events ever hosted in North Queensland ⚽

Townsville, the Events Capital of the North will host a football spectacle as Brazil takes on the CommBank Socceroos as part of the Queensland Football Series.

Before the big match, join us in the heart of the city for the 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝘃𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 on Flinders Street, Townsville City.

From 3pm, kick off your match-day experience with:
▪️ Live entertainment
▪️ Family fan zone
▪️ Food trucks
▪️ Licenced street bars
▪️ Carnival parade

A full event program and site map will be released soon, so watch this space 👀

Wear your colours, bring your team spirit, and join thousands of fans as Townsville comes alive ahead of this international sporting showdown.

More info 👉 https://bit.ly/4wZC4iA

Football Australia

📸   time - thanks to our team at Townsville Citylibraries 👏Townsville has changed a lot over the years... but can you wo...
03/09/2026

📸 time - thanks to our team at Townsville Citylibraries 👏

Townsville has changed a lot over the years... but can you work out where these historic photos were taken? 👀

Drop your guesses in the comments below ⬇️

💙 Love a trip down memory lane? Explore more historic photos and stories from Townsville on our Citylibraries' Stories of Townsville website: 👉 https://bit.ly/4qKKPMk

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