Fresh transport upgrades, housing market shifts, and community events reshape the landscape for people relocating to Queensland's fastest-growing city.
Townsville faces urgent transport choices as population nears 250,000. Explore the Stuart Highway bypass debate, stalled light rail project, and waterfront connectivity plans shaping the city's next decade.
Latest ABS data shows Townsville's overseas-born population at 28.4%. Explore migration trends, migrant business growth, and demographic shifts reshaping the city.
Townsville council's zoning overhaul sparks debate over affordable housing and neighbourhood character. Residents fear high-density development will push out long-term families.
Fresh figures on student enrolment, funding gaps, and university participation paint a stark picture of challenges facing local educators and families.
Community members from one of the city's oldest neighbourhoods voice concerns over proposed development restrictions ahead of next week's crucial council decision.
A decade of slow decline in one of our oldest neighbourhoods has given way to a grassroots transformation that offers lessons for the rest of the city.
Community members from Garbutt to South Townsville speak out about rising break-ins and assaults, calling for better police presence and investment in youth programs.
With major votes looming on waterfront development, public transport funding, and heritage preservation, local government must balance growth ambitions against community concerns.
As the city launches ambitious environmental initiatives across key neighbourhoods, local families stand to benefit from lower utility bills, cleaner air, and a more liveable community.
While major international cities struggle with rising violent crime, Townsville's integrated emergency services model offers a blueprint for urban safety.
As international cities grapple with rising emergency pressures, Townsville's integrated policing model offers lessons in efficiency and community safety.
From the Strand to Stuart district, community members are making their voices heard on environmental initiatives that will reshape how the city tackles waste and emissions.
Council's upcoming housing density reforms will determine whether young families can afford to stay, and whether our most vulnerable residents get pushed further out.
As construction crews prepare for the $340 million North Shore Transport Corridor project, affected residents and business owners express both optimism and concern about what the next five years will bring.
As geopolitical tensions worldwide intensify migration flows, Townsville's multicultural neighbourhoods are grappling with both opportunity and strain.
As budget cuts and enrolment pressures mount, local educators face pivotal choices about curriculum reform, campus consolidation, and digital learning investment.
Council approves funding for North Shore connector while St James Street upgrade moves into final phases, marking a turning point for Townsville's connectivity.
Community members on the north side are speaking out about what they say is a lack of transparency in the proposed development of the historic precinct.
A decade of environmental wake-up calls transformed the city's approach to development, waste, and carbon emissions—here's the journey that brought us here.
As break-and-enter incidents spike 23 percent across the city's inner suburbs, senior law enforcement officials must decide between expanding patrols, investing in surveillance infrastructure, or restructuring response protocols—decisions that will reshape policing here for years to come.
As crime prevention initiatives flourish across suburbs from Aitkenvale to Mysterton, residents are discovering that organised neighbours are the foundation of genuine safety.
As major infrastructure projects reshape how residents move through the city, we break down the data driving one of Australia's most ambitious regional upgrades.
Community members across the city's key neighbourhoods are speaking out about what environmental action means to them—and holding local leaders accountable.
Years of deferred maintenance, rising service costs, and competing visions for growth have pushed the city into its most contentious budget cycle in a decade.
Community members fear gentrification and loss of affordable housing as the City Council fast-tracks development approvals across the Castle Hill and Gulliver's Gate precincts.
With net migration up 34% in the past two years, community leaders and officials face critical decisions on settlement support, affordable housing and social cohesion.
As crime concerns mount across the city, residents are reclaiming their streets—and discovering that organised patrols deliver tangible results beyond statistics.
As the city launches ambitious environmental initiatives, residents stand to save thousands while breathing cleaner air and enjoying revitalised public spaces.
With federal migration reforms pending and local integration services stretched, Townsville's multicultural neighbourhoods must decide how to navigate an uncertain future.
Council officials, urban planners and property analysts weigh in on contentious zoning reforms and the future of affordable housing in Queensland's fastest-growing city.
From the bustling Castle Hill precinct to emerging green spaces across the northside, this week brought tangible change to Townsville's neighbourhoods.
As the city eyes ambitious sustainability targets, leaders must navigate funding constraints, industrial pressures, and competing visions for how Townsville grows.
Two decades of congestion, missed opportunities, and political gridlock finally forced the city's hand on infrastructure—here's the journey that brought us here.
As budget negotiations intensify, local leaders must choose between infrastructure overhaul, affordable housing expansion, and business district revitalisation.
As council debates zoning changes across Castle Hill and the CBD, residents are asking whether development will solve the affordability crisis or transform their communities beyond recognition.
Local settlement agencies report record inquiries following federal changes to skilled migration eligibility, with South Asian and Pacific Islander communities among those reassessing their long-term residency plans.
