The April MIRRA meeting will be held this Saturday 11th at 10am in the RSL Hall Hayles Ave. Arcadia. All welcome. Gold coin entry.

Pictured above: The Picnic Bay Hotel and Mall.   Picnic Bay Esplanade is set to return to its former glory with construction due to commence on a long-vacant Magnetic Island site.   The news comes as councillors voted unanimously in today’s Ordinary Council meeting to approve a Development Permit for Material Change of Use for a hotel, short-term accommodation and shop at 1- 5 The Esplanade Picnic Bay.   Pictured above: Cr Ann Maree Greaney and Mayor Nick Dametto outside the

Pictured above: Entries from the 2024 awards. The esteemed North Queensland Ceramic Awards is celebrating its 45th iteration of the competition since its inception in 1973.   Artists can now apply to be part of this milestone exhibition at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery in September this year, which will exhibit both local and national ceramicists’ works.   Townsville Mayor Nick Dametto said the competition was highly regarded across Australia.   “The North Queensland Ceramic

Stallholders and exhibitors are being invited to register now for one of Townsville’s most popular sustainability events, with Eco Fiesta set to return to Anderson Gardens on Sunday, June 7.   Held every two years, Eco Fiesta transforms Townsville for a day into a vibrant hub of colour and community spirit as thousands of residents explore practical ways to live more sustainably and in tune with nature.   At the event, residents will be invited to wander through stalls, join

Pictured above: Magnetic Island artist Georgie Dunn with her mural Bommy Bonanza.   An explosion of colour is celebrating tropical North Queensland’s idyllic lifestyle with four new murals being completed at Townsville’s Flinders Lane.   Townsville-based artists Alicia Allen, Hannah Aiello, Georgie Dunn and Katherine Cornwall have been commissioned by Townsville City Council in partnership with Flinders Lane tenant Locke Holdings NQ PTY LTD.   Ms Cornwall said Root and Rock

Pictured above: Member for Townsville Adam Baillie MP and Mayor Nick Dametto with BMD's trevor Roy and Anthony Burke   A major milestone in the reconstruction of the Sooning Street bridge is soon to be ticked off with the foundation piling works almost completed.   The installation of the twelve 28‑metre concrete piles - driven deep into the Gustav Creek bed, forms the structural backbone of the new bridge and signals the transition to the next major phase of construction.  

Queensland Police have released vision from Coen during Tropical Cyclone Narelle. There have been no reports of significant infrastructure damage, injury or rescues from the community.

Magnetic Island residents and visitors will have two new places to trade their containers for 10 cents when Containers for Change opens its Picnic Bay and Horseshoe Bay facilities this year.     Townsville City Council today approved two one-year leases with two one-year options to renew for the not-for-profit group at Magnetic Island Transfer Station and at Horseshoe Bay Skate Park.    The leases will allow for Containers for Change refund points to be operated by local busi

LifeFlight has flown missions from Townsville since 2009, providing a vital link in Queensland’s health service network, connecting regional Queenslanders to essential health care. And now, thanks to funding from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund, they will be able to expand their range of services for Regional Queenslanders even further. LifeFlight Air Ambulance Clinical Lead Dr Matthew O’Gorman said the $100,000 grant from the State Government’s Gambling Community Benefit

Pictured above: Member for Townsville Mr. Adam Baillie addressing the MIRRA meeting. Member For Townsville Mr. Adam Baillie attended the Magnetic Island Resident & Ratepayers Assoc. meeting on Saturday 7th March, with 45 people in attendance. He confirmed, meetings had been held with the Dept of Lands, Department of Environment, Department of Transport and Roads , Department of Emergency Services regarding the restoration and reopening of the Radical Bay Road. Mr. Baillie s

The outstanding efforts of women in policing and emergency services were recognised at the Queensland Police Service (QPS) International Women’s Day (IWD) event at Victoria Park today. Awards were presented to 36 remarkable women representing QPS, State Emergency Service (SES), and Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ) across 19 categories. Celebrated annually on 8 March, this year’s IWD theme ‘Balance the Scales’ highlights the importance of creating fairness, equality, and opportu

The Crisafulli Government have introduced a dozen new Adult Crime, Adult Time offences to Parliament this week, expanding the Adult Crime, Adult Time laws to 45 youth crime offences. Since the passing of the Making Queensland Safer Laws, more than 4,000 youth offenders have been charged with over 19,000 Adult Crime, Adult Time offences and the number of crime victims has fallen 7.2% in 2025, compared to the previous year. The Bill adds a dozen new offences to Adult Crime, Adu

Pictured above: Racing away last year. Photo Revolution Productions A record eight minutes was all it took for SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) to sell-out in 2026 and officials at Townsville Yacht Club (TYC) were overjoyed that their event remains such a popular fixture on the sailing calendar, with racing to take place from 27 August to 2 September.   “Three minutes into opening entries yesterday, we were three quarters sold out - and in eight minutes it was all ov