COUNCIL PROJECTS

Townsville’s newest fitness track is now open!

Located off Bayswater Road, the Mount Louisa Bush Walking Track features more than 1,700 steps over 3.5km, and sweeping views of the city. Multiple lookouts are located along the track with views of Castle Hill, Magnetic Island, Mount Stuart, Hervey Range and more.

This new challenge provides residents with another active option and makes Mount Louisa more accessible to the wider community.

Central Park Upgrades

Works totaling almost $1 million have been completed in Palmer Street. The project included making Palmer Street one way between Plume and Morehead Streets, the installation of street furniture, landscaping and widening the footpath to give restaurants more room to offer more outdoor dining options.

For more information visit townsville.qld.gov.au

Upgrades to the stormwater infrastructure within Central Park are well underway. This infrastructure will improve drainage in the South Townsville area, and paves the way for installation of the innovative ‘solar beacons’, a project being delivered in partnership with the Queensland Government. This work is being completed as part of Council’s $75.8 million investment this financial year in new, enhanced and refurbished underground infrastructure such as water, wastewater and stormwater assets.

Dining Outdoors

For more information visit townsville.qld.gov.au

Townsville’s New Pump Track*

Bike riders of all ages are racing to the new asphalt pump track at the Murray Sports Complex in Annandale. The track has a number of features including rollers and banked turns, with the community contributing to the design through Council’s Have Your Say website.

This is another great place for kids and the young at heart to get outside and remain fit and active.

For more information visit townsville.qld.gov.au

Beer Bottles Getting Their Next Round

2.3 million beer bottles and around 720 tonnes of concrete were recycled in a major roadworks project. Upgrades* were completed on Vantassel Street and Zinc Road in Stuart, which connects the Bruce Highway to the Stuart Landfill site, the Sun Metals refinery and other businesses. The recycled glass and concrete mix reduces the need to use virgin quarry material so the process is more environmentally friendly. Overall the project used around 1,500 tonnes of recycled material.

For more information visit townsville.qld.gov.au

*This project was funded by the Queensland Government’s Works for Queensland program.