Townsville

Townsville Business

Townsville’s business community gives local enterprises several practical ways to start, operate and develop. Businesses can arrange accounting and tax work, insurance broking, legal assistance, printing, freight, managed IT, engineering and recruitment from providers based in Townsville and its suburbs. There are also shared offices, research-partnership pathways through James Cook University and enterprise support for people testing an idea or planning growth.

The guide below brings together a representative selection of services for businesses, entrepreneurs and residents seeking professional help. It includes established operators and specialist local practices, with contact details where publicly available.

🏦 Banking & Finance

🛡️ Insurance & Risk

Townsville Insurance Brokers

Townsville Insurance Brokers arranges commercial and personal insurance broking. Its business-related offerings include business insurance, public liability and mining insurance, while personal options include home, landlord, boat and caravan insurance. The practice is located in Hermit Park, making it a local option for people reviewing cover for a business, property or personal asset.

Suite 6, 134 Charters Towers Road, Hermit Park QLD 4812. ☎ 0497018390 or 1300 270 772

🧮 Accounting & Business Advisory

Kathy Neville Accounting & Tax Solutions

Kathy Neville Accounting & Tax Solutions works with sole traders, partnerships, trusts, companies and superannuation funds. Services include accounting, income-tax returns, GST compliance, BAS and IAS lodgement support, single-touch payroll solutions, business-starting support and company secretarial work. Saturday and after-hours appointments are available by appointment.

1/13 Bartlett Avenue, Mundingburra QLD 4812. ☎ 07 4775 7355 for appointments and general enquiries.

Kern EBF

Kern EBF provides tax returns, accounting, BAS services and business advisory support. Appointments can be arranged in the office, by phone or through Microsoft Teams, which provides a choice for clients who are working remotely or across locations. After-hours and Saturday appointments are available by appointment.

Office 1, 673 Flinders Street, Townsville QLD 4810. ☎ 0475 587 118 for general enquiries and appointments.

⚖️ Legal & Corporate Services

Ajak & Associates Lawyers

Ajak & Associates Lawyers operates a Townsville office providing legal services through its local team. The office identifies English and Dinka as spoken languages, a useful access detail for clients who prefer to communicate in either language. Its Townsville premises are on Sturt Street in the city centre.

Level 1/51 Sturt Street, Townsville QLD 4810. ☎ 07 2140 9371 for the Townsville office.

🖨️ Media, Advertising & Communications

Cardzilla Townsville

Cardzilla’s Townsville operation combines printing, signage, embroidery and design. Its published product range covers business cards, flyers and brochures, pull-up banners, boards, caps and other headwear, shirts and polos. This suits businesses needing both printed communications and branded clothing or display materials from one local operation.

159 Charters Towers Road, Hyde Park QLD 4812. ☎ 07 4775 1399 for the Townsville office.

🚚 Transport, Freight & Logistics

Nortrans

Nortrans is a Townsville-based heavy freight carrier serving North Queensland. Its listed capabilities include heavy haulage, dangerous-goods transport, side-loader work and specialised freight. The business identifies mining and construction contexts among its work, giving enterprises with large, regulated or specialised loads a locally based freight contact.

Townsville, Queensland. ☎ 07 4774 5844 for freight enquiries.

Townsville Logistics

Townsville Logistics provides a local freight service with a physical Townsville City location and a freight-quote pathway for freight enquiries. It is a practical contact for businesses seeking to discuss the movement of goods from a central Townsville premises.

1/19 Stanley Street, Townsville City QLD 4810. ☎ 0458 883 913 for general enquiries.

💻 IT, Software & Telecommunications

NQIT

NQIT supports North Queensland businesses with managed IT services, business phones and business internet. Its Townsville service focus brings those three areas together for organisations that need ongoing technology support as well as workplace communications and connectivity. The local office is in Mundingburra.

Suite 1, 179–181 Ross River Road, Mundingburra QLD 4812. ☎ 07 4448 4111.

🔬 Science, Research & Innovation

James Cook University Research Partnerships

James Cook University’s Research Partnerships team connects industry, government, businesses and community organisations with research teams, advisers, infrastructure, centres and facilities. Published partnership areas include tropical ecosystems, health and communities, with advisers covering medical, science and engineering, and business and law. This provides a route for organisations seeking to discuss research collaboration, commercial arrangements or access to relevant university expertise.

Townsville, Queensland. Science and Engineering research partnerships adviser: ☎ +61 428 399 244. Education, Social Work, Business and Law adviser: ☎ +61 407 025 079. Research Partnerships Manager: ☎ +61 401 715 977.

📐 Engineering & Technical Services

Glynn Tucker Consulting Engineers

Glynn Tucker Consulting Engineers provides civil and structural engineering, construction services, temporary works, investigations and reporting, project management and product development. Its Townsville office is in Belgian Gardens, giving local projects access to a practice that combines design, investigation and project-related technical services.

Level 1, 49 Bundock Street, Belgian Gardens QLD 4810. ☎ +61 7 4772 4722 for the Townsville office.

K G Engineering Pty Ltd

K G Engineering provides general engineering, steel fabrication and manufacturing, welding, plate and section rolling, fitting, boring and machining. Its published capabilities include hoppers, transitions and screw conveyors. The Aitkenvale operation can therefore support fabrication and manufactured engineering components as well as workshop-based machining work.

19 Casey Street, Aitkenvale QLD 4814. ☎ 07 4779 1600 for general enquiries.

👥 Recruitment, Employment & HR

CT Labour Hire & Recruitment

CT Labour Hire & Recruitment covers labour hire and temporary staff, permanent recruitment and bulk recruitment for Townsville and Far North Queensland. Its listed service areas include manufacturing and production, office support and administration, warehousing and logistics, construction, and transport and freight. The breadth of roles makes it relevant to employers managing both ongoing recruitment and changing workforce requirements.

280 Flinders Street, Townsville QLD 4810. ☎ 1300 240 035 for Townsville and Far North Queensland enquiries.

🏢 Workspaces & Office Services

Co. Habitat

Co. Habitat provides co-working and shared-office space with flexible memberships. Facilities include high-speed internet, keypad access, breakout areas, showers, kitchen facilities and on-site parking. It is suited to people who need a shared professional setting, as well as businesses looking for workspace features beyond a desk.

Level 1, 33–35 Palmer Street, Townsville QLD 4810. ☎ 07 4767 7234 for general enquiries.

Townsville Serviced Offices

Townsville Serviced Offices offers private offices and hot desks for SMEs and entrepreneurs on daily, monthly and annual terms. Its CBD-based model accommodates temporary workspace needs as well as longer-term office arrangements, giving smaller businesses and people developing a venture several timeframes to consider.

1/150 Walker Street, Townsville QLD 4810. ☎ 07 4772 3644 or 0434 234 972 for general enquiries.

🤝 Business Networks & Enterprise Support

Townsville City Council Economic Attraction

Townsville City Council’s Economic Attraction team assists businesses considering expansion or relocation. It can provide development-application and pre-lodgement information, property searches, and connections with relevant community, commercial and government contacts. These services are particularly useful when a proposed project involves finding premises, understanding the development pathway or identifying local contacts.

Townsville, Queensland. ☎ 13 48 10 for the Economic Attraction team.

Smart Precinct NQ

Smart Precinct NQ supports people with ideas to start and grow, while working with industry on innovation. Its activities include incubation, acceleration, collaboration, problem-solving, commercialisation pathways and investment readiness. The precinct connects entrepreneurs, SMEs, industry, government, researchers and investors, creating a practical setting for developing an idea or exploring a business challenge.

Townsville, Queensland.

Townsville enterprises can draw on local specialists for day-to-day administration, workforce needs, technology, freight and project delivery, while newer ventures can use shared offices, enterprise support and research connections as their ideas develop. The providers listed here offer different ways to arrange professional help across the city and nearby suburbs. Relevant local firms, specialists and business organisations are welcome to add or update their listing so the directory continues to reflect the services available in Townsville.

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