Townsville Magistrates Court, Heritage-listed courthouse in Townsville, Australia

Townsville Magistrates Court is a single-storeyed former courthouse at 81 Sturt Street, built in two parts: a rendered-brick front with a classical portico, gabled pediment, columns and round-arched openings, and a timber rear with wide verandahs and a timber valance. It has a corrugated-iron hipped roof, and the 1901 strong room survives at the rear.

The courthouse was constructed between 1874 and 1876 by builders J & J Rooney from plans by architect Francis Drummond Greville Stanley. It emerged during a period when Queensland's legal institutions were expanding to support the growing colonial settlement.

The building is also known as the Townsville Court House and the Townsville Museum, a name it carried from 1985 until it was vacated in November 2003. Since 2016 the Full Throttle Theatre Company has used the former courtrooms, so visitors now come for plays rather than hearings.

The former court house stands at 81 Sturt Street, its classical portico facing the street and set behind a garden of lawn and shade trees. The building is no longer a working court; it was vacated in November 2003 and is used by the Full Throttle Theatre Company, so visits depend on performance times rather than court hours.

The building faced demolition threats until community action secured its survival and found it a new purpose. A theatre company now operates from the historic space, transforming it into a cultural venue while maintaining its heritage status.