The Northern Services Courier is a privately owned newspaper published on the first Thursday each month and is delivered free to homes and bases of all Army, Air Force and Navy members and their families in Townsville, North Queensland, Australia.

The Electronic Edition is available FREE to readers no matter where they are in the world. Click on the image of the front page to go the Electronic Edition website.

Complimentary copies are also sent to many national Defence hierarchy, various other military bases, Royal Australian Navy ships and Australian Defence Force personnel on various deployments and postings around the world.

Townsville is home to Lavarack Barracks (Australia's largest Army base), Ross Island Barracks and RAAF Base Townsville (Permanent and Reserve Air Force).

Navy ships visit Townsville regularly to work with 3rd Brigade.