Bookkeeping, payroll, HR and IT support for Townsville businesses

No. Valont is Brisbane-based and works with Townsville businesses remotely, as it does with clients across regional Queensland. The books, payroll and systems are cloud-based, the Trusted Advisor runs scheduled calls and video, and a trip north is arranged for onboarding or an annual planning session when the client wants it.

It can. Queensland offers a 1% discount on the payroll tax rate for regional employers until 30 June 2030, and a Townsville business with its principal place of business in the region may qualify. Eligibility turns on where the business and its staff are based, so Valont checks it against the Queensland Revenue Office rules rather than assuming it applies.

Townsville employers pay Queensland payroll tax once annual Australian taxable wages pass $1.3 million ($1,300,000) a year, at 4.75% for annual Australian taxable wages up to $6.5 million; 4.95% above $6.5 million. For a Townsville employer the Queensland Revenue Office (QRO) adds: Regional employers may claim a 1% discount on the rate until 30 June 2030; A mental health levy applies proportionately to employers with annual Australian taxable wages above $10 million. These Townsville figures were verified against the Queensland Revenue Office (QRO) on 2 July 2026; confirm the current amount at the source before relying on it.

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) is the work health and safety regulator for Townsville employers, as it is across Queensland. Workers' compensation for Townsville staff is a separate system: WorkCover Queensland (statutory insurer), regulated by Workers' Compensation Regulatory Services (Office of Industrial Relations). Valont confirmed the Townsville regulator details against the official site on 8 September 2026.

Queensland has 14 public holidays between 1 July 2026 and 30 June 2027 that apply to Townsville rosters, from Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) on 12 August 2026 to Labour Day on 3 May 2027. The Royal Queensland Show holiday applies to Brisbane only; Townsville has its own show holiday on a date appointed for the district, so Townsville payroll uses the local show day. The Townsville list was verified against the Queensland Government — Public holidays (qld.gov.au), with show-holiday and special-holiday sub-pages on 15 July 2026; the full dated list is on Valont's Queensland payroll page.

Valont works with businesses across Townsville, including Townsville City, South Townsville, North Ward, Belgian Gardens, Hyde Park, Pimlico, Hermit Park, Mundingburra and 22 more areas listed on this page. Distance from Brisbane makes no difference to the service a Townsville business receives, because the books, payroll and systems are cloud-based.

For Townsville's business mix the awards Valont works with most are the Mining Industry Award, Health Professionals and Support Services Award, Building and Construction General On-site Award 2020, Road Transport and Distribution Award, Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020, Clerks, Private Sector Award 2020. Every Townsville pay run is checked against the current rates for each award, and each award guide linked on this page is current as at the 1 July 2026 annual wage review.