Townsville, Australia News

A leading Queensland maxillo-facial surgeon says Queensland's Drinksafe trial to reduce alcohol-fuelled violence could be successful if the nightclub curfew is brought forward.

EMILY BOURKE: Three years ago, the Queensland Government introduced specialised entertainment, or Drink Safe Precincts, to cut alcohol-related violence and improve community safety.

TOWNSVILLE could be the birthplace of a world-first exhibition celebrating tattoos and their role in shaping contemporary art, if the City Council secures $60,000 in grant funding.

HE may be better known as Baldrick, the character with "a cunning plan" on Blackadder, but Tony Robinson has a plan to share Townsville's unique history with the world.

TOWNSVILLE Hospital's new sub-acute facility is still on track for a mid-2014 delivery, despite the imminent end of federal funding for the nation's sub-acute healthcare services.

A $10 million Queensland government initiative designed to curb alcohol-fuelled violence in the state's biggest nightspots has been labelled a flop.

Cancer Council Queensland has voiced concerns over the lifestyle habits of Townsville residents, fearing locals are on a fast track to preventable diseases.

JAMES Cook University vice-chancellor Professor Sandra Harding has moved to allay fears Townsville will be overlooked in favour of Cairns for a multimillion-dollar innovation precinct.

Muster HQ in Deniliquin has been buzzing since Sunday's announcement that US country superstar Alan Jackson will be headlining this year's Ute Muster.

The Townsville Hospital and Health Service Board says the north Queensland hospital has been able to meet its budget for the first time in several decades.

TOWNSVILLE City Council could receive a multimillion-dollar pay day if it proceeds with plans to redevelop the North Yards former rail workshops in the CBD.

A HORROR weed that has rendered entire farms in the Caribbean useless has been found in Townsville, the first location in Australia.

RENTAL vacancies across Townsville are rapidly climbing for the first time in years as some agents experience their biggest lull in two decades.

TOWNSVILLE'S number of confirmed dengue cases has climbed to 16 with fears a different mosquito-borne virus found in Papua New Guinea will soon reach North Queensland.

PROMINENT North Queensland cane farming families have secured the remainder of the former Burdekin Agricultural College properties from the State Government for $12 million.

A man has been taken to Townsville Hospital with minor injuries after a road train rollover in outback north Queensland early this morning.

HEADING NORTH: Alan Jackson will play his only regional show in Townsville after the city secured the CMC Rocks North Queensland event ONE of the world's most successful country singers is headed to the North in a major coup for the city's entertainment scene.

Community Recovery and Resilience Minister David Crisafulli's controversial proposal to introduce a levy to help fund flood-proofing projects throughout the state has been greet- ed with caution by business groups and residents.

Thuringowa MP Sam Cox has spoken to the Attorney-General's office about how a man charged with the attempted rape of a four-year-old-child in Townsville in north Queensland was released on bail.

THE Queensland Police Service has lodged an appeal over an 'inadequate' sentence given to a man who urinated on a female police officer after pushing her down two steps.