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28 min ago | Townsville Bulletin

Fire-starter in bid to go home

A WOMAN who has admitted to setting her unit complex on fire after a neighbour "annoyed" her wants to be released from custody and to move back into the same accommodation.

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Thu May 23, 2013

ABC News

Exercise to test new-look Army brigades

The Department of Defence says a training exercise underway near Townsville in north Queensland will test a new way Army brigades are structured.

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Townsville Bulletin

Call for debate on defendants' right to silence

THE state's top judge has called on lawyers to debate the right of accused people to remain silent when questioned by police and then not have that held against them at trial.

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Palmer's party would resume Qld assets

MINER and wannabe prime minister Clive Palmer says his party would resume without compensation any asset sold by the Queensland government if it won power in the state.

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Townsville Bulletin

Support for CBD stadium, but no promises

LNP representatives and candidates from across Queensland have toured Townsville's sporting and convention facilities to help push for a new super stadium and entertainment centre in the CBD, but have stopped short of pledging to make it an election issue.

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Historical society looks to future

RED ROCK NOTES by Liz Harvey-Foulds It was more than a decade ago that a group of Red Rock residents got together and decided to form a group to document and celebrate the history of their community.

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Fewer turtle strandings recorded in north Qld

Staff at Townsville's turtle hospital say there has been a significant drop in the number of turtle strandings in north Queensland.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Townsville Bulletin

Motorists to pay before fuelling up in theft-prevention bid

TOWNSVILLE service stations are putting the brakes on car and petrol thieves, refusing to allow motorists to fill up without pre-purchasing petrol.

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Claims Govt fears liquor-industry backlash

DAVID MARK: A failed $10 million program to reduce alcohol-fuelled violence in Queensland has prompted renewed calls for more effective action.

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Townsville Bulletin

Obesity to cost more than $100m a year

Health experts have warned unless there is serious intervention from State and Federal governments, the rising cost of the city's obesity epidemic could reach $118 million a year.

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Call for early lock out after Drinksafe fail

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.

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Ten million spent on mismanaged trial to reduce alcohol violence

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

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Tue May 21, 2013

Townsville Bulletin

City wants to celebrate tatts

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.

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Townsville Bulletin

Time Walks delves into train mystery

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.

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Townsville Bulletin

Hospital elderly care project remains on track

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.

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Qld party precinct plan 'didn't work'

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

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Townsville Bulletin

Supersized city told to shape up

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

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Townsville Bulletin

Harding hoses down fears of Cairns bias

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.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Benalla Ensign

It's all action for Alan Jackson

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.

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Hospital meets budget for first time in 20 years

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.

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