Townsville, Australia News

The Cove in Airlie Beach is a collection of 23 absolute waterfront blocks released by the Port of Airlie designed to appeal to investors and retirees.

One hundred years on, the Townsville Bowls Club has proven its ability to survive flood, cyclone and the change to synthetic turf.

THE explosion of bat numbers in a suburban park has forced Townsville City Council to erect barricades and signage to prevent the spread of disease through people picking up dead or injured animals from the ground.

A development group says western Queensland projects have been highlighted in a new State Government plan and that will help to get projects off the ground.

The Mount Louisa newborn was born at 8.57am yesterday, just eight minutes after his father Anthony Rudman, 33, called the Queensland Ambulance Service.

The acrimonious and escalating war between Clive Palmer and Citic centres around massive cost blow-outs and disputed royalty payments at the Sino Iron project in Western Australia.

The Queensland Government says a team of experts to be based in north Queensland will help ensure the region has a smooth transition into the National Disability Insurance Scheme .

Soldiers from 1RAR Alpha Company at Townsville Airport before being deployed to Afghanistan.

Deeragun resident Christine Reisinger with her children Alera, 3, and Caelan, 1, Kyberd enjoy living in Deeragun which has been named by the HIA as the fastest growing suburb in Queensland and in the top 20 of Australia.

A TEENAGE boy who dragged an eight-year-old schoolgirl away from her classroom was later found trespassing at another primary school a week later.

The man responsible for this violent attack on an innocent father of two is an employee at a Manus Island Detention Centre where he works as a security guard.

A TOWNSVILLE family has won a legal battle in Malaysia to switch off their mother's life support to allow her organs to be donated.

THE war for your mortgage is intensifying, with a major lender dropping its advertised variable home-loan rate to just 4.65 per cent.

A crowd time lapse outside Queensland's Supreme Court of people waiting to enter for another day of Gerard Baden-Clay's trial.

Townsville dad Ren Pedersen launched The Cure Starts Now to combat DPIG a horrifc brain tumour that killed his daughter four years ago.

Reigning champion Quinn comes up trumps in race one Rnd#3 2014 Australian GT Championship presented by Pirelli Townsville, Queensland Reigning Australian GT champion Klark Quinn has claimed his first win of the 2014 season, leading series points leader Richard Muscat and Phillip Island race winner Tony Quinn across the line for the first of the ... (more)

PIP COURTNEY, PRESENTER: The idea Australian agriculture needs to take advantage of growing Asian demand is behind a renewed push for the so-called northern food bowl.

Following a pair of bruising encounters on Saturday, the V8 Supercars field are back in action with a 250 kilometre-long race to conclude the Castrol Townsville 500.

The Jack Daniel's Racing Nissan Altimas of Rick and Todd Kelly have survived a rough and tumble pair of 125km races to open the Castrol Townsville 500 Driven by TAFE Queensland.

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