Townsville, Australia News

Members of the bee industry are reporting that hives are on the road to recovery following some rain in drought-affected areas.

Tariq Sims represented Fiji in the World Cup and is now eagerly looking forward to the 2014 NRL season.

It's still 88 days away, but axed Canberra Raiders coach David Furner has wasted no time joining North Queensland to prepare for a mouth-watering round one stoush with his old side.

Greenpeace program director Ben Pearson said the ship's crew would respond "appropriately" if Mr Hunt approves the expansion.

One of the six Queensland schools slated for closure, Stuart State School, held a memorial march in Townsville last night.

Police say they are considering the findings of a coronial inquest into a woman's death in Townsville in north Queensland, having been criticised for the way they handled the initial investigation.

Father Dave Lancini blesses a memorial stone in honour of Mason Parker, who was murdered by his mother's former partner, Troy Reed.

A TOWNSVILLE doctor has become the target of scammers who are using his name to contact patients and ask for money and face-to-face meetings.

AN elderly couple had to be rescued from their North Queensland home after an intruder allegedly held them against their will.

A BRISBANE woman who tracked down her birth family to uncover her medical history has discovered she has an extremely rare heart condition.

THREE stunning Queenslanders are the next generation of models being groomed for the catwalk - who will be the next Miranda Kerr? SHARKS are stalking and bumping paddlers in southeast Queensland waterways, prompting a new warning from authorities ahead of the school holidays.

As crowds poured on to the streets near Nelson Mandela's home, walking arm-in-arm and singing songs celebrating his struggle against apartheid, the world united in honouring his passing.

The Queensland coroner has recommended an internal inquiry into the police investigation into the death of a Townsville woman in the state's north, after handing down an open finding at the inquest.

TOWNSVILLE'S V8 Supercar weekend will be revitalised next year, with improved seating and access, while the concert precinct will be moved to The Strand to showcase more of the city to television audiences around the world.

RESIDENTS living near the North's super boot camp fear they have been left vulnerable to escapees, ahead of the first intake of juvenile criminals by the end of the year.

Billionaire businessman Clive Palmer says the Queensland Government is lying about claims he has failed to address water accumulation issues at his Yabulu Nickel Refinery near Townsville in the state's north.

Mission Beach boaties Nancy Lowe and Richard Giuliany say the government should cut its losses and not waste any more money on the new $3.3 million Clump Point jetty Photo John Andersen MISSION Beach's new jetty has been slammed as a $3.3 million white elephant because it is too short for boaties to launch their crafts.

ALMOST 90 per cent of Townsville residents surveyed want the speed limit of one of the city's busiest roads raised following a review of Queensland roads.

Moira Smith and Blanch Weddell, outside the new Woolworth's location in James Cook University's new Clinical Practice Building.

BACKPACKERS Ronja Wacker, Germany, Elodie Jacquet and Johanna Yonnet, France, Laura Wetzel and Fabienne Heine, Germany, say it is becoming harder to find work fruit picking in Australia THE party lights are fading on North Queensland's backpacker market as Korean contract pickers and workers from the Pacific Islands take over their jobs on fruit ... (more)