Townsville, Australia News

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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Key national marriage equality advocates will spend three days in Geelong and Colac in Victoria talking to civic and business leaders, marriage equality supporters and the general public about the importance of lobbying their local member to vote for marriage equality.

The Bulletin put the call out on social media to find out what you love most about Townsville and we have compiled the 20 most popular into a list.

Friday's action from the Castrol Townsville 500 2014. Behind the scenes tour of the V8 Supercars broadcast.