Townsville Crocodiles enter voluntary administration, NBL down to six teams and other top stories

Townsville Crocodiles enter voluntary administration, NBL down to six teams

A second NBL club has gone into voluntary administration in the space of a week after Townsville Crocodiles called in the administrators on Monday night. The Crocs managed to save themselves at the end of last NBL season when their long-time owners ... >> view original

Townsville City Council worker jailed over attempt to poison homeless

This will be suspended after six months for an operational period of two years, the Townsville Bulletin reports. A Townsville District Court jury had found the 65-year-old guilty of attempting to injure by noxious substance the day before. During the ... >> view original

Townsville man Selwyn Collins gets life sentence over murder of girlfriend ...

A man from Townsville, in north Queensland, has received a life sentence for the violent murder of his girlfriend in February 2013. Selwyn Collins, 42, has pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court in Townsville to murdering 41-year-old mother Lisa Harwood. >> view original

Townsville Fire breaks Bendigo's Spirit to claim first WNBL title

Established in 2001, the Fire's breakthrough national championship was a long time coming for the team and the city, with the women's basketball team winning what has so far eluded their male counterparts the Townsville Crocodiles/Suns (formed 1993 ... >> view original

Men wanted after spate of dangerous driving in Townsville

Two men are on the run in Townsville after driving at police officers, speeding over two separate sets of stingers and throwing metal tools out the window of a car. Police say they tried to stop the the car about 3.20am Tuesday in Kirwan, in the city's ... >> view original

Townsville Port forms working group to address environmental standards amid ...

The Townsville Port in north Queensland will establish a working group to inform the community, in the wake of a critical study about its dust emissions. A recent university study took dust samples from playgrounds in the Townsville CBD and found high ... >> view original

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to reopen axed Townsville office

The State Government said it would place some of the Premier's staff in Townsville to help service the north. The Member for Townsville, Scott Stewart, said the details of where the office would be were not yet clear. "I don't know all the details ... >> view original

Bendigo Spirit receive welcome support ahead of WNBL grand final against ...

Bendigo Spirit has received a major boost ahead of the WNBL grand final with a sponsor making sure the team could travel to Townsville a day early. The Spirit were scheduled to leave Bendigo at 4am on Saturday so they could make an early flight to ... >> view original

Police draw gun on man

An officer has drawn a gun on a man who brandished a broken bottle at police in Townsville. Police were called to an argument between a man and a woman at an Aitkenvale park on Sunday afternoon. It's alleged the man confronted police with the broken ... >> view original

Roosters smash Cowboys in Townsville

Roosters smash Cowboys in Townsville. Sat 07 Mar, 2015, 11:10pm. By Steve Ross, North Queensland Correspondent, NRL.com. Email. Print. Boyd Cordner scored twice in the Roosters' rout of the North Queensland Cowboys. Credit: Charles Knight. >> view original