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

Neville Douglas Welsh had been accused of deliberately leaving bottles laced with methylated spirits and weed killer around Townsville's Dean Park. Groups of homeless people were known to congregate in the area. The former Townsville City Council ... >> view original

Sydney Roosters' Michael Jennings races from Townsville to be at brother ...

As his little brother was waking up ahead of his maiden NRL appearance last Sunday, Michael Jennings was boarding a plane in Townsville to get to Penrith in time for his former club's opening game of the season. The Roosters had just dismantled the ... >> 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

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

Gidley must prove fitness before Townsville game

KNIGHTS skipper Kurt Gidley will travel to Townsville for the game against North Queensland on Saturday night only if he proves his fitness at training on Friday. In the only change to the team that rallied to run down the Warriors 24-14 at Hunter ... >> view original

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to reopen axed Townsville office

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced she will reopen an office previously axed in the state's north. The State Government said it would place some of the Premier's staff in Townsville to help service the north. The Member for ... >> 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

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