Townsville Fire breaks Bendigo's Spirit to claim first WNBL title and other top stories

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

Police draw gun on man in Townsville

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

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

Sydney Roosters flog North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville

The Sydney Roosters opened their NRL season with an easy win over a flat North Queensland side 28-4 in Townsville on Saturday night. The Cowboys almost ran down a 30-0 deficit against the Roosters in last year's finals before being denied the win by a ... >> 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

Prince Harry to head for Townsville?

Prince Harry is believed to be heading downunder, and the Queensland town of Townsville is making a major tourism push to attract the ginger-haired royal to their sunny northern town. Prince Harry is believed to be leaving his post in the British Army ... >> view original

Townsville toxic dust issue a priority says Environment Minister Steven Miles ...

Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles says he has made the issue of potentially toxic dust around the Townsville CBD, in the state's north, a priority for his department. The Environment Department has been assessing the findings of a Macquarie ... >> view original

Townsville high school student in hospital with tuberculosis (TB)

"We have been informed by Townsville Hospital and Health Service that screening is conducted as a routine process and that all students and staff will be tested as a matter of precaution and we are appreciative of the professional response of the ... >> view original

More 'ice' users approaching Townsville Red Cross for help

In November last year, the Salvation Army in Townsville said it had seen an 88 per cent rise in the number of people it treated for an ice addiction. Gerard Byrne from the Red Cross said he had started to see a rise in ice users coming to it for help ... >> view original

Prince Harry invited to serve at Townsville's army barracks

Townsville's tourism lobby group plans to write to the palace to try to convince the Royal to stay in north Queensland. Townsville Enterprise chief executive Patricia O'Callaghan said his posting in the city would boost its international image. "There ... >> view original