Husband arrested over wife's suspected murder in Townsville and other top stories

Husband arrested over wife's suspected murder in Townsville

The husband of a Townsville woman missing for more than a month is the prime suspect in her apparent murder. Julie Hutchinson's sister reported her missing last Thursday, prompting Townsville police to launch a missing person investigation. But late on ... >> view original

Talks aim to save Townsville-Mackay Medicare Local jobs as new north Qld ...

The chairman of the Mackay Hospital and Health Service (HHS) says he has had discussions about absorbing Townsville-Mackay Medicare Local staff when north Queensland's new Primary Health Network comes online. The health service is part of a ... >> view original

Turf wars up Townsville way

Turf wars: CQU head Scott Bowman has been ruffling a few feathers (as he is often wont to do) over the VC pay brouhaha. The Townsville Bulletin picked up the story about the $79,000 pay increase for JCU's Sandra Harding that took her take home to ... >> view original

North Queensland Cowboys learned how to win away from Townsville, says ...

Acknowledging the Rabbitohs were down on troops, Green cautioned Cowboys fans against getting carried away ahead of Saturday's hosting of the Warriors in Townsville. "They lost some key players and (injured half-back) Adam Reynolds is the linchpin for ... >> view original

Townsville farmer Brian Venten become first in north Queensland to sell raw ...

A Queensland farmer has become the first in the state's north to get accreditation to sell raw goat milk. Brian and Jean Venten from Ebuta Dairy near Townsville started building a specialised dairy three years ago but it has taken until now to comply ... >> view original

Townsville mother and son, 10, face deportation due to boy's autism diagnosis

A Queensland woman and her son are at risk of being deported back to the Philippines because of the 10-year-old boy's autism diagnosis. Townsville nurse Maria Sevilla and her son Tyrone, who have been in Australia for eight years, had a skilled working ... >> view original

HMAS Canberra looms large on Townsville's horizon

The ship stands 12 storeys tall, spans 230 metres and weights 27,000 tonnes; just one anchor on the vessel weighs 19 tonnes. It is currently docked at the Port of Townsville, its first port visit out of Sydney since being commissioned on November 28 ... >> view original

Townsville set to host new Queensland Government's first Community Cabinet

The first Community Cabinet of Queensland's new Labor Government will be held in Townsville, in the state's north, this weekend. During the election, Labor campaigned hard in north Queensland, unseating the three Liberal members. All 14 new ministers ... >> view original

Townsville army base locked down after man found with replica gun

Townsville's Lavarack Barracks was in lock down after an intruder was found on base. (Benjamin Stivala/WIN News). 9NEWS. A man armed with a replica pistol has been arrested on the site of Townsville's army base. Security was increased at the site of ... >> view original

30yo man charged over stabbing at Mount Louisa in Townsville

A 30-year-old man is due to appear today before the Townsville Magistrates Court in north Queensland over a weekend stabbing. Police said there was an argument at a home in Doncaster Way at Mount Louisa yesterday afternoon where a man was stabbed ... >> view original