School bus crashes on Bruce Highway near Townsville and other top stories

School bus crashes on Bruce Highway near Townsville

The incident occurred just after 8am on Wednesday at the intersection of Lowe Road and the Bruce Highway at Julago, south of Townsville. A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said 28 children were hurt in the crash. Six were taken to the ... >> view original

Townsville facing driest wet season on record

The bureau's Doug Fraser said Townsville had just 301 millimetres of rain since the start of November, with the wet season finishing on Friday. He said if it does not get any significant rain in the next two days, Townsville would break the record for ... >> view original

boy with autism writes to Immigration Minister asking to remain in Australia

Ms Sevilla came to Australia eight years ago to study nursing and now works at Townsville Hospital where she looks after stroke victims. Her application for a visa which is designed to bring skilled workers to regional areas was rejected because of ... >> view original

Townsville man bitten six times by coast taipan in critical condition

A Queensland man who was bitten several times by one of the world's most deadly snakes is fighting for his life in hospital. Paramedics attended the Townsville man's apartment after midday where it is understood the man was bitten around six times by a ... >> view original

Anzac Day 2015: Ashes scattered as crowds mark Currumbin service ...

In the north Queensland garrison city of Townsville, tens of thousands of people including past and serving soldiers brought in the dawn at a number of services. About 25,000 people packed into Anzac Park on the Strand while several thousand more ... >> view original

CQUniversity opens new Townsville campus

Another university will open a campus in Townsville today, expanding the north Queensland city's education sector. CQUniversity will become the second university, after James Cook University, to have a base in the city. The university's Kari Arbouin ... >> view original

Townsville expecting 50000 for biggest Anzac Day ever

It's a commemoration that's been two years in the making - this weekend 50,000 people are expected to line The Strand in Townsville for the centenary of Anzac. ABC North Queensland paid a visit to organiser Jeff Jimmieson and his team this week to see ... >> view original

Queensland rental markets improving, but Townsville worsens: REIQ

While vacancy rates across Queensland are declining, Townsville's rental market has worsened since the start of the year, according to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ). Townsville's vacancy rate now sits at 5.9%, with the REIQ attributing ... >> view original

International flights to resume at Townsville Airport from September

Townsville Airport has secured its first international route two months after the federal government agreed to support passenger processing at the North Queensland gateway. Qantas's low-cost subsidiary Jetstar will fly three times a week between ... >> view original

Bruce Highway truck crash near Townsville kills man, woman

A man and a woman were killed just after 1:00am (AEST) today when their B-double rolled and crashed into trees, about 10 kilometres south of Townsville. Queensland Fire and Emergency Service crews spent the morning working to remove the bodies from ... >> view original