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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

Chanticleer Holdings Announces Grand Opening of Hooters Restaurant in ... - SYS

Townsville is a thriving economy, estimated to be growing at 16.5 percent per year, with strong population growth, increases in retail spending, and billions of dollars in mining, construction and infrastructure projects forecasted over the next ... >> 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 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 Port gets all-clear as Qld Government questions study linking toxic ...

Queensland Health and the Department of Science have considered a 2014 Macquarie University study of Townsville CBD playgrounds that found high levels of chemicals like arsenic, nickel and lead, that could be traced back to the Townsville Port. >> view original

Man faces court after entering Townsville's Lavarack Army Barracks with ...

A 24-year-old man charged over a security breach at a north Queensland Army base has faced the Townsville Magistrates Court this morning. The Lavarack Army Barracks in Townsville was briefly placed into lockdown shortly after 5:00pm yesterday after ... >> view original

Ex-council worker who attempted to poison homeless people in Townsville ...

The Townsville District Court heard 65-year-old Neville Douglas Welsh was frustrated with cleaning up after homeless people who slept in the city's Dean Park. Welsh's trial heard he left iced coffee bottles in the park containing methylated spirits and ... >> view original

Townsville Domestic Violence Resource Centre shares in funds from $49m ...

The Government has announced it will spend $49 million over five years rolling out seven domestic violence services in south-east Queensland and one in Townsville, on the back of a family violence report headed by Dame Quentin Bryce. The Domestic ... >> view original