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

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

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

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

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 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

Townsville Community Cabinet forum quizzes Premier Palaszczuk on mining ...

Mining and health issues have dominated a forum held during the Queensland Government's Community Cabinet in Townsville yesterday. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk held her Government's first Community Cabinet in north Queensland, reintroducing a ... >> 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

Cowboys' Antonio Winterstein remembers his brother and pays tribute to the ...

“And to the Townsville community for their never ending support, they just didn't stop giving, they really touched my heart and to see them ready to give, shows there is a lot more good in this world than bad and I'll be forever trying to repay what ... >> 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