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Jets join Townsville on top

The Ipswich Jets have joined the Townsville Blackhawks on top of the Intrust Super Cup table after a couple of famous footballing names got amongst the flood of points in Round 11. Marmin Barba scored his 12th and 13th tries of the year and Chris ... >> view original

The Rockets douse heat from Townsville in last quarter

Then Townsville changed from their man-on-man defence to a zone defence and we struggled with that. It took us a while to adjust. Then the third quarter was very tight. Then in the last quarter Dominic Cheek got us going. We scored around 20 points in ... >> view original

Townsville Correctional Centre staffing fears spark union call for more night ...

A union representing prison workers says it has asked the Townsville Correctional Centre in north Queensland to roster more staff on night shifts, amid safety concerns. The Together Union said it had heard from staff who were too scared to open cell ... >> view original

Port City Power staves off strong Townsville attack

PORT City Power worked well under pressure when they snared a 98-78 win against Townsville on Saturday night. Coach Derek Rucker said he was particularly impressed with the fourth quarter. It was in the last quarter that Power had a strong defensive ... >> view original

Rockhampton Cyclones blow out Townsville Flames

The Flames arrived in Rockhampton with three players from their championship-winning WNBL team, the Townsville Fire, including Micaela Cocks and their captain Mia Newley. It was always going to be a tough game, even at home, for the Cyclones against ... >> view original

Rex adds weekday Cairns-Townsville service

Regional Express (Rex) is further expanding its presence in North Queensland with the addition of weekday services on the Cairns-Townsville route from early July. The airline will offer three flights a day between Cairns and Townsville on weekdays from ... >> view original

Billy Cart Dash gets a fresh coat of paint at new venue

Prizes will be given for the best decorated cart, team spirit, highest fundraiser and of course the fastest billy cart. The top 10 billy carts will win a double three-day pass to the Townsville 400, with their carts to go on display at this year's V8 ... >> view original

Townsville Crocodiles confirm NBL future but may lose star Todd Blanchfield

The Crocodiles announced on Thursday control of the club has passed over to a new board led by local businessman and new chairman Andrew Gisinger with the team moving back to its traditional home court of the Townsville Entertainment Centre, locally ... >> view original

Logitech's MX Master mouse and K810 keyboard ... almost the perfect combination

It's hard to find the words to convey just much of a productivity boon it has been, using Logitech's new MX Master mouse combined with its K810 keyboard these past two weeks. I mean, literally, the words are hard to find. Not always, not even most of the time, ... >> view original

Four ANU scientists elected to Australian Academy of Science in Canberra

Four Canberra-based scientists have been named as new fellows at the Australian Academy of Science. The two women and two men from the Australian National University join 21 fellows who will be formally admitted to the prestigious science academy ... >> view original