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Cutters go down by two to Townsville

THE Absolute Enterprises Mackay Cutters lost to Townsville in controversial circumstances, 14-12. It was a tough defensive game in the Intrust Super Cup and it came down to the last minute of play. The Cutters were denied a try in the dying stages of ... >> view original

Townsville scientists develop world-first dengue fever trial

... always focused on sort of small individual suburb-wide trials whereas this is the first time where we've done a large chunk basically a city-wide, or a large, it's basically the inner city area of Townsville we've done a release in within only a ... >> view original

Ross Creek development mooted as possible Townsville performing arts centre ...

The Mayor of Townsville, in north Queensland, says she is encouraging community groups to consider the Ross Creek development as a possible site for a new performing arts centre. Jenny Hill yesterday met Townsville performing arts groups to discuss ... >> view original

National Ice Taskforce to hear from Townsville drug squad boss, health groups ...

The head of Townsville's drug squad, Detective Senior Sergeant Mick Walker, will address the taskforce, along with head of the Stagpole Street Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Service in West End and the director of emergency medicine at the Townsville ... >> view original

McLaren confident Mackay will challenge Townsville

AUSSIE RULES: Mackay's talent "stacks up very well" against other regions, representative coach Brad McLaren says. McLaren made the comments ahead of tomorrow's tri-series against Capricornia and Townsville at Harrup Park. "Townsville has probably ... >> view original

Basketball: Full complement of teams for NBL

The NBL has confirmed that the Wollongong Hawks will have a team in the upcoming season's competition. The Hawks, like the Townsville Crocodiles, went into administration after the completion of the 2014/15 season but both teams are now set to be ... >> view original

'My homemade laser shotgun': US student builds powerful laser in garage

June 08, 2015: An American student has shown off his powerful homemade 40 watt laser, by setting fire to wood, balls and even black powder. Tyron Butson. An American laser enthusiast has built a dangerous homemade laser “shotgun” capable of burning ... >> view original

GTA 5 Online Ill-Gotten Gains Update Gets A Release Date

There's no point in committing crime in Grand Theft Auto V if you can't do it with some style. Thankfully, Rockstar Games has a bunch of new ways to do exactly that through the upcoming “Ill-gotten Gains update: Part One,” which we now know is set to arrive ... >> view original

Infographic: How Australian organisations are protecting critical business ...

Backup to recovery: How Australian organisations are protecting critical ...Techworld Australia >> view original

Xiaomi, China's new phone giant, takes aim at world

When Xiaomi Corp launched a new smartphone in India in April, there was an air of chaos. Employees were still stuffing gift bags that morning, and a few staffers from Beijing headquarters, pressed for time, arrived on tourist rather than business visas. >> view original