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GALLERY: Capras brave in loss to Townsville

DESPITE the 46-6 defeat to the Townsville Blackhawks the CQ Capras can hold their heads high. They worked tirelessly in defence for much of the match and the scoreline could have been much worse if they had not. It was a true 80-minute performance from ... >> view original

Queensland cities Mackay, Gladstone and Townsville named as potential biofuel ...

Mackay, Gladstone and Townsville were all named as possible sites for a production plant if a deal with the Navy officials at the Pentagon is signed off. The Premier, in the US as part of trade mission, said she had received “key signals” from the US ... >> view original

Hokulea arrives in Townsville, Australia; crew prepares for dive in Great ...

On the morning of Thursday, June 11th, Hokulea and her crew of 10 arrived in Townsville, Australia after sailing for six days from Brisbane. The voyaging canoe is currently docked behind the Reef HQ Aquarium, the world's largest living reef aquarium ... >> view original

Townsville council budget: Mayor Jenny Hill delivers surplus with overall rate ...

Council rates in Townsville, in north Queensland, are set for an overall increase of 1.45 per cent. Mayor Jenny Hill handed down her plan for the upcoming financial year during a meeting this morning. Rates will increase by nearly $50 a year for the ... >> view original

The link between how we move and how we think

When US neuroscientist Dr Wendy Suzuki took up regular gym classes to lose weight and get fitter, she discovered an unexpected bonus – her brain seemed sharper. As she worked on writing grant applications to fund her research at New York University, ... >> view original

ABC TV's science program impacts use of statins among Australians - News

More than 60,000 Australians are estimated to have reduced or discontinued their use of prescribed cholesterol-lowering statin medications following the airing of a two-part series critical of statins by ABC TV's science program, Catalyst, a University of Sydney ... >> view original

Unvaccinated travellers and children drive measles cases to record high in 2014

The number of people being diagnosed with measles in Australia hit a 16-year-high last year as scores of travellers brought the potentially fatal disease into the country and unvaccinated children fell victim to it. Health Department data shows a total of 340 ... >> view original

Family's incredible bucket list

WHAT would you do if you knew you were about to lose your sight? That is the excruciating question the White family from Western Sydney deals with each day. Beth and David's three children have been diagnosed with an extremely rare eye disease which ... >> view original

Mid North Coast medicinal cannabis pioneer doubts he will benefit from NSW ...

A Mid North Coast man who has been developing a medicinal cannabis tincture since 2008 said he does not expect any help from NSW Government funding for cannabis research. Crescent Head based Tony Bower said he has been dragged through the ... >> view original

Remarkable recovery in mesothelioma patient raises hope for new treatment

Bradley Selmon had his proposal all planned out. While he and his partner Karen were holidaying in Europe in the spring of 2013 he'd pop the question. But his romantic plans were thrown into disarray when months before their departure Mr Selmon was ... >> view original