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Jessica Ashwood Goes Big with Australian 1500 Free Record in Townsville

Australian Jessica Ashwood has broken the Australian Record in the women's 1500 free at the country's Grand Prix #2 in Townsville on Friday, swimming a 15:56.86. That makes her the first Australian woman ever under 16 minutes; the old record was ... >> view original

A tale of two real estate markets

FOR the price of a car park in Sydney, a Townsville buyer could pick up a three-bedroom house within 30 minutes of the CBD. While Townsville's real estate market may still be in recovery, for affordability and value for money it's hard to beat. When ... >> view original

Mount Isa to Townsville Economic Zone urges northern Australia to unite for ...

Glen Graham from the Mount Isa to Townsville Economic Zone said Government would need to work with community and industry groups to get projects moving. "We've got to work together and we've got to all support the projects that we all believe are going ... >> view original

Apple's new-found love for business apps boosts Townsville start-up SafetyCulture

Last week SafetyCulture founder Luke Anear got the kind of surprise every tech start-up dreams about. Apple told the Townsville-based entrepreneur they would be promoting SafetyCulture's flagship app iAuditor, a business tool used for quality control ... >> view original

Husqvarna Backs Up And Coming Townsville Dirt Track Star

He is very young, very tiny and very fast, and now Husqvarna Australia has offered talented dirt track up and comer Billy Van Eerde a hand at the right time, in the form of a brand-new Husqvarna TC 125 with which to race the Australian Dirt Track ... >> view original

Townsville author publishes urban fantasy Perigord

Perigord 1 A former Australian Army soldier has turned his talent to writing, publishing his first fantasy novel. Marc Lindsay served with the ADF in Rwanda and East Timor, before becoming a defence physical trainer, and now works in security. Marc has ... >> view original

WikiLeaks 'Saudi Cables' reveal secret Saudi government influence in Australia

WikiLeaks has revealed secret Saudi Arabian influence in Arabic media and Islamic religious groups in Australia as well as covert monitoring of Saudi students studying at Australian universities. More than 61,000 leaked Saudi diplomatic documents have ... >> view original

Charleston shooting: Thousands attend vigil to mourn victims; NRA executive ...

Thousands of mourners clutching red and white roses attended a vigil in the stunned city of Charleston to remember nine African-American men and women shot dead by a suspected white supremacist. Holding hands, many with tears in their eyes, people ... >> view original

Drought may cut N. Korea's 2015 rice harvest by 12 pct: FAO

SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- A severe drought may reduce North Korea's rice harvest by 12 percent this year from a year earlier, a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. showed Saturday, warning of the worsening food shortage in the ... >> view original

Prince Harry leaves army for front line of conservation

London: Prince Harry has left the British army after a career spanning 10 years and will now spend time working as a volunteer with conservation experts in southern Africa, Kensington Palace said. Harry, who officially left the armed forces on Friday, will ... >> view original