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The female, believed to be in her 50s, died at the scene while the 49-year-old male driver was last night in a stable condition in Townsville Hospital. The woman's body was still to be identified late last night. The horror accident unfolded about 2pm ... >> view original

Miner Glencore plans $17m boost to Port of Townsville wastewater management

Mining company Glenore has indicated it will spend a further $17 million to improve wastewater management at the Port of Townsville in north Queensland. The details were provided to the port's stakeholder working group, which was set up last month in ... >> view original

AGI Sport confirms five car Townsville F4 effort

AGI Sport has confirmed it will field five cars at the inaugural round of the CAMS Jayco Australian Formula 4 Championship on the streets of Townsville. The New South Wales outfit has announced that Queensland pair Will Brown and Jack Sipp will join ... >> view original

Gen-Y want the keys to house

First-home buyers are making an impression on Townsville's real estate market, with savvy Gen-Y buyers thinking outside the box to secure a home. Ray White Townsville sales agent Julie Munro said young buyers had different habits to other generations ... >> view original

Club in grief at loss of 'top bloke'

TOWNSVILLE's sporting community is once again reeling as it prepares to bury another young footballer who took his life. Ross River Redskins player Kyle O'Grady is being remembered as “a top bloke” with “a smile that was contagious” and who was ... >> view original

Townsville Ice Rink Closes

The centre suffered a recent mechanical malfunction, and owner Don Peel says the repair bill would be too expensive. The rink has been home to a number of sporting groups over the years, including the Townsville Junior Ice Hockey Association. I spoke ... >> view original

George Alex and his high life with low-lifes: standover men, unionists and ...

George Alex has come to tell "the truth". Maybe it's the company he has kept – standover men, bikies, terrorists and allegedly corrupt union officials – that makes his truth look murky. Rick Feneley and Anna Patty report. >> view original

Constitutional recognition 'won't end racism'

FEDERAL indigenous MP Ken Wyatt has urged his fellow citizens to fill a deafening silence in the Constitution and allow the recognition of Aboriginal Australians. A joint parliamentary committee has now handed down its long-awaited report on indigenous ... >> view original

Newborn baby found dead at home in Paynesville, woman under police guard

A WOMAN is under police guard in hospital after the death of a baby in Victoria's east last night. The dead newborn was brought to Bairnsdale Hospital by a man about 7.30pm. Victoria Police spokeswoman Belle Nolan said the infant had been found at a ... >> view original

Police investigate Wanniassa shooting

A 31-year-old man was arrested after a shooting in Wanniassa which left another man with a gunshot wound to his leg on Friday night. ACT Policing were called to a house by residents who reported hearing the sound of a single gunshot. The wounded man ... >> view original