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Elusive croc threatens Townsville swim event

"Unlike the triathlon festival where the field is condensed and they can have extra safety measures in a small area, this event is over 8km ... we are not prepared to take the risks," organising committee member John Barrett has told The Townsville ... >> view original

Townsville Hospital yet to consider drug detox centre as local 'ice' taskforce ...

The Townsville Hospital in north Queensland says it has not been asked to consider setting up a detox centre for drug addicts. A local 'ice' taskforce said ice addicts desperately needed somewhere to go to to detox but there was no such facility in ... >> view original

Bright to run number 500 for Townsville

Brad Jones Racing is paying tribute to Jason Bright's 500th race start in Townsville by running the number '500' on his Team BOC Commodore. The number change is just one way the team will celebrate the milestone at the Castrol EDGE Townsville 400 ... >> view original

Erebus confident of Townsville turnaround

Erebus Motorsport team manager Ben Croke is expecting the team to bounce back at the upcoming Castrol EDGE Townsville 400 after a drop in performance in Darwin. The Erebus squad has been kicking goals this season with a win in Perth and consistent ... >> view original

New Aus GT driver seedings set for Townsville

The Australian GT Championship will debut its revamped driver seeding system with a capacity field of 34 cars in Townsville. As previously reported, the number of seeding grades has been increased from four to 12 in an attempt to more accurately ... >> view original

V8 Ute's Local Lad ready to take for Townsville Street Race

As the halfway point of the 2015 East Coast Bullbars Australian V8 Ute Racing Series get closer, teams are ready to hit the streets of Townsville for Round 4 at the Castrol EDGE Townsville 400, 10 – 12th July. Graham “The Local Lad” Edwards will join ... >> view original

Harris to front stewards ahead of Townsville

V8 Utes Series leader Ryal Harris will face stewards a day before Round 4 kicks off in Townsville next week over an outstanding infringement from Hidden Valley. Harris caught the ire of stewards for an overtaking move on David Sieders in the final race ... >> view original

Townsville prison worker sacked over excessive use of work email for union ...

A sacked Townsville correctional worker accused of sending confidential prisoner details to politicians has lost a court battle to get her job back. Belinda Johnson was a Together Union representative and Townsville Correctional Centre employee, in ... >> view original

Australia a 'black sheep' over climate

Prime Minister Tony Abbott is leaning reluctantly toward Julie Bishop's and Greg Hunt's more progressive positions on climate change. Jesse Marlow. by Tony Walker. This has not been a good week for climate sceptics in the Tony Abbott cabinet for a ... >> view original

Windows 10 to Roll Out in Waves From July 29

Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system will be hitting the market on July 29; though everyone won't be able download the new OS on that date. Microsoft on Thursday in a blog revealed some details about Windows 10's phased rollout, which will start ... >> view original