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Ex-Townsville soldier gets murder life sentence - ABC

A former Townsville soldier has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his ex-partner. Kynan Watego Devenna, 32, smiled as he was escorted from the Supreme Court in Townsville, in north Queensland, to begin a life sentence, after a four-day ... >> view original

Betty proud of Erebus crew after Townsville

The V8 Supercars races were tough for Erebus Motorsport, but after fielding seven cars across three categories at the Castrol EDGE Townsville 400 Betty Klimenko could not be more proud of her crew. Erebus runs two V8 Supercars for Will Davison and Ash ... >> view original

Budget gets tick

Townsville Enterprise chief executive Patricia O'Callaghan said the $19 million allocated for berth 4 at the Port of Townsville would improve general cargo growth and cement the port's reputation as the largest multi-cargo port in Northern Australia. >> view original

Bill Shorten promises Townsville stadium in election funding

OPPOSITION Leader Bill Shorten has promised to make a funding commitment that will build a stadium in Townsville's CBD. Visiting Townsville State High School this morning, Mr Shorten said he had yet to finalise his position but confirmed Labor would be ... >> view original

Yeppoon driver in a dynamic debut in Townsville 400

YEPPOON driver John Martin completed his first round of the Porsche Carrera Cup racing at the Townsville 400 last weekend. The Carrera Cup is the support race for the V8 Supercars. Completing three races on the Reid Park circuit, his first time on the ... >> view original

Townsville drug rehabilitation services at capacity as Salvos forced to turn ...

The Salvation Army says rehabilitation services in north Queensland are being stretched treating people with drug and alcohol problems. The charity runs a 33-bed facility in Townsville, treating people for drug or alcohol addiction. It said nearly 40 ... >> view original

John Bowe: Prodrive too good in Townsville

The racing was intense, elite level and very entertaining – given I was in Townsville I haven't watched the TV coverage yet. I'm not sure what the viewers thought but the live action was fascinating and built to a perfect finish. It was sports ... >> view original

Prodrive puts drivers on notice

PRODRIVE Racing has delivered a warning to all four of their drivers ahead of the final race of the Castrol EDGE Townsville 400 weekend: beware of the kerbs. They were the downfall of Chaz Mostert's challenge in the Saturday race, with the rising star ... >> view original

Driver's Eye View: Townsville

And why did Fabian Coulthard get that odd spinning wheels penalty on Sunday? Tony D'Alberto tucks into it all in the latest Driver's Eye View. Saturday's race in Townsville was pretty strategic, and because of that it took a while to really hit its ... >> view original

Townsville opens new laydown area

... @lloydslistau More by Jim Wilson. July 16 2015 - 07:00:00. Port of Townsville, a government owned port, has opened a new 30,000 square metre cargo laydown area immediately to the south-south-east of its main administration blocks. Built by A.. >> view original