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Saturday Sleuthing: Villeneuve's Townsville Commodore

Next weekend will see the V8 Supercars rocking and rolling their way through Reid Park in Townsville for the Castrol EDGE Townsville 400 and Races 16 and 17 of this year's V8 Supercars Championship. Three years ago the event received a big boost in its ... >> view original

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

Crocodile threatens Magnetic Island to Townsville swim

“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

Police officer assaulted, man in hospital after assaults in Townsville and on ...

He is scheduled to appear in Townsville Magistrates Court on July 22. The police officer was not injured. The assault occurred after another man was hospitalised in an alleged one-punch attack on a popular Gold Coast street. The 39-year-old man was in ... >> view original

Market recovery underway

OPTIMISM has crept back into Townsville's property market with industry experts and recent results painting a picture of a region in recovery. Valuers Herron Todd White have placed the city at seven or o'clock on their property clock, a position saved ... >> 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

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

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

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