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Battle brewing over pop culture expos Townsville Comic Con, MagnetiCon and ...

A BATTLE more fierce than Batman v Superman has been brewing over rival pop culture conventions being held in Cairns and Townsville next year. Following the overwhelming success of the inaugural Tropicon in Cairns last month, there are now potentially ... >> view original

Townsville police reward non-drinking drivers with pub vouchers

Townsville police are rewarding drivers who record a zero blood alcohol reading during random roadside breath tests with a trip to a pub. But organisers of the week-long scheme insist the drinks won't be on them. The Townsville Liquor Accord has given ... >> view original

Townsville police reward Random Breath Test motorists with pub vouchers

Townsville Police have come up with a unique way of stopping drivers from drink driving - rewarding those who 'blow zero' with the chance to win a $50 pub voucher. The radical plan, which is part of Road Safety Week, is aimed at combating the drink ... >> view original

Townsville attempted abduction suspects' comfit images released

Police have released comfit images of two men wanted over an attempted abduction in far north Queensland. A nine-year-old boy was walking home from The Willows State School in Townsville on July 23 when the two men approached him. Police said they ... >> view original

Townsville cops reward non-drinkers

Townsville police have teamed up with the Townsville Liquor Accord (TLA) to reward responsible drivers. Drivers who blow zero at breath tests are entered into a draw to win a $50 meal voucher for one of 21 venues in the TLA. President of the TLA Arthur ... >> view original

Mates on Mountain Bikes: Day 1, Townsville to Hidden Valley

11865080_960440700686182_56853039_o This is the first stage of an epic mountain bike from Townsville to Port Douglas - the hard way, raising money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. At dawn 12 riders and three support cars prepare to depart from the ... >> view original

'If those projects don't go, Queensland is finished'

Townsville mayor Jenny Hill doesn't hide the fact she wants Adani's controversial $16.5 billion Carmichael mine in central Queensland to go ahead. "We need the jobs," she said bluntly. "As long as the project can meet the environmental standards ... >> view original

Labor at NBN crossroads

The National Broadband Network might be called many things but the suggestion at a recent Labor caucus meeting that its original NBN plan should be rebranded “the real NBN” is not one of the better ideas to come out of the political brainstorming session. >> view original

The 2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 is here, and it's mean

The car muscles its 0-60 in 3.8 seconds. Mercedes-AMG is the high performance division of Mercedes, producing cars with looks and power to match. AMG, born out of a mission to develop and test racing engines for Mercedes vehicles, just revealed its new ... >> view original

Ashley Madison hack: sex, lies & the internet

We all have secrets. Secrets we don't even want our partners and closest family members or best friends to know about. And usually, they're locked inside our heads in an uncrackable, unhackable mental safe. We could see people kill themselves or murder ... >> view original