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Townsville rider wins marathon event

MOUNTAIN BIKING: Townsville rider Dan Rubach took out the Mackay Mountain Marathon's Platypus Cup. Rubach finished today's 80km race at Eungella, ahead of his brother Jeff and Mackay rider Troy Garth. Ruth Corsett was the first women across the line ... >> view original

Queensland oil spill: Turtles, seabirds found slicked near Townsville

GBRMPA general manger operations Mark Read told reporters in Townsville that a large dead flatback turtle and a juvenile flatback turtle, plus two boobies, had been found covered in oil. However Mr Read said tests by veterinarian experts at James Cook ... >> view original

Canberra Raiders overhauled by North Queensland Cowboys in 32-24 loss in ...

The Raiders had the NRL's hottest team on the ropes before the North Queensland Cowboys stormed back to extend Canberra's Townsville misery. Chasing their first win in Townsville since 2006, the Raiders silenced the Cowboys faithful when they ran ... >> view original

Townsville luring more international tourists with new figures showing 26pc rise

Townsville Enterprise says a jump in international visitor numbers to Townsville in the past 12 months shows its marketing strategies are working. Figures from Tourism Research Australia show 121,000 international travellers visited Townsville in the ... >> view original

Townsville tyro takes on grand old man of MotoGP, Valentino Rossi

While the colourful Italian star is leading the MotoGP world championship in a stunning and unexpected return to form in the twilight of his storied two-wheeled racing career, the untamed talent from Townsville is learning to harness his ability and ... >> view original

Australia's Townsville to upgrade berth to handle Panamax vessels

The Port of Townsville is set to receive a $403 million berth upgrade that will allow the northeastern Australian port to handle Panamax vessels, highlighting the movement of the majority of Australia's trade from its southern to its northern ports ... >> view original

We may not have seen the last of Kim

The Townsville resident and freelance journalist has attracted controversy from around the country for her anti-Muslim views. In a wide-ranging interview with the Townsville Bulletin, Ms Vuga said Australia needed to accept fewer Muslims into the ... >> view original

Zuckerberg plays the long game - and insists the market go along with him

Patience is a rare investor virtue. And Mark Zuckerberg believes he has the track record to ask for it. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Facebook had just reported second-quarter revenue last Wednesday that ... >> view original

MOG Australia Calls It Quits Closing Doors August 31st

Telstra is officially shuttering the doors of MOG Australia. The streaming music service that has already been shut down in the US has finally taken its last breath down under. It comes as no surprise that smaller streaming services like MOG are ... >> view original

Chrome has a hidden tab discard option that could solve your memory problems

For many people Google Chrome is their browser of choice. It may be popular, but most users would concede that Chrome has something of a memory problem -- it will gobble up resources like they are going out of fashion. To get around this issue, ... >> view original