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Evacuations step up as bushfires threaten homes in Stuart near Townsville in ...

Parts of a women's prison have been evacuated as two bushfires edge closer to homes at Stuart on the outskirts of Townsville in north Queensland. Prisoners in the secure unit of the Townsville Women's Correctional Facility were evacuated as smoke from ... >> view original

Property search for missing Townsville man halted

Detectives, specialist land search officers and SES staff began scouring two 50-acre blocks owned by 62-year-old Laurence Sim's family, west of Townsville, on Tuesday. Detective Acting Superintendent Cheryl Scanlon said crews stopped searching the area ... >> view original

Cairns, Townsville on fire alert as dangerous conditions forecast

The Rural Fire Service says strong winds coupled with low humidity will cause dangerous fire conditions in Townsville and Cairns over the next few days. Firefighters are expecting the worst conditions so far this season tomorrow and on Friday ... >> view original

Narrow win for 36ers over Crocs

It looked for much of the fourth quarter that Townsville would do just enough, thanks mostly to dreadlocked American guard Jordair Jeit. Jeit (18 points, six rebounds) scored eight straight Crocodile points at one stage in the term and the last of them ... >> view original

Jetstar Airways delivers Townsville's first international service

Jetstar Airways helped Townsville (TSV) make its own little piece of history this week, with the launch on 2 September of the Australian regional airport's first international service to Denpasar (DPS) in Bali, Indonesia. This means that the Queensland ... >> view original

Geelong Grammar paid accused to retire

A FORMER Geelong Grammar School principal admits he "sadly" paid a year's salary to a teacher accused of sexually abusing a student so he would retire early. NICHOLAS Sampson, now headmaster of Sydney's elite Cranbrook School, has apologised for ... >> view original

South Australian Government abandons time zone shift plans following ...

The South Australian Government has abandoned plans to shift the State's time zone forward to Eastern Standard Time. Investment and Trade Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith said the laws would not succeed in State Parliament without Opposition and ... >> view original

Bill Spedding video proclaims innocence over William Tyrrell

Images of balloons and birthday cakes have flooded a Facebook page in dedication of William Tyrrell's 4th birthday. Picture: Facebook. A man identified as a person of interest in the police investigation into the disappearance of William Tyrrell has ... >> view original

Syrian refugee intake Q & A: How it will all work

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been encouraged by the “big-hearted generous response” from Australians over his government's decision to accept an additional 12,000 refugees from Syria. Mr Abbott will meet representatives from resettlement services ... >> view original

Evacuations step up as bushfires threaten homes in Stuart near Townsville in ...

Parts of a women's prison have been evacuated as two bushfires edge closer to homes at Stuart on the outskirts of Townsville in north Queensland. Prisoners in the secure unit of the Townsville Women's Correctional Facility were evacuated as smoke from ... >> view original