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Townsville, Charters Towers, Palm Island chosen as NDIS trial sites in north ...

People with a disability under the age of 18 in Townsville, Charters Towers and Palm Island will be able to access the scheme from early next year. Minister Assisting the Premier on North Queensland, Coralee O'Rouke, said they were ideal early launch ... >> view original

Cycling Around the World: Townsville to Mackay, Australia

After 500 km I have reached Townsville. It has certainly been demanding. The sun is extremely powerful, burning right through my cycling jerseys. It is 42ºC and humid. Carrying up to 10 litres of water as there is nothing between towns. Seeing lots of ... >> view original

Townsville's SafetyCulture 'desperate' for engineers, raises $6.1m at $50m ...

Townsville-based safety auditing startup SafetyCulture is “desperate” for engineers and to attract them has just completed a $6.1 million Series A funding round struck at a $50 million valuation, which includes Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar ... >> view original

Rowes look for 'something very special' with filly in Townsville

Tomorrow, wearing the white with black half-moon colours once adorned by Laurence's sailing boat, Minnie Street will have jockey Kirk Stone and the entire Rowe clan riding her over the 1200m. “I wouldn't mind winning any race (at tomorrow's Townsville ... >> view original

Townsville teams set for trophy sweep

TOWNSVILLE rugby league teams are on the cusp of an unprecedented sweep of almost every trophy available at every level of the game. WHILE all the attention is on the North Queensland Cowboys ahead of their NRL grand final qualifier on Saturday night ... >> view original

Live stream: 2015 NBL Blitz

WITH the much anticipated NBL season just weeks away, teams will have the opportunity to showcase their talent at the annual NBL Blitz, beginning in Townsville on Wednesday night. CLICK HERE TO WATCH A FREE LIVE STREAM OF EVERY GAME ... >> view original

NZ Breakers open ANBL Blitz with win over Townsville Crocodiles

And Bartlett made an excellent start on Wednesday night in Townsville as the Breakers took care of business in the first of three games at the league's annual Blitz tournament by rolling the host Crocodiles 79-75. Starting at shooting guard, Bartlett ... >> view original

Apple is refunding all purchases of ad-blocking app Peace

Apple is refunding all purchases of Peace, the popular ad-blocking app that was pulled from the App Store last week after its creator changed his mind. Peace founder Marco Arment saw his $3.79 app skyrocket in popularity when it was released last week. >> view original

Pall of scandal hanging over Volkswagen and German industry

Robert Bosch, one of the founding fathers of German engineering, remarked a century ago that it was better for a company to lose money than trust. This week the Bosch protégé Martin Winterkorn and Volkswagen lost both. Das Auto is facing Der Skandal ... >> view original

Aussie first owner of Apple iPhone 6S, 6S Plus

People camping outside Apple stores for the latest iPhone is nothing new but Lindsay Handmer has taken it to a whole new level, pitching his tent in front of the Apple store in Sydney's CBD a day before the company had even officially announced the new ... >> view original