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• Townsville Port to create new landmass in harbour with dredge spoil from $1

  

  Townsville Port to create new landmass in harbour with dredge spoil from $1.3b expansion projectBy Isobel RoePostedNovember 16, 2015 12:11:34 The Townsville Port will use dredge spoil from its $1.3 billion expansion project to create extra land that will extend into the harbour.The port is close to finalising its renewed environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project after the Federal Government outlawed the practice of dumping dredge spoil into the ocean.The document will also propose..

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• NBL Wrap: Taipans break United's streak

  

  NBL Wrap Round 6: Taipans break United’s streak, Kings back on track, Crocs fall to bottom of ladderHello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.THE Taipans handed United their first loss of the season, the Kings picked up a big win, and the Crocs fall to the bottom of the NBL ladder.A recap of all of the action from a quiet week is in the NBL Wrap.Melbourne United’s Stephen Holt tries to take control of the ball over Cairns Taipans’ Torrey Craig.S..

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• Lloyd's List Australia - Townsville Port signs sister port agreement with IPC

  

  Port of Townsville (POTL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Indonesia Port Corporation (IPC) to strengthen trade between Indonesia ...

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• WNBL: Bendigo Spirit fall short after early Perth Lynx flurry

  

  Bendigo Spirit's Belinda Snell.Photo: Ian HitchcockBendigo Spirit went down then bounced back up but ultimately fell short of Perth Lynx in a demanding WNBL battle on Sunday.The Lynx were unstoppable in the first half as they stormed to a 54-37 half-time lead behind 16 first-half points from emerging forward Carley Mijovic and relentless, physical defence.With a vocal Bendigo Stadium crowd behind them the Spirit found their defence and regained their shooting touch as they came back to within fo..

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• Video conferencing to revolutionise life-saving treatments

  

  VIDEO-conferencing may change the way rural and regional residents with deadly illnesses receive life-saving treatments.A five-year project that allows city-based doctors to provide cancer care to bush patients is set to improve the outlook for those battling cancer and other major health problems.Cancer survival rates for patients from rural areas are quite low compared to people living in big cities.Health problems are often made worse because the quality of screening and treatment options in ..

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• Reopen case into missing Qld cop: family

  

  The son of missing Queensland police officer Mick Isles has asked a court to overturn a coroner's ruling that his father took his own life and to reopen the investigation into his disappearance.Senior Sergeant Isles had just returned to work after being cleared of corruption claims when he vanished in 2009 after leaving his home in Ayr near Townsville.His son Stephen argued in the Brisbane District Court on Monday that a coroner's earlier findings should be set aside, claiming there were co..

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• Conklin elbow on Creek an accident: Wright

  

  Adelaide coach Joey Wright believes Townsville star Brian Conklin's elbowing of the 36ers' Mitch Creek was an accident, in a game that closed an NBL round featuring ladder leader Melbourne's first loss.Cairns held Melbourne (9-1) to their lowest score of the season, winning 82-70 at home, with previously unstoppable Chris Goulding held to seven points on just two of 12 field goal shooting and none from six from beyond the arc.Behind Melbourne, there's a logjam with Perth (5-4), New Zealand Break..

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• Acting Prime Minister Warren Truss heads up beef roads roundtable...

  

  Acting Prime Minister Warren Truss heads up beef roads roundtable in Western Australia's northUpdatedNovember 16, 2015 16:28:03 Acting Prime Minister and National Party leader Warren Truss says the Federal Government is keen to deliver on its pledge to improve northern beef roads.Mr Truss is in Kununurra today, in Western's Australia far north, to attend the second Northern Australia Beef Roads Roundtable.He said Malcolm Turnbull shared former Prime Minister Tony Abbott's commitment to devel..

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• Who will be your club's 2016 rookie of the year?

  

  Mal Meninga frontrunner for Kangaroos coach1:08NRL: Watch ARL Commission Chairman John Grant talk about the need for a new Australian Kangaroos coach. Mal Meninga is rumoured to be the frontrunner for the job.THIS year was a strong one for rookies, with Jack Bird, Kane Elgey, Cameron Munster and Tom Trbojevic all starring at various stages of the season.But which young guns will bolt from the blue and make a name for themselves in 2016?BRISBANE — JAI ARROWDepartures of Mitchell Dodds and Mitch G..

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• The import who has turned around Adelaide Lightning

  

  KAYLA Standish was working as a teacher’s aid in Townsville when she took the call nine days ago from Adelaide Lightning coach Tracy York.The 188cm American forward who played on consecutive Townsville Fire WNBL grand final teams, was resigned to a second season outside the league.Last year she was on the verge of joining Melbourne Boomers but with a trip home to the US already booked, baulked, settling instead to continue her playing career in the winter at Mackay Meteors in the QBL.And why not..

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