Fears pubs will vanish and other top stories.

• Fears pubs will vanish

  

  The Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee yesterday visited to Townsville to debate the Tackling Alcohol-fuelled Violence Amendment Bill 2015.PUBLICANS and liquor distributors have used a public hearing to ask the State Government to rethink strengthening lockout laws, to avoid crippling the hospitality industry.The Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee visited Townsville to debate the Tackling Alcohol-fuelled Violence Amendment Bill 2015 currently before Parliament.Mad Cow Tavern ..

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• Super suburb on the rise in Townsville

  

  Prue and Rick Lewis with puppy Buffy outside their Rusmussen home. Picture: Shae Beplate.RASMUSSEN has become the standout suburb of the summer.Latest RP Data figures show the suburb recorded Townsville’s strongest recent growth in house values.The median price of houses in Rasmussen has risen to $355,000, an increase of 22.8 per cent over three months.The Townsville median house price is $342,000.Aluka Property sales agent Chris Nolen said she had been surprised to learn how well the suburb was..

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• Tweaking the books at Palmer refinery

  

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• Watershed for mayoral hopes

  

  Mayoral candidate Jayne Arlett says the Ross River Dam is inadequate for Townsville’s growing population. Picture: Zak SimmondsMAYORAL candidate Jayne Arlett is willing to put the city further into debt to build a second pipeline connecting Townsville to the Burdekin Dam this year.A report commissioned by Ms Arlett highlighted the significant benefits of the project, including securing the city’s water supply and creating 805 jobs during construction.Townsville is about three weeks away from Lev..

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• Bob Carter: a 'rationalist' critic of climate change

  

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• Lead poison dust-up

  

  Townsville Demolitions partners Gabriel Stathooles and Mick Trotman stand in their storage warehouseA GARBUTT property once used to dismantle batteries has been blamed for causing the lead poisoning of a neighbouring business owner.However, although the current property user, international materials giant Arrium, has instituted a dust management plan, a spokesman for the conglomerate has rejected testing results that show the site is dangerous.According to a report commissioned by Townsville Cit..

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• Suzy's back to business

  

  Fire centre Suzy Batkovic trains at Townsville RSL Stadium.SUZY Batkovic may have only grabbed roughly two hours sleep during her 48 hours travelling back to Townsville from Rio, but the Fire star says will play through any jet lag on Sunday.Batkovic took one step closer to a fourth Olympic Games after playing in Australia’s clean sweep of the Olympic test event alongside Fire teammate Cayla George, coming to grips with the systems of Opals coach Brendan Joyce, who took the job last year.But Oly..

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• Laser aimed at chopper

  

  A thoughtless prankster has endangered lives by shining a highly dangerous laser beam at a rescue helicopter.POLICE are hunting a mindless prankster who shone a laser pointer at a rescue helicopter while it was carrying a snake bite victim.The helicopter was en route to Townsville Hospital when the laser pointer was targeted at it, distracting the pilot.The helicopter crew were transporting 18-year-old Adam Radlos after he was bitten by a venomous snake in Five Mile Creek about 6pm on Thursday.M..

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• Crab pot idea lands award

  

  Townsville fisherman Dan King and Evan Caprioli have revolutionised crab pot floats with their award winning creation retract-a-float. Picture: Zak SimmondsTWO Townsville entrepreneurs have revolutionised crab pot floats with their new, award-winning invention.Evan Caprioli and Dan King are the brains behind Retract-a-Float, which was honoured with a Good Design Award late last year.Mr Caprioli, 42, said his invention was a simple solution to the myriad problems that came with using traditional ..

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• Home in on these tips

  

  AFTER months of searching for your dream home, the tiniest detail can stand between you and a successful purchase.With a new year bringing a fresh wave of buyers and sellers to the market, Townsville agents have shared the mistakes that can ruin a real estate sale.Harcourts Kingsberry owner Ben Kingsberry said price point was crucial when listing a home.“In this market you have to remove any barriers if you want to sell and that includes finding out the proper value of your property,” he said.“T..

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