Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Five-point plan to prop up ailing region and other top stories.

  • Five-point plan to prop up ailing region

    Five-point plan to prop up ailing region
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  • Townsville Nickel Refinery: Retraining aid for sacked workers

    Townsville Nickel Refinery: Retraining aid for sacked workers
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  • Brisbane stars turn up Heat on Townsville BBL push

    Brisbane stars turn up Heat on Townsville BBL push
    Brisbane Heat players Ash Barty, Jimmy Peirson, and Ben Cutting with Townsville junior cricketers during a Heat Junior Clinic at Tony Ireland Stadium.BRISBANE Heat stars Ben Cutting, Jimmy Peirson and Ashleigh Barty have thrown their support behind Townsville’s future involvement in the Big Bash League.The trio were in Townsville yesterday for the Junior Heat Clinic involving 61 local players who were put through their paces by the Heat players and support staff.Brisbane have missed out on the B..
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  • Gym Food fit to fill gap

    Gym Food fit to fill gap
    Gym Food Australia operator Tim Keating in his workplace where they prepare all the meals to go out to the regions.AN AWARENESS about the importance of diet and a huge untapped market in pre-made meals for the fitness sector has exercise physiologist Tim Keating on track to build a national company from Townsville.Mr Keating, a James Cook University graduate who previously operated Benchmark Health clinics at Townsville, Mackay and Hervey Bay, started Gym Food Australia in March last year.The co..
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  • Order on sunk ship

    Order on sunk ship
    Tall ship the Defender sank in its moored position by the Museum of Tropical Queensland, Townsville.THE owner of a historic ship that sank two weeks ago in Ross Creek has been given until Monday to get it out.Defender sank on its mooring on January 5 after sitting in the water outside Reef HQ for about six years.Owner Les Dick flew up from Tasmania amid investigations on how to remove it but has since gone home, with the ship remaining in the water.Oil capture booms remain in place in case of le..
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  • Help make a difference for Brock

    Help make a difference for Brock
    Townsville mum Shelley Reid with 10 year old son Brock Reid who suffers from Goldenhar Syndrom. Shelley has started a gofundme to help Brock get the surgery he needs in Brisbane. Picture: Zak SimmondsA MOTHER is appealing for community support to get her son to Brisbane for life-changing surgery.Shelley Reid, of Mount Louisa, has started a GoFundMe page to help cover the high costs of getting Brock treatment at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital.The 10-year-old was born with Goldenhar syndrome, a ..
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  • It's a jungle out there

    It's a jungle out there
    Ex Boss Lift participants in the Malaysian jungle.FROM eating wild plants in the jungle, shooting rifles, chewing on ­ration packs and participating in live fire exercises, 21 Australian employers ­received a taste of life in the Army Reserve during a five-day trip to ­Malaysia.A police officer, school principal, stockman and supermarket worker were among those taking part in ­Exercise Boss Lift, a Department of Defence program that aims to ­improve understanding of the skills and capabilities r..
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  • Battling Breakers staying level-headed for crucial away clash with ...

    Battling Breakers staying level-headed for crucial away clash with ...
    Battling Breakers staying level-headed for crucial away clash with Townsville Crocs CLAY WILSON Last updated 10:35, January 21 2016 DIANNE MANSON/GETTY IMAGES Breakers coach Dean Vickerman says his players have recovered well mentally after their fourth straight loss on Sunday. As the defending champion Breakers try to halt a four-game losing streak and keep their playoff hopes alive,..
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  • Hi ho, it's off to work we go

    Hi ho, it's off to work we go
    Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has brought forward a $55 million upgrade to Berth 4 at the Townsville Port. Picture: Shae Beplate.PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk yesterday announced $126 million worth of public works in the Townsville region would be fast-tracked to provide jobs for sacked Queensland Nickel Industries workers.Combined with the $61 million in accelerated projects announced on Sunday, the $187 million in works is expected to create more than 430 jobs.Ms Palaszczuk said she would inst..
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  • Young forced to move away

    Young forced to move away
    University student Damon Green 20 of Cranbrook started his own maths tutoring business after he couldn't find a job. Picture: Zak SimmondsYOUNG jobseekers are being forced to leave Townsville to find work as the city’s youth unemployment rate continues to rise.Third-year James Cook University student Damon Green, 20, struggled to find work and resorted to starting his own maths tutoring service to help him get by.He said he, like many of his friends, would likely head south to find employment wh..
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Queensland Nickel collapse sees nine Townsville port workers ... .Reading International likes Townsville, despite Palmer's nickel .
Qld moves to boost Townsville jobs .Clipper Round The World Race: Locals lap up the fleet in Airlie Beach .

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