Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Sydney Kings collect NBL wooden spoon after loss to Townsville ... and other top stories.

  • Sydney Kings collect NBL wooden spoon after loss to Townsville ...

    Sydney Kings collect NBL wooden spoon after loss to Townsville ...
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Sport: The week's best plays From buzzer beaters to wonder goals, these are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sporting world this week. PT1M42S 620 349 The Sydney Kings have been consigned to their first wooden spoon in five years after a lacklustre loss to the Crocodiles in Townsville on Wednesday night.In a battle of the the NBL's two bottom-ranked sides, the Kings led 48-46 at half-time but, as has been the case all sea..
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  • Job brewing as new cafe opens

    Job brewing as new cafe opens
    Nancy Williams from Cuisine on Bowen is looking for a baristas. Picture: Zak SimmondsTOWNSVILLE cafe Cuisine on Bowen is on the hunt for a new barista after expanding its business.Cuisine on the Go owner and director Nancy Williams has recently grown her catering business to include a cafe on Bowen Rd, resulting in new job opportunities.Ms Williams said while there was a large employee base in the city to choose from, it was often difficult to match the right person with the right position.She s..
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  • Trained chef up for career shift

    Trained chef up for career shift
    William Kennedy, left work to look after his son, Malakai, 2, and partner after she had a car accident and hasn't been able to find a new job, despite applying for them for six months.WILLIAM Kennedy is a chef by trade but after six months of fruitlessly searching for work, he says he is willing to do anything. Mr Kennedy left his previous job at the Victoria Park Inn after his partner was in a car accident almost two years ago. But when it came time to go back to work, it did not prove easy.“Th..
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  • Love me tender

    Love me tender
    Federal Member for Herbert Ewen Jones speaks with business owner Adrian Gabrielli from Gabrielli Constructions this comes as Ewen Jones launched his Tenders for Townsville campaign last week. Picture: Zak SimmondsGOVERNMENT tenders are under scrutiny with local construction companies claiming they miss out on many big projects because of red tape. Mendi Group managing director Jeff Doyle said the current tender system and red tape hurdles hindered local firms in bidding for work.“Some tender pac..
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  • Comic Con fans get big let-down

    Comic Con fans get big let-down
    Townsville Comic Con tickets haven't gone out to people who have paid for them. Richie Jennings suffers from a rare brain tumour and his mum bought him tickets for his 18th birthday. But they've never arrived and he's been left disappointed.A POP culture convention planned for April has come unstuck with the head organiser in jail, as patrons demand to know what has happened to the tickets they bought last year. Townsville Comic Con was due to be held on April 23 but its organiser, Charles Kenne..
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  • Call to arms on creating more jobs garners support

    Call to arms on creating more jobs garners support
    The Townsville Bulletin has launched the ‘Let’s Get to Work’ campaign.THE city’s leaders and major educators have thrown their support behind the Townsville Bulletin’s call to arms to fix the city’s unemployment crisis.The Bulletin yesterday launched the Let’s Get to Work campaign, aimed at creating much needed jobs for Townsville and linking the right candidates to employers.Mayor Jenny Hill said the campaign was an unprecedented show of unity between Townsville City Council, community leaders ..
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  • Serious ankle injury hasn't held back Zelenka

    Serious ankle injury hasn't held back Zelenka
    BASKETBALL: A serious ankle injury has not stopped Mackay's Jacqui Zelenka this year. Zelenka is increasing her minutes on court for last year's Women's National Basketball League champions, the Townsville Fire. The former Mackay junior injured her ankle playing for Townsville in the final game of the Queensland Basketball League season last year. "It's definitely been a tougher season this year so far," Zelenka said. "The other teams have improved and they want to beat us because..
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  • Birthing services get a push in rural areas

    Birthing services get a push in rural areas
    Townsville Hospital Principal House Officer Dr. Meredith Stronach participated in a five-day Rural Generalist Pathway’s Obstetrics and Gynaecology.BABIES will soon be back at regional hospitals across the north including Ingham and the push is now on to lure junior doctors to become rural generalists.Townsville Hospital obstetrician and foetal maternal specialist Dr David Watson, along with seven other Townsville Hospital doctors and sonographers, last week conducted a five-day Rural Generalist ..
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  • Samhan triple sinks Kings

    Samhan triple sinks Kings
    Townsville Crocodiles’ Omar Samhan looks to shoot over Sydney Kings’ Angus Brandt. Picture: WESLEY MONTSTOWNSVILLE’S wait for back-to-back wins is finally over after the Crocs held their nerve to outlast the Sydney Kings 96-88 at The Swamp on Wednesday night.The home side were pushed all the way by a resilient Kings outfit before import big man Omar Samhan sealed the result with a clutch three in the final minute of play.Samhan excelled on his way to an impressive 15 points and 15 rebounds, fell..
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  • Firearm fake but risk real

    Firearm fake but risk real
    Police were allegedly threatened with a replica gun, by an intoxicated man on Australia Day.A MAN who allegedly pulled a replica gun on police is lucky he was not shot, according to Townsville’s top cop.Police were called to a Pepperwood St home in Deeragun, after neighbours complained about noise coming from an Australia Day party.District duty officer Senior Sergeant Joe Matheson said after arriving at the address at 12.30pm they were confronted by a drunk 30-year-old man.“A male exited the dw..
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