Tamou's home in Townsville and other top stories.

• Tamou's home in Townsville

  

  North Queensland Cowboys pre-season training from the Townsville Sports Reserve. James Tamou. Picture: Zak SimmondsCOWBOYS prop James Tamou has spoken of his desire to remain in Townsville when contract time rolls around again for the Test and State of Origin representative.Tamou is one of eight North Queensland Cowboys off contract at the end of 2016, and while he came within a whisker of leaving the Cowboys for Canberra last year on a midyear transfer, Tamou is eager to keep his young family i..

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• Bomb-making instruction manual found in Townsville as police quiz ...

  

  Bomb-making instruction manual found in Townsville as police quiz 54yo man By David Chen Posted February 01, 2016 11:43:54 Police are questioning a 54-year-old man over the discovery of a bomb-making manual in Townsville, in north Queensland, on the weekend.Officers were at a house in Alice River on Saturday night when they made the discovery.Police said they were conducting enquires as to whether items found at the property could have been used to make explosiv..

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• Hospital sets standard

  

  Townsville Hospital ED deputy director Dr Elizabeth Kyle and ED director Dr Ben Close. Photo: Ian HitchcockTownsville Hospital has outperformed peer hospitals in patient access to emergency care despite the damning findings of national report card.The Australian Medical Association’s latest Public Health Hospital Report Card showed just 68 per cent of “urgent” emergency department patients nationally received medical attention within the clinically recommended time frame last financial year – we..

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• WNBL: Dandenong Rangers face three games in a week to decide ...

  

  Dandenong guard Aimie Clydesdale looks to pass around Bendigo's Belinda Snell in the Rangers' win on Saturday night. Photo: Craig Francisco Dandenong Rangers' top-two hopes rest on how they handle three games in seven days starting this Saturday in Sydney.The Rangers (13-7 win-loss) face games against finals contender Sydney University Flames in Sydney this Saturday night then have to travel to Canberra to play bottom-side University of Canberra Capitals this..

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• Fire focused on fast finish

  

  Townsville Fire v Sydney Uni Flames from RSL Stadium. Fire's Kate Gaze is guarded by Flames Alex Wilson. Picture: Zak SimmondsA TOP two finish is edging ever closer for defending WNBL champions the Townsville Fire but coach Chris Lucas wants his team focused solely on the here and now. Friday night’s hard-fought home win over the Sydney Uni Flames helped the second-placed Fire put some distance on the chasing pack but there are still five regular season fixtures remaining before finals get under..

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• Palmer urged to sell assets

  

  Clive Palmer is being urged to sell off some of his assets to pay worker entitlements.Clive Palmer is being urged to liquidate some of his “toys” to pay redundant Queensland Nickel Industries workers their ­entitlements.The self-proclaimed billionaire has an impressive list of assets, according to his Register of Members’ Interests.It includes vintage cars and other vehicles, boats, collectibles, memorabilia, artworks, livestock, jets, resorts and multi-million-dollar properties.Mr Palmer’s vint..

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• Norton hoping Crocs can get healthy for Hawks

  

  AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND — JANUARY 29: Mitch Norton of the Crocodiles lays the ball up during the Round 17 NBL match between the New Zealand Breakers and Townsville Crocodiles at Vector Arena on January 29, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)AN EIGHT game break between games has Townsville Crocodiles captain Mitch Norton confident that his side can return to full fitness for this weekend’s trip to face the high-flying Hawks in Illawarra.Townsville pushed the New Zea..

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• WNBL top spot still up for grabs

  Perth and Townsville could be headed for a final-round shootout for top spot in the WNBL. The Lynx (14-6, 1st) scored a crushing 80-59 home win over Melbourne (7-14, 8th) to stay on top. One win behind them with three rounds remaining are defending champions Townsville (13-6, 2nd), who kept up the pressure with a 89-80 home victory over slumping Sydney,(12-9, 6th). The Flames, who also lost 92-73 at SEQ Stars (11-8, 5th), on Sunday to drop below that club, have lost four straight - all on the r..

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• Clangers in CV spell failure for hopefuls

  

  Parts Interpreter Natalie Delmar from Forks '4' U holds a bunch of applications that where rejected due to major spelling and grammatical mistakes.TOWNSVILLE jobseekers are blowing their chances of landing work by making outrageous mistakes on their resume – including spelling their own name wrong. Material handling company Forks 4 U at Garbutt recently advertised for an entry-level ­office administration position. In one week, the company received 107 resumes.However, Forks 4 U operations manag..

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• Six months, no answers

  

  Margaret Ann HayIT HAS been more than six months since Aramac grandmother Margaret Ann Hay, 55, died from severe head injuries trying to break up a fight between her husband and son but the state’s Coroner is still waiting for an autopsy report.Ms Hay (pictured) died in Townsville Hospital on July 14, with police saying at the time she had suffered a broken eye socket and hit her head on the ground, fracturing her skull and causing a bleed on her brain.She was taken home to recover, then rushed ..

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