Flash flooding predicted between drenched Mackay and Townsville ...
Flash flooding predicted between drenched Mackay and Townsville in Queensland Posted February 07, 2016 11:32:45 The weather bureau is warning residents in north Queensland to prepare for heavy downpours, flash flooding and thunderstorms.A surface trough off the coast of Mackay is moving slowly north, generating heavy rainfall and storm activity from Mackay to Cooktown in the state's far north. Senior forecaster Michelle Berry said there was likely to be flash flooding..>> view originalWhat a croc: Queensland Police seize Townsville Crocs t-shirt ...
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Crocs snappy at T-Shirt gun ban Police have confiscated a compressed-air cannon the Townsville Crocodiles have used for ten years to shoot T-shirts into the crowd. PT0M56S 620 349 For more than a decade an air-powered piece of PVC pipe has, without fear or favour, fired t-shirts into a delighted crowd at home games of the Townsville Crocodiles.But no more.The National Basketball League team was this week forced to surrender its homemade t-shirt c..>> view originalWNBL: Townsville Fire maintain rage against struggling Melbourne ...
Melbourne's Tess Madgen attempts to pass out of a trap set by Townsville's Kate Gaze and Suzy Batkovic. Photo: Michelle Couling Townsville Fire were all business as they knocked over an undermanned Melbourne Boomers on Saturday night.The Fire held a 29-7 lead at quarter-time and never looked back, rotating their 10 players throughout the game before ending with an 84-60 win at the State Basketball Centre.The Fire need every win they can get from the final ro..>> view originalLocal BoM forecasters to stay
A storm has erupted over plans to close regional offices of the Bureau of Meteorology. Thunderstorm above Townsville CBD. Picture: Evan MorganUPDATED 5.15pm: THE Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed that Townsville’s three local weather forecasters will not be redeployed or made redundant when the office is fully automated in 2018.In an “updated” statement released to the Townsville Bulletin at 3pm today, the bureau said staff at its 24 regional offices would be offered redeployment options at it..>> view originalAssange: From Townsville to Knightsbridge via Cloud Cuckoo Land
In Evelyn Waugh’s “Handful of Dust”, the fortunate owner of a fantastic Gothic English country pile, Tony Last, has an idyllic life which is gradually brought crashing down by a series of unfortunate events including betrayal by his wife. He ends the book trapped as a prisoner in the Brazilian jungle – the plaything of an insane tribal chief – having to continually read Charles Dickens’ “Little Dorrit” to the inhabitants. I thought of this in connection with Julian Assange. He was born in the w..>> view original'Lucky win' gives Hawks finals berth
Illawarra coach Rob Beveridge didn't mince words after the Hawks secured a finals berth with a lucky 104-97 overtime victory over the Townsville Crocodiles at WIN Entertainment Centre. Staring down the barrel of a shock loss on their home court on Saturday when they trailed by four in the extra period, the Hawks outscored the Crocs 11-0 over the final two minutes to post their 16th win of the NBL season. But Beveridge admitted he was more relieved than pleased with his teams spotty performance ..>> view originalPolice concerned for missing 12-year-old Mackay girl
Police believe the 12-year-old may be in the Airlie Beach or Townsville areas. (Queensland Police) Police have reached out to the public for their assistance after a 12-year-old girl went missing in Mackay last night.The girl, who is described as being Indigenous, approximately 155cm tall with a slim build and black hair, has not been seen since leaving an address on Homebush Road late last night.Police believe she may be traveling with a friend in a blue Hyundai Excel, registration 176SPT, pos..>> view originalPolice still searching for two missing girls
This girl has been missing from the Mackay area since February 4. Photo: Queensland Police Two young girls missing in Queensland since Thursday have still not been found.A 12-year-old girl from Kippa Ring was last seen at a school in Rothwell at 1.50pm on Thursday and has not been seen since.The girl is about 170cm tall with fair skin, green eyes and strawberry blonde hair. When she went missing she was wearing a yellow school sports shirt and blue sports sho..>> view originalQueensland's $24 billion energy merger claims first casualty
Ergon Energy and Energex will be merged as part of the Queensland government's electricity reforms. Photo: Robert Rough The Queensland government's plans to merge power distributors Ergon and Energex into a $24 billion new energy distributor by mid-2016 has had its first restructuring casualty.Ergon chief executive Ian McLeod – once one of Queensland's highest earners among Queensland's power companies – has been told his services are no longer needed.Mr ..>> view originalTest for Magpies against high-class team
FOOTBALL: New Magpies coach Dan Healy will oversee the team for the first time tonight. Healy coached Wanderers Football Club to last season's grand final win against Magpies, before swapping allegiances at the start of this year. Tonight his men's team will play Queensland National Premier League team the Northern Fury in Townsville. "In a nutshell, this is about throwing us in the deep end, to help discover our weaknesses and strengths and bond off the field," Healy said. Magpies..>> view original
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