Zika virus fears in Townsville suburb and other top stories.

• Zika virus fears in Townsville suburb

  Houses in a Townsville suburb are being sprayed to kill any mosquitoes potentially carrying Zika amid fears a resident has the virus. Health authorities say initial tests suggest the Oonoonba local, who recently returned from overseas, has either Zika or dengue. Townsville Public Health Unit director Dr Steven Donohue said vector-control teams were deployed to the suburb on Friday afternoon. Dr Donohue said the risk of transmission was low as the resident was only home for a couple of days whil..

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• Jailed after drunk smash

  

  Port Access rd crash. Car rolls down and embankment trapping one man, who had to be freed from the vehicle and then walked back up the embankment.A TOWNSVILLE man who crashed a car while he was drunk with cannabis in his system, causing horrific injuries to his passenger, will spend the next eight months behind bars.Herbert Geary, 47, was sentenced in Townsville District Court to three years in prison, suspended after he serves eight months, for crashing a car on the Port Access Rd at Stuart on ..

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• Townsville 150 exhibit proving popular

  

  A recently opened exhibit at the Museum of Tropical Queensland (MTQ) celebrating 150 years of Townsville milestones has proven to be a winner with the public with visitors arriving in strong numbers to take a trip through the city’s storied history.The exhibit titled “Townsville turns 150: the old and the news” covers all the major events that have taken place since Townsville was declared a municipality in 1866 to the spirited rejuvenation of the city's heart in 2016, through the lens of local ..

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• Gun store in council's sights

  

  NQ Hunting and Fishing supplies owners Tanya and Anthony Pagan say they have been unfairly targeted by the council over their A-frame sign. Picture: Zak SimmondsTOWNSVILLE City Council has come under fire from the owners of a gun store who say they have been unfairly targeted due to the nature of their business.NQ Hunting and Fishing supplies owners Anthony and Tanya Pagan said a council backflip over signage has left them out of pocket and losing business.Mr Pagan said he emailed the council in..

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• Lucas has Fire primed for finals showdown with Perth

  

  Townsville Fire's round 8 WNBL home game against Perth Lynx at Townsville RSL Stadium. Townsville Fire Natalie Novosel and Perth Lynx Sami Whitcomb. Picture: Wesley MontsTOWNSVILLE Fire coach Chris Lucas has warned that his team’s top of the table finish counts for nothing if they don’t make the most of the opportunity.For the second year running the Fire finished atop the WNBL regular season standings, an achievement that earns them the right to host the second-placed Perth Lynx in tomorrow’s m..

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• Novosel determined to repay Fire's faith

  

  Relaxed setup shot of Townsville Fire guard Natalie Novosel in her apartment.“SO NOW that basketball is done, what’s next?”That was the question that Townsville Fire guard Natalie Novosel’s father put to her when she phoned home to Kentucky in 2014 to tell her parents that she had suffered a complete tear of her anterior cruciate ligament.Luckily for the Townsville Fire, the former Notre Dame college star refused to give up on the game she loved and battled her way back through a lengthy rehabil..

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• Ready to rumble

  

  Mount Isa's Sarah Bax and Renee Moore will star on Channel Nine's Reno Rumble.NORTH Queensland’s brush with reality television fame is stretching out with two Mount Isa women, a Townsville band and a renderer made famous by The Block among the region’s stars for 2016. Mount Isa best friends Sarah Bax and Renee Moore will show off their renovation skills on Channel Nine show Reno Rumble when it airs after Easter.They’re the second reality television duo to come out of the north-west region in the..

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• Green praised Cowboys off-season work ahead of title defence

  

  LEEDS, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 17: Paul Green head coach of North Queensland Cowboys during a training session at Leeds University on February 17, 2016 in Leeds, England. North Queensland Cowboys play Leeds Rhinos in the World Club Challenge on sunday at Headingley Stadium in Leeds (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)NORTH Queensland Cowboy’s coach Paul Green has praised the tireless off-season work of his squad as they prepare for their first ever NRL title defence.The club’s only premiership winnin..

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• Bat fight

  

  TOWNSVILLE Mayor Jenny Hill says the State Government must put up funds to help North Queensland councils deal with the problem of flying foxes invading suburban parks.This comes as Hinchinbrook Shire Council hires environment consultants to assess legal bat mitigation ­solutions as they look to close a busy school bus stop over public safety fears.In 2013, the previous LNP government gave local governments an “as-of-right authority” to manage flying foxes at roosts in urban flying fox managemen..

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• Trump vows to 'open up' libel laws

  

  Trump vows to 'open up' libel lawsRepublican US presidential front-runner Donald Trump says that if elected he will "open up" libel laws to make suing the media easier.Speaking at a rally in Fort Worth, Texas, Trump on Friday said the change was necessary to combat what he described as the "dishonesty" of major American newspapers.Trump routinely criticises the press during campaign appearances, complaining about coverage he says is unfair and at times singling out people or news outlets for spe..

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Man shot at Gold Coast house 'lucky to be alive' .	May the force be with us .
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