Baby croc escapes Townsville wildlife park and other top stories.

• Baby croc escapes Townsville wildlife park

  The missing crocodile was spotted by a walker shortly after it went missing but it has not been seen since.A JUVENILE saltwater crocodile is on the loose after escaping from a Townsville wildlife park.Keepers found they were missing a crocodile when they went to check on the reptiles on Wednesday morning at Bungalow Bay Koala Village on Magnetic Island.Kookaburras – which are known to congregate near the crocodiles’ enclosure – are believed to be behind the brazen escape.The crocodile, which onl..

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• Origin decisions made more difficult after injuries plague Cowboys ...

  

  Cowboys Jason Taumalolo is tackled by Broncos players Matt Gillett and Ben Hunt. Picture: Zak SimmondsQUEENSLAND coach Kevin Walters faces a nervous wait after champion Maroons playmaker Johnathan Thurston was injured in the Cowboys’ epic 19-18 defeat of the Broncos last night.Thurston proved the hero again with another field-goal in another Queensland derby cracker, breaking Brisbane’s hearts with a 75th minute one-pointer to send the local delirious in Townsville.But the joy was soon tempered ..

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• Cure for hospital parking ills

  

  QNU reps Debbie Watt and Katy Taggart in the staff car park at Townsville Hospital.MORE than 300 new staff car parks will be built at the Townsville Hospital, with the promise of more public spaces soon.The Townsville Bulletin can reveal that additional staff spaces will be made available at the hospital’s eastern car park on the old CSIRO site.A hospital spokesman said more public car parking spaces would also be made available next to the Townsville Cancer Centre.“Both projects (staff and publ..

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• Regions' suicide shame

  PEOPLE living in regional Australia are more likely to take their own lives due to a lack of mental health services, experts claim.It comes as the Federal Government prepares to cut funds for mental health counselling in drought-affected areas from June 30.Social Health Atlas of Australia data from 2009-2013 reveals annual suicide rates in regional areas at 12.9 incidents per 100,000 compared to 9.6 per 100,000 in capital cities.In Townsville, the rate was 12.8 per 100,000 deaths, with 109 suici..

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• Tenants tempted with rent deals

  

  Search Use keywords to search content on this website http://a.tcog.news.com.au/spp-api/v1/template/?path=components.header.header&exclude-css=false&exclude-js=false&t_product=TownsvilleBulletin&t_domain=www.townsvillebulletin.com.au&device-channel=desktop&is_front_page=0&show_idaas_login_placeholder=1&is_local_news_section=0 NewsTenants tempted with rent dealsMay 21, 2016 1:34pmSAMANTHA HEALYTownsville Bulletin NewsTenants tempted with rent dealsMay 21, 2016 1:34pmSAMANT..

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• Thurston Inspires Golden Point Derby Win

  

  He's done it again. A Johnathan Thurston field goal proved the difference as defending premiers North Queensland clinched a 19-18 NRL win over Brisbane on Friday night in another grand final re-match in Townsville. The Cowboys appeared cooked when they trailed 18-6 against a rampaging Broncos after winger Jordan Kahu crossed in the 42nd minute. But thanks to the Cowboys' 2015 grand-final heroics, the 25,163-strong North Queensland faithful knew better than to write their team off, especially..

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• What's the Buzz: Saint, Sinner, Shoosh

  Jackson Hastings on the outer00:14:26 NRL: Roosters coach Trent Robinson says club legend Kevin Hastings is entitled to have his say following his public criticism of the shock dumping of son Jackson for the match against the Gold Coast. A STAR forward is set to miss out on NSW selection and an NRL coach gave his star player a bollocking over his attitude. All that and more in Saint, Sinner, Shoosh: SAINT THE NRL’s appointment of Brian Canavan as the new head of footba..

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• Campaigning around the states

  NSWAcutely aware of the importance of western Sydney seats, both major parties this week committed $50 million to fix the notorious Appin Road blackspot in the seat of Macarthur, held by the Liberals' Russell Matheson. But it was another road blackspot that stopped the campaign in its tracks. As Bill Shorten's convoy pulled over on the side of a narrow road in the NSW Hunter Valley, moments before a woman swerved and collided head-on with another car, injuring the driver. Both sides also turned..

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