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• Shark creeps up on Johnathan Thurston after TODAY Show ...

  Johnathan Thurston had an ominous visitor shortly after appearing on the TODAY Show this morning.The Cowboys star had just spoken to TODAY’s hosts about the Maroons’ chances in Origin 2, and was doing another interview with Sky News, when he spotted the small shark stalking the shoreline right behind him.Some may call the creature’s appearance an omen – with Thurston’s team preparing to take on the Cronulla Sharks on Monday, in a highly-anticipated game. "Shark!" Johnathan Thurston spots the a..

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• Mount Isa athletes hold their own in Townsville | Photos

  

  Mount Isa athletes recently travelled to Townsville to compete Mount Isa athletes hold their own in Townsville | Photos exitIt’s not often you get to rub shoulders with current and future Olympians but that’s what the Mount Isa Club athletes were greeted with when they arrived at the Combined Athletics North Queensland (ANQ) Student Games/Allcomers /QMA State Championships in Townsville on the weekend.  All of the Mount Isa athletes made the most of the oppo..

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• Santo's big league return

  

  Zac Santo of the Raiders during the Auckland Nines day 2 at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand. pic Mark EvansCHARTERS Towers product Zac Santo will get the NRL opportunity of a lifetime against the Brisbane Broncos on Thursday night.Santo, 23, will return to the NRL for the first time in just over two years as he lines up at fullback for the Canberra Raiders at Suncorp Stadium, replacing the suspended Jack Wighton.It will be Santo’s first run-on appearance in an NRL game, and he will do it opposi..

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• We owe you one

  

  Parkway Drive.THE guys from Parkway Drive aren’t the types to let debts go unpaid. Which is why they’re promising to give local fans a hell of a show when they make their return to Townsville next week.Vocalist Winston McCall says they’re looking forward to squaring up an old debt to Townsville after one of their shows was cut short unexpectedly.“I think it was the second time we ever came up and we were two songs in and there was a massive storm and the entire power system went out,” he said.“I..

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• ALP targets LNP's Ewen Jones's Herbert seat amid rising ...

  

  ALP targets LNP's Ewen Jones's Herbert seat amid rising unemployment Posted June 09, 2016 19:28:43 The Federal Opposition is targeting rising unemployment in the Townsville-based seat of Herbert as part of its campaign to win seven seats from the Liberal National Party in the election battleground state of Queensland. Key Points:Herbert is held by LNP's Ewen Jones by more than 6 per centALP, KAP want stadium built to create jobsLNP say Townsville Eastern Access Rail ..

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