Townsville golfer on course for Queensland Blind Golf Championships and other top stories.

• Townsville golfer on course for Queensland Blind Golf Championships

  Townsville golfer on course for Queensland Blind Golf Championships Posted June 23, 2016 15:54:27 Since losing his sight 15 years ago, Townsville golfer Michael Maurice says he's not as competitive on the green as he used to be."I would have to be about a 36 handicap at least, but I used to play off anything between 15 and 17," Mr Maurice said."At the moment it is a little bit below par, but we'll get back there," he said.Mr Maurice is trying to get extra practice in..

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• Games bear adds colour to city

  

  COMMONWEALTH Games mascot Borobi the blue Koala was in North Queensland yesterday, touring the region that will host a number of women’s basketball games at the 2018 event.Townsville Enterprise Tourism and Events manager Bridget Woods said the international media exposure of the games would benefit the city.“We are very fortunate to have the women’s basketball here in Townsville with the great facilities we have in the city and it is going to be a wonderful injection of tourists and exposure for..

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• Morgan racing the clock

  

  DO not be fooled by the big leg brace, Michael Morgan says, his knee could be fine for Monday night.But Morgan will still have to wait on results from scan results to see if he faces an extended stint on the sidelines after suffering a posterior cruciate ligament early in the second half of Wednesday’s State of Origin clash.Morgan kept playing on and it’s this fact that has given Morgan the most optimism of being available for Manly despite facing a potential four-week lay-off.Morgan had the sca..

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• Labor diet plan wins approval

  

  CHRONIC disease hot spots would have consultants embedded in local councils to encourage more physical activity and better eating under a plan by the Federal Opposition.North Queensland could be a major winner under the $300 million preventive health policy aimed at reducing chronic disease in the nation’s unhealthiest areas.The policy has been lauded by the Heart Foundation, the Cancer Council and the National Rural Health Alliance, who have called for a similar commitment from the ­Coalition.U..

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