City to face Phoenix in Townsville friendly and other top stories.

• City to face Phoenix in Townsville friendly

  

  ​The Hyundai A-League will head to Townsville this September when last season's semi-finalists, Melbourne City FC, venture north for a week-long pre-season camp ahead of the 2016/17 campaign. John van't Schip's team will play two friendly matches in North Queensland as City fine-tunes its pre-season preparations ahead of the A-League season opener on October 8.  City will meet its Round 1 A-League opponent, Wellington Phoenix, on September 11 as well as Townsville's own PlayStation 4..

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• Celeb city as who's who mixed trackside

  

  IT was spot the celebrity as Townsville’s civic and business leaders mixed it up with media personalities, reality TV stars and even a champion footballer at the Castrol EDGE Townsville 400.The corporate boxes at Reid Park – each worth more than an average annual salary – were packed with the who’s who of Townsville and the motor racing world.There was star power in the pits as well, with revhead Family Feud host Grant Denyer competing in the Australian GT Series and former Big Brother contestan..

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• Teen dead after crashing off highway

  

  A TEENAGER has died after his car overturned on the Bruce Highway.The 19-year-old man from Townsville was alone in the vehicled when the accident occurred about 50km north of Bowen.The car is believed to have rolled several times about 5.20am before it crashed through a paddock fence and came to a stop.The Bruce Highway was closed for a while, but has since re-opened.Forensic Crash Unit are investigating the incident.

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• Teachers hold out Redskins

  

  TEACHERS West have held off a second half fight back by Ross River to avoid a season first losing streak, beating the Redskins 29-15.Posting three unanswered tries in the first half to hold a 24-0 halftime lead, Teachers were on the back foot after the break when Ross River scored first through Aiwake Bukalidi and then winger Ngatai Campbell.A successful penalty kick took proceedings to 24-15, and with their tails clearly up, Ross River forced Teachers into errors and earned a handful of solid a..

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• Elderly pedestrian killed in Burdekin

  

  AN elderly woman believed to be in her 80s has been killed in Ayr after she was struck by a car on Airdmillan Rd, around 2.20pm this afternoon outside the Lower Burdekin Water office.Emergency service officers were on scene but were unsuccessful in reviving her.A portion of the road has been closed, and is expected to be closed for some time as the investigation continues.An inconsolable woman was transported from the scene in an ambulance to Ayr Hospital a short time later.Police remained on sc..

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• Having a whale of a time

  

  PRIME whale watching season has arrived in North Queensland with a jetski tour group enjoying a close encounter with a curious humpback whale.A Whitsunday Jetski Tour were on their way to Daydream Island on Friday when they saw a whale in the distance and switched off their jetskis to enjoy the spectacle. Tour guide Ian Wilson said within minutes the whale had surfaced only metres away from the jetskis.“We had our tour group quite close together and the whale moved from ski to ski for over an ho..

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• Prisoners' strike threat

  

  PRISONERS at the Townsville Correctional Centre are threatening to down tools after a pay cut and an increase in their working hours.Inmates currently earn ­anywhere from $2.80 to $8.45 per day in various prison work roles, but sources inside the jail have told the Townsville Bulletin wages have been cut by a third by local management. Sources said the prisoners were furious with the new working and pay conditions.It is understood some skilled inmates are working more than eight hours a day buil..

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• Traffic incident and assault, Townsville

  Police are appealing for public assistance following a traffic incident and subsequent assault of a man at Townsville this morning. Around 8.55am, a male driver of a red Hyundai hatchback was turning right at the intersection of Duckworth Road and into the Dalrymple Service Road when he became involved in a dispute with another man driving a single cab utility. The 18-year-old driver Hyundai has told police the other driver pulled up behind him, exited his vehicle and approached the Hyundai b..

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