Townsville City Council loses almost $300K to scammers who also ...
Townsville City Council loses almost $300K to scammers who also ripped off Brisbane Posted August 18, 2016 17:21:26 Townsville City Council has revealed it fell victim to a statewide fraud scam targeting local governments across Queensland.Police were alerted by council staff in May after they realised they had paid about $294,000 to scammers, believing it was going to a genuine civil engineering contractor.The ABC has been told the swindlers generated fake invoices t..>> view originalTownsville stadium could be the Opera House of the north: Turnbull ...
The poor cost-benefit ratio for the proposed Townsville stadium was outweighed by its transformative potential, a Turnbull government minister said on Thursday as he compared the project to the Sydney Opera House.The $250 million stadium was the major commitment in the north Queensland city for both the Coalition and Labor, despite its business case finding it would cost taxpayers $530 million in 2016 terms over its first 30 years of operation. More News Videos Previous ..>> view originalImages emerge of alleged mistreatment at Townsville's Cleveland ...
Images emerge of alleged mistreatment at Townsville's Cleveland Youth Detention Centre Updated August 18, 2016 21:27:57 Images of alleged mistreatment at Townsville's Cleveland Youth Detention Centre have emerged, prompting calls for the royal commission into Northern Territory juvenile detention to be extended to Queensland.One series of CCTV images obtained exclusively by 7.30 shows a boy, 17, being held face down by five adults. He was handcuffed, ankle-cuffed, strip..>> view originalReports of earthquake in Townsville and Whitsundays
There are early reports of an earthquake that has hit Townsville, Whitsundays and Hamilton Island.Townsville is said to have shaken for more than 60 seconds and some North Queensland residents have taken to Twitter to say that the tremors were felt as far as Bowen. The ABC's Bridgid Glanville was on holiday's with her family when the quake hit."On holidays on @HamiltonIsland grabbed kids ran outside as everything as an earthquake just hit," she tweeted.There are unconfirmed reports the quake hit..>> view originalGirls tangled in vile porn web
DOZENS of Townsville schoolgirls and young women have been caught up in a vile pornography ring hunting explicit images.As further details of the sickening message board emerged yesterday, it was revealed the site has a thread dedicated to Townsville with more than 100 images, ranging from young women posing naked to performing explicit sexual acts.The photos include selfies, shots taken by other people and most concerningly images that appear to show young women asleep or unaware the photograph..>> view originalAnnandale centre sells for $33.5m
THE Annandale Central Shopping Centre in Townsville has sold for $33.5 million in the latest of a series of strong retail property sales in North Queensland.The centre has been acquired in an off-market transaction by SCA Property Group, a shopping centre property owner spun out of Woolworths in 2012, which also recently acquired the Bushland Beach Plaza in a $25 million deal.Savills National Director of Retail Sales Peter Tyson, who handled the Annandale Central sale, said this latest transacti..>> view originalTownsville daily wrap up, Thursday August 18
Possessing dangerous drugs รข€“ North Ward: Police have charged four men with drug offences following the search of a North Ward residence yesterday. It is alleged that at around 1:15pm on August 17 police executed a search warrant on the Cook Street address and located a quantity of cannabis, restricted medications not prescribed to the men, utensils used to administer the dangerous drugs and household items used to contain and dispense the drugs. As a result a 50-year-old North Ward man has be..>> view originalCop off the beat
TOWNSVILLE’s longest serving Police Liaison Officer is set to call it a day after 23 years service to the community.At 70, PLO Co-ordinator Linda Janetski felt it was the right time to hang up the hat and let some fresh blood take the reins in one of the city’s most important roles.Working hand-in-hand with elders for the last 23 years Ms Janetski said there had been many challenges and changes in the city, but the PLOs continued to play an integral part in community.“We work as a bridge between..>> view originalSpeak up for road safety at the Townsville Road Safety Expo
Queensland Road Safety Week kicks off next week from August 22 until August 28. ‘Speaking up for road safety’ is the focus, with the whole community encouraged to have their say on road safety. You can get involved by rounding up your local community, school or workplace and support the week by hosting local events and sharing road safety information among staff, students, colleagues, family and friends. Throughout the week there will be installations at four different locations around Townsvil..>> view originalFears for kids using airport pond
A GARBUTT resident fears children have been exposed to chemicals after playing in a pond near the Townsville Airport that could have be contaminated by toxic firefighting foam run off.The resident, who did not wish to be named, said the pond was near the boundary of the civilian airport near John Melton Black Drive and runs into Mundy Creek after heavy rain.The man said he had contacted Townsville City Council and the Department of Environment in relation to his concerns and to request tests be ..>> view original
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