Cruise out to cattle farm and other top stories.

• Cruise out to cattle farm

  

  REEF  restoration “voluntourism”, tours to a working cattle station near Charters Towers to learn about land management and lunches on Magnetic Island are the latest carrots to entice more cruise visitors to Townsville. The unusual tour options are being pushed by Townsville Enterprise to try to make the city stand out from other Queensland cruise destinations.Townsville Enterprise tourism and events manager Bridget Woods said the new products ideas came in res­ponse to detailed discussions with..

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• Business set for takeoff

  

  BUSINESSES along The Strand are preparing for the busiest day of the year when the T150 Defence Force Air Show takes off on October 15, with tens of thousand of people expected to line the foreshore.It’s expected bars, restaurants and eateries will do a bumper trade with some establishments selling pre-booked tickets while others are preparing to be filled to capacity with sky-watching patrons.The Watermark owner Danny Meares said he had been told up to 80,000 people could attend the air show an..

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• Townsville crime watch for Friday, October 7

  

  A number of homes and vehicles have been entered during the past 24 hours between 7am to 7am in the Townsville area. Police urge all residents to be vigilant with the security of their property. By ensuring homes and vehicles are locked and property secured, it will decrease the likelihood of becoming a victim of an opportunist crime. Homes and vehicle entered in the past 24 hours were from the following locations: Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Cri..

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• Standing fast on mega mine

  

  PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk has stared down Brisbane’s inner-city green groups to reaffirm her commitment to Adani’s Carmichael Mine during a landmark speech in Townsville.In front of a packed room of business and community leaders, Ms Palaszczuk yesterday hit back at months of speculation the State Government was stalling the project to shore up Greens votes and preferences in the southeast.“No one should doubt the resolve of my Government to ensure the development of the Galilee Basin,” she ..

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• Our Recipe cooks up a Cluden win

  

  TOWNSVILLE trainer Ronald Finch credits acupuncture for the stunning rise of Our Recipe after taking out yesterday’s Townsville Bulletin Ratings Band 0-55 Handicap (1000m) at Cluden Park.Our Recipe ($14) exploded into the straight to hold off the fast-finishing Authadane ($12) for Joao Campeao with the Ben Williams-trained Molongle Hero ($12) two-and-a-half lengths back in third.The lightly raced five-year-old has struggled with a back injury during her career and had no success in seven previou..

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• Townsville daily wrap up Friday, October 7

  Unlawful use motor vehicle – Cranbrook: Police have arrested and charged a juvenile with property offences that occurred in Cranbrook on October 1. Police will allege the 16-year-old Cranbrook boy was located by police in an Arila Street address in relation to other matters. Upon conducting a search of the boy and his property, police located a vehicle key belonging to a Hyundai. Further inquiries conducted indicated that the key belonged to an alleged stolen vehicle that had been located earli..

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• Cowboys House 'on track'

  

  STUDENTS will be boarding in NRL Cowboys House in time for the 2017 school year, with club legend Matt Bowen yesterday touring the progress of the new facility.Joined by Minister Assisting the Premier on North Queensland Coralee O’Rourke, Bowen inspected the $9.5 million facility which will house indigenous students from remote communities.“It’s the first time I’ve been here since it started and it’s come along great,” he said.“I can’t wait until it’s fully finished and we can see the children i..

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• Operation Oscar Merchant

  Police have continued Operation Oscar Merchant focussing on youth crime and anti-social behaviour in Townsville. Since the beginning of the operation on September 20, 356 arrests have been made with a total of 656 charges laid across the Townsville District. The majority of the charges relate to property, drug and traffic offences. Officers have also continued to target road safety in the district with 344 traffic infringement notices issued and 2,091 Random Breath Tests conducted. StrikeforceÂ..

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• Cabbie shocked as attackers risk lives

  

  A TAXI driver has been punched in the face and nearly forced off the road in a violent attack that has rocked the elderly worker. Michael Shade picked up three men and was driving them to an Aitkenvale bottle shop on Wednesday night when an argument broke out about the fare.“I hung on to the money and one of them was yelling at me ‘give me the money, give me the money’,” Mr Shade said. “He suddenly lunged at the steering wheel and reefed it down rather quickly, which meant we were going at a 90-..

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• Court wavers over ice user

  

  A MAGISTRATE has admitted the stabbing murder of a Wulguru grandmother “loomed large” in his mind during a bail application for an ice user who allegedly broke into a Hermit Park home and threatened a teenage boy with a replica firearm and ornamental samurai sword. Morayfield man Mark Lawrence Rockwell, 24, faced Townsville Magistrates Court yesterday to make a second bail application but Magistrate Steven Mosch adjourned the matter for a week after voicing hesitation about granting bail.Mr Mosc..

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