Townsville daily wrap-up, Tuesday October 25 and other top stories.

• Townsville daily wrap-up, Tuesday October 25

  

  Common assault, possess dangerous drugs, fail to dispose of syringe, Townsville City Around 5am on Tuesday, October 25, police were called to a disturbance at a backpacker hostel in Flinders Street. It will be alleged a 24-year-old man, who had been staying at the hostel has assaulted a female guest, resulting in his eviction from the premises. A 46-year-old male staff member was in the process of finalising the man’s account when the employee was also assaulted. Police will further allege at..

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• Townsville media track down stranded John Key

  

  Townsville media track down stranded John Key JO MOIR IN TOWNSVILLE Last updated 10:37, October 25 2016 Breakfast Political Reporter Katie Bradford reports from Townsville where the airforce plane carrying John Key to India has broken down. A trying day for John Key ended in a Townsville pub with a cold orange juice after several at..

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  TOWNSVILLE Fire guard Kelly Wilson insists she’s putting the team before any personal battles going into Sunday’s WNBL showdown with her former club the Bendigo Spirit.Wilson enjoyed eight successful years in Bendigo, culminating in their back-to-back grand final victories over the Fire in 2013 and 2014, before making the move to Townsville this season.The 31-year-old admitted the prospect of facing the club where she’s spent most of her professional career was nerve-racking, but Wilson was doin..

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• It's true, size does matter!

  As part of Operation Clare Mayaku, Officers from the Clare Police Station and Ayr CIB executed a number of search warrants on Tuesday, October 25. During searches of residences a quantity of undersized crabs and an illegal fishing net were seized. These matters were referred to the Department of Fisheries & Agriculture for further investigation. Officer in Charge of the Clare Police Station, Senior Constable Shane Martin said the community need to be mindful and vigilant in relation to all lega..

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• Pumping likely to start in a fortnight

  THE  Ross River Dam could be ­receiving pumped water from the Burdekin within a fortnight.The city started exceeding its daily consumption target, with weekend rain failing to ease water woes.Townsville Airport recorded 8.2mm in the 24 hours to 3pm yesterday while the official gauge at Dalrymple Rd, Bohle, registered the best falls, with 19mm.It was enough to tinge brown lawns green but not enough to stop the city’s main water supply continuing to dry up, with the Ross River Dam at 16 per cent c..

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• Flyer quits Broncos for fresh start at Cowboys

  

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• Signs pointe to bright futures

  

  THEY are only 11 and 13 years of age but two Townsville ballet dancers already have their toes pointed towards bigger things. Zai Calliste, 11 and Mackenzie Coomb, 13, (pictured) are preparing to compete in the national Genée Dance Challenge in Sydney in December.Zai, who dances at Ann Roberts School of Dance, said he hoped to one day dance for an international school.“I just love performing and making other people happy,” he said. “The training is hard work but I am looking forward to the compe..

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• The real NQ cowboys

  

  A SUBURBAN cattle roundup lasting more than five hours has seen a group of Townsville residents take on the roles of stockmen. Four weaners are understood to have jumped off the back of a cattle truck near Loam Island yesterday afternoon after the driver pulled over to fix a broken door.About eight people, including police, council officers, a television cameraman and a Townsville Bulletin photographer helped wrangle the weaners, which were roaming around Pinnacle Drive, Riverway Drive and Apex ..

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• Step into a house of Halloween

  

  A SUBURBAN home has been transformed into a haunted mansion of horrors for Halloween. Best friends Michelle Stewart and Michele Toms have been hard at work for the past six weeks transforming Ms Toms’ Vincent home into a haunted house.Ms Stewart said they went all out every year to put on the event for the community, working late nights going into the final preparations.“There’s blood and there’s cobwebs,” she said. “We have about 30 people taking part as actors. Part of the fun is just the unkn..

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