Two teenage girls have been rushed to hospital with head and leg injuries after a shocking e-scooter crash near a busy Townsville offramp — the latest in a string of scooter crashes across the city over the Easter long weekend.
From high-risk births to lifesaving operations, remote patients from across Qld and the NT are finding comfort, care and respite at a NQ accommodation hub quietly changing lives. But pressure is mounting on the service as demand increases.
E-scooter injuries in Townsville have skyrocketed, with a staggering 60 per cent jump in hospital presentations last year alone, new data reveals. Should they be banned? VOTE HERE.
A Townsville plumber says tradies across regional Queensland are being squeezed from all sides, as material costs soar and unpaid invoices leave businesses thousands out of pocket.
Townsville has recorded the biggest crime surge in Queensland over the past decade, with overall offending rates up a staggering 55 per cent. SEE THE STATS BREAKDOWN.
Townsville’s beloved Queens Gardens has been torn up by vandals on electric bikes and e-scooters – and the Acting Mayor is fuming.
A 16-year-old Gulliver boy has been charged following a terrifying break-in in Annandale, where he allegedly threatened a child with a multi-grip tool while trying to steal a car.
Bricks flew and glass shattered as a South Townsville clinic was left picking up the pieces — again — in the latest burst of chaos spilling out from the notorious Dean Park area. WATCH THE VIDEO.
Reckless thieves have filmed their exploits, posting clips to Instagram showing a convoy of cars, including a white Ford Ranger and two Ford Ranger Raptors, lined up like trophies.WATCH THE VIDEO.
She’s the new face of policing in North Queensland, and Assistant Commissioner Virginia Nelson is wasting no time making her mark. Here are the key issues on her radar.
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