Shocking footage shows the moment a group of masked teen thieves brazenly crept into a Townsville yard — only to be chased off by a furious local armed with nothing but a garden hose. Read his account of what happened here.
Townsville council’s new bin police are checking your recycling, backed by nearly a quarter of a million dollars in state funding to crack down on yellow-lid contamination. Here’s what you need to know.
Police are hunting a gang of masked youths after CCTV caught them stealing a car in South Townsville, later linked to other break-ins at North Ward and a brazen bag snatch on The Strand. See the video here.
Member for Kennedy Bob Katter was destined to retain his seat this federal election in a crowded eight-candidate race.
Townsville’s favourite voice, Steve ‘Pricey’ Price, has jumped on board a big push to get North Queenslanders rolling up their tropical sleeves and getting their flu shots as the region braces for a heavy influenza season.
When cruel scammers crushed a young Cowboys fan’s dream of getting out of hospital to see her beloved team at Magic Round, the club stepped up in a big way — making sure she wouldn’t miss out.
Shameless vandals smashed their way into the Charters Towers Scout Den, wrecking the kids’ safe space — but a young crew of good samaritans has swooped in to help pick up the pieces.
Townsville voters are being handed small change while Cairns laps up tens of millions in election promises from the major parties — a move fuelling claims the city is being treated as the “poor cousin of the north”.
A teenage boy involved in a shocking ram-raid spree has failed to overturn his detention order, after a judge ruled the sentence was justified under Queensland’s new youth justice laws. His lawyers think it’s “excessive”. See why.
There’s a clear link between youth crime and the violence happening behind closed doors in Townsville homes, according to the city’s top domestic violence cop.
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