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Kate BanvilleDefence reporter

Kate Banville is a news reporter at the Townsville Bulletin, covering Defence, Education and Health. She draws on her personal experience as a 7-year Army veteran to report on matters relevant to the defence community. Kate was awarded the 2018 Ossie Awards for Investigative Journalism by an undergraduate for her ABC 7.30 report and ongoing coverage of a group of combat veterans’ fight against the Home Affairs Department to have their Afghan interpreters relocated to Australia on humanitarian grounds. The case has since been overturned by a Federal Court decision. She has previously worked at WIN News in Townsville and ABC Gold Coast where she started as an intern. Kate is a wife and mother of two young boys.

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Chief of Army has heartfelt message for troops’ families

Chief of Army has heartfelt message for troops’ families

Townsville’s troops are stepping up to the mark, adapting fast to changing enemies, and aiding in the fight against COVID-19.

CYBER WARFARE: Troops fight ‘sophisticated’ enemy

CYBER WARFARE: Troops fight ‘sophisticated’ enemy

The ADF has bolstered its national security efforts with the introduction of specialist roles amid malicious cyber attacks against Australia increasing in frequency, scale and sophistication.

Jason Watene. Picture: Alix Sweeney

How PTSD caught up with soldier isolated during COVID

A high ranking soldier is speaking out on his own mental health battle to encourage others not to suffer in silence.

KIDS IN HARMONY; Well Being Educator Kate Martyn with Ella Church 3, Grace and Eliose Davison 4. Picture: Alix Sweeney

Mental Health: critical learning starts in early years of life

Children as young as three are missing out on critical mental health care, a leading Townsville psychologist has said.

*BEST OF 2019* Residents of Rosslea being evacuated as Townsville continues to flood from heavy monsoonal rain. Picture: Alix Sweeney

$60m natural disaster recovery cash splash

Townsville’s resilience to natural disasters will be sandbagged under a multimillion-dollar federal government plan to mitigate and respond to the worst of what mother nature throws at the region.

Robert and Matthew (not their real names) fought off two armed robbers at the Royal Hotel. Photo: Craig Warhurst

‘He just burst into tears’: How blokes wrangled armed robbers

Two brothers ‘sinking a few quiet beers’ at the pub have recounted how they made an armed robber cry in the midst of a violent hold up. WARNING: Graphic photos

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Royal Hotel on Stagpole St, West End. Picture: Alix Sweeney

Manhunt underway for Royal Hotel thieves

A MANHUNT is underway for a trio violent offenders who left a trail of evidence while fleeing a Townsville pub following a terrifying armed hold up.

Royal Hotel on Stagpole St, West End. Picture: Alix Sweeney

‘Blood everywhere’: Witnesses detail neighbourhood horror

Witnesses detail the terrifying moment robbers were caught beating a man with a crowbar during an armed hold up at a Townsville pub.

The bottle shop at the Royal Hotel in West End was held up tonight. Police swarmed the area and bought the dog squad in for a search around the area.

Patrons traumatised after armed hold up at Townsville pub

Patrons enjoying a drink at their neighbourhood pub have been left traumatised as two armed men stormed a Townsville pub demanding cash.

Qweekend only - Embargoed til Apr 2016 - Townsville night out in Flinders Street. Patrons begin to line up at The Mad Cow. Picture: Zak Simmonds

Hotelier responds to horror that left teen critical

A night out has turned horribly wrong for a young man whose been left in a critical condition after falling six metres at a popular Townsville nightclub.

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