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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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Loretta Bowen from Sandy Cove Mango Plantation. Supplied image to go with the Australian Mangoes Calendar.

STRIKE A POSE: NQ farmers glam up for Christmas fundraiser

SWAPPING the tractor for a photo shoot, North Queensland farmers are posing up for a glamorous calendar to help make sure no one goes hungry this Christmas.

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Australian Army personnel from the The 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, based in Townsville, arrive in Melbourne as they prepare to support Victoria Police with hotel quarantine of international arrivals. *** Local Caption *** The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is contributing to the whole-of-government response to the COVID-19 pandemic with a range of personnel, planning and logistics support. In Victoria ADF personnel are supporting state and commonwealth agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services, Emergency Management Victoria, and the Victorian Police. Tasks in Melbourne include support to Victoria Police in confirming the identity of international arrivals prior to the start of their quarantine period as part the State Governmentâs COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria (CQV)

Townsville soldiers deploy as Christmas approaches

WHILE most people prepare for Christmas, additional soldiers have deployed from Townsville to help contain the spread of COVID-19.

Carols at Victoria Park, South Townsville. Hunter Caddick, 5. Picture: Evan Morgan

FESTIVE SPIRIT: Thousands pack Victoria Park for carols

Oh come all ye faithful, and they did. Christmas In The Park saw more than 5000 shepherds flock to Victoria Park, South Townsville for 4 hours of Christian harmonies, dancing and live entertainment spread across three stages.

Two people taken to hospital after car flips on major highway

Two people taken to hospital after car flips on major highway

A WOMAN narrowly escaped injury when her car flipped after colliding with another on a busy Townsville road. See the crash scene photos.

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Witnesses watch on as Mazda crashes at high speed into pole

POWER was cut to parts of North Ward overnight, after residents and passers by watched on as a man crashed at high speed into a pole.

Lisa McGowan with her daughter Eliza, 10 mths, at Geckos Family Centre on Lavarack Barracks celebrating Christmas. Picture: Shae Beplate.

VIDEO: Isolated Defence families send grandparents festive message

To all the grumpys, nannies, nonnas and other doting grandparents away from their precious angels this Christmas, Townsville’s defence families have a special message for you. See the heartwarming videos and photos>>>

Pilot Adam D'Arcy and Liaison Officer Normie Grogan of No. 35 Squadron RAAF will aid in the Christmas Present drop to the Torres Strait Islands. Picture: Alix Sweeney

PICTURES: ADF’s special Christmas mission to remote communities

THE Australian Defence Force will beat Rudolph and Santa to deliver presents to remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait communities as they look to give Christmas cheer early.

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Defence audit places Townsville military kit ‘under threat’

Defence audit places Townsville military kit ‘under threat’

A series of budget blow outs and project delays have placed two Townsville military projects “under threat”, the Australian National Audits Office has found.

BLOW OUT: Armoured vehicle’s critical design errors revealed

BLOW OUT: Armoured vehicle’s critical design errors revealed

AN ARMOURED military vehicle, which is supposed to protect troops in the heat of battle cannot be protected from a blown tyre.

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The Orroral fire in the Namadgi National Park seen from Red Hill Lookout in Canberra, ACT, Friday 31 January 2020. Picture by Sean Davey.

ADF clears MRH90 aircrew of wrongdoing after sparking bushfire

THE Australian Defence Force is standing by the aircrew responsible for starting a devastating bushfire that burnt through nearly 8000 hectares of protected land.

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