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Rachel Riley is a Senior Reporter and Chief of Staff at The Courier-Mail based in Brisbane. She was previously the Assistant Editor at the The Mercury in Tasmania, Chief of Staff at the Townsville Bulletin and a Senior Reporter in North Queensland.

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Townsville

Prize winners from the Army Museum North Queensland's Spirit of Remembrance Competition. Mikayla Crewdson 9 from Southern Cross catholic College.

Students’ tribute to Anzacs

THE Spirit of the Anzacs is alive and well among Townsville youth with a colourful showing of Remembrance Day tributes.

Townsville

North Queensland Cowboys co-captain Matt Scott visited his adopt-a- school Heatley State Primary School and is pictured with grade 4 student Jamayha Roberts 9 of Cranbrook. Picture: Zak Simmonds

Scott still great among young fans

HE HAS not played football since March but North Queensland Cowboys co-captain Matt Scott is still treated like a rock star by young fans.

Townsville

Former Chief of the Army Peter Leahy at Parliament House in Canberra.

Coup for North Queensland military

A FORMER Army chief has put his hand up to chair the inaugural North Queensland Defence Advisory Board in a major coup for developing the military industry in the region.

Townsville

New eagle mascot bound for Townsville

A NEW wedge-Tailed Eagle mascot has been found for Townsville’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment but she’s got big talons to fill.

Townsville

Australian and Philippine soldiers simulate an anti-terrorism drill during a visit by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (not pictured) to the military headquarters in Quezon City on November 13, 2017, on the sidelines of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. / AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE

Aussies graduate first anti-ISIS fighters

TOWNSVILLE soldiers have graduated their first class of Filipino soldiers to help defeat ISIS in the region.SEE VIDEO OF THEM IN ACTION.

Townsville

Floss Foster, John Caligari, Trevor Mullins, Ted Mildren and Gary Lane pictured at Oasis. Picture: Shae Beplate.

Politicians asked to support Oasis

VETERANS advocates have met for the first time at the site of a proposed new 24/7 defence services hub to pressure politicians in the lead-up to the election to back the project.

Townsville

LNP support for veterans but there is pressure for hub site

THE State LNP has thrown its support behind a new 24/7 veterans support hub but have stopped short of offering up the desired site.

Townsville

First look at Oasis

THE vision of The Oasis Townsville has come to life with the release of the first images of the proposed site and logo. What do you think?

Townsville

Bowen honours responders to cyclone

TOWNSVILLE soldiers who helped rebuild communities devastated by Cyclone Debbie have been honoured with a historical ceremonial march in Bowen.

Townsville

Remembrance Day crucial in Townsville

IT’S a day to ensure the sacrifices of serving and ex-serving personnel and their families are never forgotten. And for one man it’s much more.

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