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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

13/7/05.. Generic photo for Depression , mentaly ill , Mental health Picture: SIMON DEAN Picture: Dean Simon

Preventing Defence-related suicide

THE NQPHN is driving forward its action plan to tackle suicide appointing a project manager for the Townsville prevention trial site. Now they need your help. Find out how and sign up.

Townsville

A special coin, the Commemorative Centenary Medallion, honoring the contribution of the 1st Australian Tunneling Company for its contribution to the Battle of Messines Ridge has just been received will be for sale at the Army Museum. Foundation, Ross Thomas who cam up with the idea with the coin

Get your piece of tunnelling history

TOWNSVILLE military buffs can now get their hands on limited edition medallions honouring the contribution of the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company to the Battle of Messines Ridge .

Cairns

Honour for our heroes

SURVIVORS and descendants of those who fought in the Battle of the Coral Sea 75 years ago were yesterday among hundreds to attend a moving seaside service in Cardwell.

Townsville

Suicide prevention initiative

A FORMER Commander of 3rd Brigade will lead the Townsville-based ex-ADF and families suicide prevention project, a Federal government initiative to help save lives.

Crime & Justice

Stephen Lane of Rosslea was assaulted in his driveway on Saturday night. Picture: Zak Simmonds

‘Thugs must pay’ for brutal bashing

THE son of a former city councillor says the justice system is letting down the community after he was bashed and robbed by a group of young thugs in his own driveway.

Townsville

Sylvia Brimeslow with a freshwater crocodile found in her pool at their Alligator Creek home. Picture: Evan Morgan

VIDEO: Baby croc in family pool

SEE THE VIDEO: Alligator Creek has lived up to its reptile name after a family found a baby freshwater crocodile sitting at the bottom of their backyard pool.

Townsville

Care call for vets

A TOWNSVILLE veteran is calling for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to automatically issue a free health card entitlement to defence personnel as soon as they exit the service.

Townsville

DVA studies suicide stats

THE first ever official record of veteran suicides could be released publicly as early as November as part of a Federal government study into mental health in defence.

Townsville

Minister veteran affairs Dan Tehan visited Mates 4 Mates to talk about the peer to peer program and play wheelchair basketball with veterans Paul Warren and Terry Conner.

Vets best helping other vets

TOWNSVILLE veterans in a pilot support program have met with the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Dan Tehan to promote its groundbreaking success.

QLD News

Tom Jackson (bald centre) is in critical condition in hospital after trying to save the life of Mia Ayliffe-Chung who was dragged from her bed and stabbed to death in a hostel bathroom in Home hill

‘I’ve got no anger’, hero’s dad says

THE family of Home Hill stabbing hero Tom Jackson say they find comfort in the fact he died trying to save someone’s life and could now save even more through organ donation.

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