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Elisabeth Silvester is a cadet reporter for the Townsville Bulletin. Graduating from The University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Business and Journalism, you will find Elisabeth strolling along The Strand or baking macarons on her days off.

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Elisabeth Silvester

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Die-hard Star Wars fan Caitlin Bartholomew (MIDDLE) will dress up as Princess Leia, alongside friends Rick Budd as Kylo Ren and Ash Scott as a Jedi in anticipation for the new Stars Wars movie hitting cinemas, including Reading Cinemas at Condon, tomorrow. PICTURE: MATT TAYLOR.

Townsville feels the force in The Rise of Skywalker

The highly anticipated final film in the latest Star Wars trilogy will hit Townsville cinemas today.

Townsville

Laila, 5, and Skye Healing, 6, from Idalia go for a ride on the carousel at the Stable on the Strand. Picture: Evan Morgan

Townsville takes a waterfront spin

As Stable on the Strand gears up to welcome thousands through the door to visit Bethlehem, another attraction is gearing up to create a waterfront spin.

Townsville

Roxanne Deere, Donna Caine, Tara Parish, Natalia Moldovan and Iain Gordon are part of the Funky Book Club. Picture: Evan Morgan

Funky Book Club takes readers to another world

Taking a holiday without even leaving your house is what Tara Parish loves about reading at the Townsville’s Funky Book Club Meetup.

Townsville

Julie Baker has been told by Belgian Gardens Cemetery to restrict the Christmas decorations on her daughter Kodah Lampton's grave.

Council called a Grinch over cemetery stoush

A helpless mother’s Christmas wish is for permission to decorate her daughter’s tombstone as she spends her first Christmas without her child.

Townsville

Spirit of Queensland passengers lining up for a complimentary breakfast in Rockhampton at 7am this morning.

Passengers evacuated from Townsville-bound train

Spirit of Queensland passengers encountered a bump in the tracks overnight when their Townsville train trip came screeching to a halt.

Townsville

Learn to be the best on the field

Touch football runs deep in Kerrod Hall’s blood, picking up his first footy ball when he was old enough to run.

Townsville

Isabella Matthews 9, has a bucket handle tear to the lateral meniscus and is awaiting surgery. Pictured with her mum Rachael Ayers

Schoolgirl faces major knee surgery

A primary school-girl will spend her Christmas holidays in pain as she awaits major knee surgery for a bucket handle tear to the lateral meniscus in her right knee.

Townsville

Despite her disability, Colleen Forman has cut out thousands of stars and fish for Stable on the Strand over the last 15 years. PICTURE: MATT TAYLOR.

Stable on the Strand volunteer a true star

It takes 65 churches and 1000 volunteers to bring Bethlehem to life every year at Stable on the Strand.

Townsville

Cherrie Vitali with her dog, Norman the 5yo English Staffy have put an invite for struggling families to come spend Christmas with them.

Open invitation for dog’s festive feast

They say it is the small acts of kindness that goes a long way and for Cherrie Vitali, she hopes to bring some joy to struggling families over the Christmas period.

Townsville

Pam McHugh is the co-ordinator of Dragon Abreast, a dragon boat club for survivors of breast cancer. PICTURE: MATT TAYLOR.

Dragons Abreast paddling for a good cause

The opportunity to find new strength mentally and physically to cope with her cancer diagnosis is what Pam McHugh treasures about Dragons Abreast Townsville.

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