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Keagan Elder is a digital producer at the Townsville Bulletin

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Juliette's The Strand supervisor Carolin Rippel practices social distancing regulations when serving her customers. Picture: Shae Beplate.

What’s open in Townsville this Labour Day

Looking for things to do today or wanting to stock the pantry? Here is what’s open around Townsville this Labour Day public holiday.

Townsville

Ignatius Park College year 12 students Kai Simmons and Harry Keir, both 17, with their levers jerseys. Picture: Evan Morgan

Iggy Park students pick up jerseys amid COVID-19

A chance for Year 12 students to pick up their leavers jerseys helped give them a sense of belonging despite them now learning from home because of coronavirus restrictions.

Townsville

Lounds Seafood owner Col Lound with a coral trout and banana prawns in front of the Dorothy B with specialises in catching coral trout. Picture: Evan Morgan

Airlift offers cash lifeline for fishers

Flying Australian seafood to Asian markets has offered North Queensland fishers a glimmer of hope after many tied up as the coronavirus spread and shut down the export market.

Townsville

‘Sneaky loophole’ in JobKeeper attacked as hotel workers miss out

A Townsville pub manager claims a “sneaky loophole” is stopping more than 1400 staff, including many in the city, from $1500 fortnightly JobKeeper payments.

Townsville

The wake is over for ski sports

The reopening of waterways for recreational uses will allow Townsville Water Ski Club members to get back to training on Ross River as they gear up for competitions.

Townsville

A render showing the Urban Climb facility and surrounding retail shops approved for the Fairfield Homemaker Centre in Idalia.

Major suburban entertainment hub gets green light

Townsville City Council has given the go-ahead on an application for a rock-climbing facility, bowling alley and cinema development in a growing city suburb.

Townsville

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100+ Townsville shops open this weekend

Dozens of shops that have been shut for weeks will reopen in Townsville shopping centres on Saturday thanks to COVID-19 restrictions being eased. CHECK OUT OUR FULL LIST OF WHO’S OPEN >>

Townsville

Professor Bruce Gummow will join a group of more than 40 scientists who will help train vets in Southeast Asia in disease detection, to help prevent the spread of future pandemics. PICTURE: MATT TAYLOR.

JCU professor to train disease detectives

A James Cook University veterinary scientist has joined a taskforce to train new animal disease detectives in 11 countries across Southeast Asia and Pacific to help prevent future pandemics.

Townsville

Alphalete Fitness owner Corryn Spelman has launched an online fitness workout in the hope of being able to keep gym open during COVID-19 pandemic. PICTURE: MATT TAYLOR.

Battler fights for survival in virus pandemic

A Townsville battler has changed the way she operates her business as she takes on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Townsville

Suspects flee from speeding stolen car

Police are after two suspects leapt from a speeding stolen car which had caught fire after a series of crashes.

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