Ayr scores $2m for macroalgae treatment plant
The state government has granted $2m to the Burdekin Shire Council to will stop harmful nutrients ending up on the reef, and make fertiliser in the process. See what it’s about.
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Revealed: Townsville’s most luxurious houses
Dotted across the wider Townsville area the multimillion-dollar houses of the rich and famous. See what $3m can get you.
‘Just get them arrested’: Victims of crime push for change
Disgruntled and grieving victims of crime in Townsville have relived their most traumatic moments to MPs investigating support for victims of crime. See what they said.
‘Must be destroyed immediately’: NQ neo-Nazi group ‘disbanded’
A Townsville group that used Nazi and other fascist symbols have been ‘compromised’, disbanded and members told ‘affiliated material must be destroyed immediately’. See why.
Regional infrastructure gets state funding boost
Big ticket water and waste projects across northern Queensland have been given a boost with another round of state government funding. See which projects will benefit.
Demand for more doctors in NQ towns
A petition for more full-time doctors in North Queensland is circulating and has the backing of the local state MP.
Vietnam veteran found respect in regional road trip
A retired lieutenant couldn’t stand the anti-Vietnam War protests in Melbourne when he returned home from war, so he bought a convertible and hit the road. See why he marched this Anzac Day.
Meet the NQ pharmacists set to prescribe you medicine
NQ pharmacists are inching closer to prescribing medicines and not just dispensing them, as study for a groundbreaking university course kicks on.
Isolated towns still waiting for better mobile service
A guaranteed $780k from the government and almost a year have not been enough to get a new cell tower built in an NQ town. See why.
$150m Reef protection scheme announced
Federal Labor’s NQ environmental spend-up continues with a $150m Great Barrier Reef protection scheme. Here’s why.
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