While the recent addition to the ‘adult crime, adult time’ laws aims to crack down on young crims inside the courthouse, a new fund is trying to stop kids from ever setting foot through the door.
Townsville police have declared a crime scene after a suspicious house fire. DETAILS.
Emergency and frontline disaster response workers have been honoured and recognised by one of Australia’s most powerful women, Governor-General Sam Mostyn AC.
Business owners will soon be able to access the $29 million fund for flood disaster recovery but the grant amounts and when they will be available are still uncertain.
Positioned near a busy hospital and the city’s sprawling university campus, a cash boost for “much-needed” traffic lights and the removal of a congested Townsville roundabout has been laid out by the Federal government.
A Townsville man has won $1.2 million in Saturday’s Gold Lotto after buying a ticket from an Idalia newsagency. See how he plans to spend the money.
The call has gone out for Australia’s peacekeeping soldiers in Rwanda during the early 90s to reunite at an upcoming meet in Townsville.
With a decision from the Crisafulli government to make a knife detection law permanent, a Townsville MP says police in the city will now be empowered to enforce safety in all public spaces.
A concreter turned drug syndicate member and a miner with a 30 year criminal history were the most recent drug offenders who were sentenced in the Townsville Supreme Court.
A flood-ravaged North Queensland cricket club is keeping the scoreboard ticking over as it continues to build back from the February disaster.
An Ingham man who died in a car crash has been remembered as a loving father and respected member of the Palm Island community.
A young mum has spoken out about the “terrifying” wait for answers after finding a lump in her breast — revealing she wasn’t even told she had cancer until she was asked about considering a double mastectomy
E-scooter injuries in Townsville have skyrocketed, with a staggering 60 per cent jump in hospital presentations last year alone, new data reveals. Should they be banned? VOTE HERE.
The heartbroken wife of a young North Queensland dad who lost his life in a devastating Bruce Highway crash is searching for the strangers who rushed to his side in the aftermath of the horrific accident.
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