Travelblog (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Holiday to Townsville Self proclaimed capital of Tropical North QueenslandWe had some air miles to use up before November courtesy of my old employer BA so we had a look on the internet for places to go that were with in reach of the air miles I had accrued. After about a week we decided to try out Townsville primarily because we had never been there and what better excuse do you need...
The Age (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
A man has been arrested and charged after two boys were shot and injured while playing in a north Queensland park.
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
A man has been arrested and charged after two boys were shot and injured while playing in a north Queensland park.
A Stern Warning (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Never one to avoid controversy, Townsville Crocodiles' Corey "Homicide" Williams has thrown fuel onto the Cairns Taipans' fire ahead of their clash on Wednesday, saying that he doesn't know who his namesake, Kerry Williams is. The NBL season has been an extremely tight one, with seven out of eight teams currently sitting on six or seven wins. Townsville, who will host this...
A Western Heart (Free subscription) | yesterday
... will deliver more than 1800 beds over the next seven years. The Gold and Sunshine coasts, Cairns, Townsville and Mackay are among the beneficiaries. "On any examination of the statistics of health care in Australia, we have (one of the) best if not the best systems in the world," Mr Lucas said. But research by QUT public health academic Gerry Fitzgerald indicates otherwise. In...
Astroblog (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
... Tauri. People in Northern WA will see more stars covered. Northern QLD sees a few stars covered, Townsville sees Taygeta and 18 Tauri covered at roughly the same time, 23:54 AEST. Binocular view of the beginning of the occultation as seen from South-eastern Australia, just before 18 Tauri is covered up.. South eastern Australia sees just 18 Tauri covered, starting from 23:28 ACDST (Adelaide),...
The Age (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
North Queensland Fury bounced back from last week's drubbing from the Central Coast Mariners to defeat Adelaide United 2-1 in Townsville.
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
North Queensland Fury bounced back from last week's drubbing from the Central Coast Mariners to defeat Adelaide United 2-1 in Townsville.
ABC (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Corey Williams scored 29 points and Rolan Roberts dominated the boards as the Crocodiles upset Adelaide 100-88 at the Townsville Entertainment Centre.
the tropical vegan (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
... I've been meaning to do for weeks, and stocked up on some supplies. I often complain that in Townsville we lack many of the luxurious ingredients that city dwellers and North Americans take advantage of without a second thought. Things like more than one brand of store-bought veggie burger, vegan cheese, and vegan restaurant food. But for all my complaining, my basic needs are met -- the...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Corey 'Homicide' Williams delivered the killer blows with 29 points in Townsville Crocodiles much-needed NBL success over Adelaide 36ers on Friday night.
Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
AN Australian Army soldier allegedly shot two boys with an air rifle in a Townsville playground in what one victim's family describe as a "hate crime".
Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
SIX years after being referred to see a specialist at Townsville Hospital about his tinnitus, Bill Edwards is still waiting for an appointment.
Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
AN Australian Army soldier allegedly shot two boys with an air rifle in a Townsville playground in what one victim's family describe as a "hate crime".
News.com.au (Free subscription) | yesterday
... the V8 Supercars calendar after the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide, the Hamilton 300 in New Zealand, the Townsville street race and the SuperGP event on the Gold Coast. Skaife says the Olympic Park course features some elements of all of those street circuits. "It's probably got a little bit of Indy (Gold Coast), a smidgen of Hamilton, it's got some 90 degree sections like the back of Adelaide...
