Tennis racquet stringer numbers take a hit in Australia while tournaments grow
Behind the scenes of the world’s most elite tennis tournaments there’s a team of people rapidly working on…
Suspected copper thieves cut telecommunications to thousands in cyclone warning zone
Thousands of north Queensland residents within a tropical cyclone warning zone are without telecommunications services after suspected copper…
Flood disaster taking toll on graziers in north-west Queensland, more rain forecast for tropical coast
Ringer Jessica Bridges turns on the TV at night to fall asleep so she does not have to…
Flooding and record-breaking rain forecast for northern and western Queensland
Intense record-breaking rain causing flooding and threatening livestock is forecast across northern and western Queensland from today. Bureau…
Ice sport broomball faces extinction as player numbers fall and rinks shut
When North Queenslander Steve Pilchowski tells people he has played for Australia, they never expect it was for…
Australia Post confirms improper mail sorting in Queensland suburb
A months-long mail mystery has puzzled residents of a bustling beachside community in northern Queensland. Letters are arriving…
Townsville City Council did not comply with public tender process, audit finds
Townsville City Council (TCC) breached Queensland regulations by directly appointing a contractor without calling for tenders, an external…
Former Katter’s Australian Party MP Nick Dametto ahead in early count for Townsville mayoral by-election
Ballot counting is underway to decide the next civic leader of northern Australia’s largest city, with former Katter’s…
Man arrested after mother and 10-year-old girl killed in car crash in Far North Queensland’s Doomadgee
A man has been arrested after a mother and young girl were killed in a car crash in…
Townsville Hospital CEO says some patients may die after urology bungle
Some patients may die as a result of the Townsville Hospital’s urology unit bungle, the hospital’s CEO has…
3rd Battalion pays tribute to Lance Corporal Tulsa Rumney who died during training near Townsville
The 3rd Battalion of the Australian Army’s 3rd Brigade is remembering the “proud and passionate soldier” killed in…
Australian Army’s new Apache attack helicopters arrive in Townsville
The first of the Australian Army’s newest attack helicopters have taken to the sky in the country’s north.…