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10th March 2025

AM Edition

Alfred doesn’t dry up NQ’s disaster payments

More NQ and FNQ residents will now be eligible for the federal government’s $1000 grants almost a month after homes in the community were inundated. But there are still suburbs mis...

Judge to rule on long-term dispute over renters at popular resort

The Townsville City Council has reaffirmed its stance ahead of an upcoming trial with residents of a Magnetic Island resort, after a long-term dispute over residential status.

Spirit of success: Bendigo claims first WNBL title in over a decade

Bendigo claimed its first WNBL championship in over a decade with a clutch 63-55 victory over Townsville in front of 5,400 fans inside a heaving sold-out Fire Pit.

Townsville ravers get dancing for children’s charity

Ravers will get their hearts beating for beating hearts, dancing for charity techno event full of world-class artists and performers.

Fire fans fill the stands at home game

Townsville Fire fans turned up the heat on an already scorching day in the city, descending on the Entertainment Centre in their thousands to cheer on the team in the make-or-break...

Townsville racecourse a sea of pink for annual fun run

Cluden Park was a sea of pink on Saturday for the annual International Women’s Day Fun Run, which set a new fundraising record. SEE THE PICS >

Woman with ‘life-threatening’ injuries after stabbing

Emergency services were called to the scene in a Townsville home after a person was seriously assaulted and stabbed.

‘Insanity’: Millions paid for homes no one can live in

A string of property sales have been slammed as “absolute stupidity”, with social media driving a baffling home trend.

Toxic parenting trend exposed: ‘I won the baby walking race’

Competitive parenting is on the rise and it comes at a cost, according to experts.

Hackman case still open until ‘loopholes closed’

Mystery continues to surround deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa as investigators look into “loopholes” in the sudden deaths of the devoted couple.