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22nd December 2024

PM Edition

‘Sunnier’: Drier weather ahead after NQ’s huge rain totals

After a wet couple of days, NQ is on track for sunnier weather in the lead up to Christmas. Read the latest forecast and see who got the rain.

‘Give the cats a cuddle’: Happy Cat Day hits Townsville

RSPCA will be hosting Happy Cat Day through the school holidays, giving children the opportunity to learn proper ways to care for a cat.

Demands to fix Bruce Hwy escalate after latest flood nightmare

A fresh push has been mounted for upgrades to keep the Bruce Highway high and dry, after it once again failed to help keep Queensland moving amid heavy rain along the east coast.

Two boys injured after serious Bruce Highway crash

A 12-year-old boy was critically injured after he was flung from a vehicle in a horror crash involving a caravan between Mackay and Rockhampton, the second in the same area in bare...

Cyclones, crime and controversy: Our biggest January headlines

As 2024 draws to a close, here’s a look back at the stories that shocked, inspired, and informed Townsville readers, starting with the biggest headlines from January.

How to hit the headlines – for all the wrong reasons

It has been a big year of celebrity highs and lows.

‘And the award goes to’: The sporting moments that defined 2024

It’s been a big year in the sporting world; Michael Carayannis and Brent Read take a look at the best, the worst and the downright bizarre moments that entertained us all.

Lopez makes frank admission after Affleck split

Jennifer Lopez has appeared to reference her divorce from Ben Affleck in a candid conversation about her life.

Barefoot Investor: ‘How I took on the fake Scott Pape scammers’

Barefoot Investor tried to uncover Facebook’s fake Scott Pape scammers but it all descended into chaos with his wife away, the kids sick and German backpackers running his farm.

Bite before Christmas: Funnel web in plastic tree almost kills 2yo

A Sydney couple is grateful for their very own Christmas miracle after their two-year-old son survived a bite from a deadly funnel web spider that was hiding in their plastic tree.