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11th August 2024

AM Edition

Why Townsville was the number one stop on this couples lap of Australia

When tragedy struck, one couple decided to make a leap of faith and travel around Australia in a van with no organised plan of where they were headed.

Soldiers give helping hand to sick children and their families

This week 1 RAR soldiers will be collecting donations across Townsville’s Maccas drive-thrus and shopping centres for sick children and their families. Find out how you can help

Navy helps to grant 11yo cancer survivor’s special wish

A navy ship docked in Townsville had the honour of hosting a very special guest — a young brain cancer survivor who received the experience of a lifetime. Here’s why it meant so mu...

JCU closes campus, says visa cap could have “significant impact”

JCU is officially closing its CBD campus on Flinders St to save money, and is bracing for a “significant, negative impact” if an international student cap is passed by the senate.

Meth dad jailed over $60k trafficking business

A Townsville man was caught in a ‘well-established’ drug trafficking business which involved runners and vehicles and was stopped just as he attempted to hire his own ‘debt enforce...

Everyone says the same thing about ‘Raygun’

The Olympics debuted a new sport today and Australia’s entrant became the laughing stock of the world after a brutal debut.

‘One of the oldest’: Charters Towers Hospital’s 140th anniversary

When Charters Towers Hospital was built with gold rush money in 1884, no one could’ve imagined the life it would go on to lead - or the advances in health care it would witness.