Police search bushland after watch alert Police have launched a search and rescue operation in Queensland after a crash impact alert was sent from an Apple watch in dense bushland near Townsville. AAP · Dec 24, 2022
Drug-carting drone crashes into prison Parcel delivery has soared to new heights with a drone carrying drugs to inmates worth $250,000 crashing in a Townsville jail. AAP · Dec 23, 2022
Drone used in attempt to smuggle $250,000 worth of drugs into Townsville Correctional Centre Patrolling officers discovered the crashed drone and a package of drugs on the prison grounds last month. ABC News · Dec 23, 2022
Townsville boy granted ticket home for Christmas after year of leukaemia treatment in Brisbane A North Queensland family will get to spend Christmas at home after a lengthy battle with leukaemia. ABC News · Dec 22, 2022
Clive Palmer offloads Queensland Nickel refinery to Swiss company Zero Carbon Investek Businessman Clive Palmer has sold his mothballed Queensland Nickel plant for a reported but unconfirmed sale price of $2 billion. ABC News · Dec 22, 2022
Youth crime hotspots, including Cairns, Townsville, Mount Isa, targeted in holiday blitz Police will be doing more bail checks and have more officers on the ground over the Christmas holidays in an effort to quell public concern over youth crime problem areas. ABC News · Dec 19, 2022
Murder charge after Qld woman stabbed A man will face a Townsville court on Friday charged with murder and serious assault, both of which are domestic violence offences. AAP · Dec 15, 2022
Police charge Townsville man with murder over mother's death after stabbing at Mundingburra A 25-year-old Townsville man is charged with murder after his mother was found with multiple stab wounds in the home they shared. ABC News · Dec 15, 2022
Aaron Hill to stand trial in Supreme Court for alleged manslaughter of Townsville girl Rylee Rose Black It is alleged three-year-old Rylee Rose Black died of heat stroke after being left in a car in Townsville in 2020. Aaron Hill, 32, will face a jury charged with her manslaughter. ABC News · Dec 15, 2022
Woman stabbed to death in Townsville home A woman has been stabbed to death at a home in northern Queensland where police are questioning a nearby resident over the killing. AAP · Dec 15, 2022
Woman stabbed to death in Townsville, police take man into custody Detectives have arrested a 25-year-old man after his 44-year-old mother was stabbed to death in her home in Townsville. ABC News · Dec 15, 2022
The Ville casino resort in Townsville charged with breaking Queensland casino laws Queensland's gambling regulator lays charges after a months-long investigation into allegations of "unapproved agreements" at the luxury venue. ABC News · Dec 11, 2022
More above-average rainfall, heatwave for Townsville after wettest spring in 20 years Townsville residents are warned after a spring "nearly four times wetter than average" leaves catchments primed for flash flooding. ABC News · Dec 5, 2022
Coronial inquest into deaths of four teens killed in Townsville high-speed car crash hears of toll on family A coronial inquest into the deaths of four teenagers in a high-speed stolen car crash has heard details of the devastating toll on family members in the wake of the Townsville tragedy. ABC News · Nov 30, 2022
ABC News · Nov 29, 2022 Coronial inquest examines stolen car crash that killed four teens in Townsville Police have told an inquest that officers did not engage in a pursuit of a car that slammed into a traffic light pole at more than 100km/h, killing all four teenage passengers.
ABC News · Nov 24, 2022 Leslie Gordon Sharp jailed for $1.9m methylamphetamine bust in North Queensland Leslie Gordon Sharp — who was once on a list of Australia's most-wanted fugitives — has been sentenced to 11 years behind bars for what the court has been told was one of the largest methylamphetamine busts in North Queensland in recent years.
Motorsport · Nov 23, 2022 Supercars announces 12-round 2023 calendar Supercars has officially announced a 12-round calendar for the 2023 season.
ABC News · Nov 21, 2022 Townsville digital licence trial delayed amid fallout from Medibank and Optus data breaches After data breaches at Medibank and Optus, the Queensland government decides to delay digital licence trial in Townsville until 2023.
ABC News · Nov 18, 2022 North Queensland pilot found guilty of fraud after chartering flights without a licence A Townsville jury convicts a pilot of fraud after he chartered flights for members of the Katter's Australian Party without a licence.
ABC News · Nov 18, 2022 Australia's first fully traceable sustainable sugar exported from Queensland to South Korea An Australian-first trial ships 25,000 tonnes of sustainable Queensland raw sugar from Townsville to South Korea, with the product traceable through the entire supply chain.
ABC News · Nov 13, 2022 Secrets of North Queensland's forgotten World War II history remain ocean deep In Australia's biggest defence city, untold stories of Australia's of military history are still being uncovered.
AAP · Nov 6, 2022 Nicholson leads Townsville to big WNBL win The Townsville Fire have kicked off their WNBL season with a 36-point victory behind 35 points from Lauren Nicholson and 14 assists from Stephanie Reid
ABC News · Oct 27, 2022 Townsville residents shocked as hail falls over city gripped by extreme heatwave North Queensland residents have been shocked to find hailstones falling in Townsville as a heatwave grips the region.
ABC News · Oct 20, 2022 North Queensland MP Les Walker apologises for gifting book Forensics for Dummies at police memorial North Queensland MP Les Walker has apologised for the gaffe, which he has blamed on a staffer.
Newcastle Herald · Oct 17, 2022 Braedyn Crowley primed for second chance after stellar NPL season Braedyn Crowley still believes an opportunity could come to get back to the A-League. And after an amazing 28 goals, five hat-tricks, a sweep of NPL awards and a premiership with Maitland this year, the 26-year-old striker is sure he's better prepared to take any chance. Crowley capped a remarkable…