‘Heavy hearts’: Popular Townsville restaurant to close soon
A restaurant which has served up delicious barbecue for the past decade in Townsville has made the difficult decision to close. Find out why.
A restaurant which has served up delicious barbecue for the past decade in Townsville has made the difficult decision to close. Find out why.
Zakkarie Montgomery-Cole has managed to wipe all of his social media accounts and his life is completely different. Here he reveals why and what’s changed.
As part of a broader $55m initiative, young offenders are set to be eased back into mainstream classrooms in youth crime capitals like Cairns, Townsville, Mt Isa and Ipswich.
The Australian Workers Union has announced additional strike action against Australia’s largest raw sugar company as industrial relations deteriorate further.
North Queensland has been having an unusually lucky streak of lottery wins with a total $4.6m being won this year so far.
Survivability and signature are the key elements of this years Exercise Brolga Run as technology to locate troops advances. See how the Australian Army is flying under the radar out field.
Reuben Cotter has thrown his full support behind Cowboys co-captain Tom Dearden to step up for his state and deliver Queensland its fourth Origin series in five years. Find out why.
Northern Pride have confirmed their allegiance with the North Queensland Cowboys as speculation continues around a Cairns based PNG NRL licence.
See which young guns earned state team honours after four days of intense schoolboys rugby league on the Gold Coast. Plus hear from the winning coaches on their triumphs, including how a nasty head knock that left one player in hospital fired Met North’s hunger for gold.
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A young woman was allegedly stabbed with scissors during a terrifying incident where she was cornered at night by youths in the car park of a Townsville shopping centre as they attempted to steal her car.
Health Minister Shannon Fentiman has taken new action in her stoush with the LNP’s Ros Bates, while Premier Steven Miles has labelled Ms Bates “one of the nastiest people in the Queensland Parliament”, as the “close your legs” feud intensifies.
A bystander who helped a woman call emergency services as her child lost consciousness in a Townsville park fronted court after he stole and held her phone for ransom.
Townsville’s mayor has produced his military service number to “put an end” to speculation, however the full contents of his record reveal he did not spend five years in the army or SAS as he told voters.
Order of Australia recipient and Queensland Great Graham Jackson has died aged 92. Read how he contributed hugely to Townsville throughout his life.
A Queensland university staffer was supposed to be helping a young learner driver “get her hours up” when things took a terrible turn.
You paid 93 politicians some $200,000 in wages to battle and bicker for three days in parliament this week – so what did you get for it?
Would you put your 13-year-old daughter in a room full of people and let them comment on her looks, body and wardrobe? Of course not, and that’s the reason we need to limit young people’s access to social media, writes Anooska Tucker-Evans.
A housing strategy has been revealed to ensure 500 troops relocating to Townsville had accommodation while not disadvantaging local residents. Read the latest details.
Boots painted by students from Townsville’s Cowboys House will be worn by the Cowboys players for the NRL Indigenous Round.
A jury has found a man guilty of holding his ex-girlfriend at knife point, beating and strangling her for hours at an NQ Airbnb.
DHA has revealed Townsville has been given priority status ahead of extra troops arriving in the city. See what it means.
Here is a list of matters listed at Townsville Magistrates Court on Friday.
Here is a list of District Court sittings at Townsville on May 24
He was hailed a hero of Queensland’s hellfire horror, but one online chatroom conversation has resulted in this respected miner’s downfall, a court has heard.
Regional Australians worried about banks deserting their towns may get a lifeline from a new government report.
Achieving a six-figure salary within a couple of years of working is possible. Here, experts share their advice on how to do it, and the industries to aim for and avoid.
As one of our capital cities enjoys record median home prices in 97 per cent of its suburbs, another is enduring falling values in 98 per cent of its suburbs.
Anthony Albanese’s housing schemes are getting Aussies into their dream homes, so maybe it’s time all the critics to put a sock in it.
A colourful 142-year-old Queensland pub which once boasted the “finest private zoo in the Commonwealth” has sold as the hotel’s “wonderfully weird” history is revealed in this special feature. VIDEO.
For 56 years the Airlie Beach Hotel has been central to the holiday hotspot’s night life. We’re taking a trip down memory lane to enjoy these decades-old photos. GALLERY.
First concept images of what the controversial Pioneer-Burdekin pumped hydro dam and new view of the valley will look like can be revealed.
A profoundly disabled woman says she was humiliated and suffered a panic attack after her carers were denied discounts to a regional show amid claims others were ‘abusing’ the hard to get card.
A 21-year-old man has been arrested on multiple charges after he allegedly rolled a stolen vehicle in a North Queensland town, infuriating locals. See the pictures.
A very special Mother’s Day baby was delivered in Townsville University Hospital yesterday, and mum Ashleigh says she doesn’t mind sharing the day.
Photographs of Hinchinbrook Island and Wallaman Falls from a gyrocopter piloted by former Ingham man Dan Birkett.
Hinchinbrook is marking the anniversary of what could be Queensland’s longest-running festival borne out of a miracle during a flood of biblical proportions.
Premier Steven Miles has sensationally labelled Ros Bates “one of the nastiest people in the Queensland parliament,” as she demands $5000 from Health Minister Shannon Fentiman over a viral video.
Schools are taking out special cyber-bullying insurance, amid alarming revelations that overseas criminals posing as students are targeting Queensland kids for sextortion.
It took just 30 minutes for a 45-year-old man, posing as a 15-year-old girl, to groom Mac Holdsworth over Instagram and convince him to send an intimate photo of himself.
The stories that shook the North – many bringing about organisational and societal change.
Catch every edition of the Townsville Bulletin newspaper online. Read it here.
There’s nothing better than a few beers and a day in the sun playing cricket during Summer. Here’s all the photos.
Police are swarming over an affluent Perth neighbourhood where two people have been shot dead and a third is fighting for their life.
Older Australians are being dudded out of their home care funds which could be better spent so they have more to survive on, argues Julie Cross.
Investigators are narrowing in on answers after obtaining a flight data and cockpit voice recorder from the London-Singapore flight which plunged 6,000 feet in just a few minutes.
Australia has sounded the alarm on China conducting drills encircling Taiwan to test its military’s ability to seize power over the self-ruled island, as it also unveiled a new war ship.
Despite Telstra’s widespread job cuts, its key Townsville project remains on track. Get the latest update and details on another looming construction challenge.
Nearly a decade on from the messy divorce from BHP, South32 has rebuilt itself. What are the lessons for Anglo American?
A viral video claiming Magnetic Island’s tourism stocks were in decline has been challenged by residents and stakeholders. See what they said.
A controversial senior Green has opened up about life without water, sewerage and electricity grids on his $37,000 houseboat – and being thankful it got him off the rental merry-go-round.
The Townsville rental market eased in April with new data showing the vacancy rate increased for the month alongside national figures. SEE HOW TOWNSVILLE COMPARES.
Comedian and ‘Bush Barbie’ Nikki Osborne has bought her forever home on the Sunshine Coast, but not without a fight.
Essential workers are couch-surfing with homelessness a looming reality for many amid the nation’s worsening housing catastrophe, according to speakers at the People’s Commission.
Chris Hemsworth’s kids made a rare public appearance to support their father as he received one of Hollywood’s highest honours. See the pics
Chris Pratt reveals how he became one of Hollywood’s most bankable action stars after worrying he would get stuck only auditioning for “jerk boyfriend” roles.
The bodice-ripping soap opera of Bridgerton and the scandal of the Ashley Madison cheating website leak add a bit of steam to this week’s top TV picks.
Princess Catherine is “proud” as she marks a personal milestone after a major new announcement.
The North Queensland Cowboys NRLW head coach has thrown his support behind a new-look competition that mirrors the famous Aaron Payne Cup. Find out everything you need to know.
The Blackhawks Trophy grand finalists are locked in following the penultimate round. Catch up on all three round 5 games and see our 115-photo gallery and Team of the Week.
Norths will wear a full Indigenous kit for the first time in RLTD on Saturday when the club celebrates Indigenous Round at home. Watch the video to find out the meaning behind the jersey.
A Charters Towers Miners recruit has racked up nearly three million views on TikTok for a tackle dubbed the biggest of all time. See the clip and meet Townsville’s other top tacklers of 2024
Fitness is a key element to rugby and these 12 senior stars are leading the way at their clubs at training and on the field. Find out who is the fittest player at each TDRU club.
More than 2000 of the country’s best young surfers will compete in the inaugural Australian Interschools Surfing Championships on the Gold Coast. We reveal the must-watch stars who will make history here.
When your team needs someone to step up in a physical contest, these are the players they turn to. Meet the toughest and strongest senior players in AFL Townsville.
Townsville welcomed back one of Australia’s favourite daughters as Missy Higgins brought her runaway Second Act Tour for an intimate night of music at the Townsville Civic Theatre on Sunday evening.
From Dawn Service to The Strand street parade and the RSL for the traditional gunfire breakfast, here’s the best photos from around Townsville on Anzac Day 2024.
As global and regional tensions simmer on a tightrope, Australia is splashing billions on an arsenal of ships, planes, tanks and weapons to shore up our security. Find out what’s in the pipeline.
Elements of Townsville’s 4th Field Regiment have been working hard, perfecting skills to land artillery shells just several hundred meters from friendly forces to repel the enemy.
A regular day at his children’s surf lifesaving carnival became a life-changing moment for a Townsville councillor and his family. Here’s why.
Whether it’s fact or fancy, it’s generally accepted that little boys dream of being something exciting when they grow up – like an astronaut, a fireman, or a racing car driver. For this NQ man, his boyhood dream became a reality.
Murdering her lover to claim his estate wasn’t enough for this black widow – and now the full extent of her legal web against her victim’s family can be exposed.
Police say social media sites should introduce ID checks to help curb the rising rates of sextortion, where a child victim is duped into sending explicit images and then blackmailed.
If you don’t like Tesla’s price today, check again tomorrow, as motoring writer David McCowen explains.
An Aussie who collected their Tesla after ordering it for $60,900 plus on-roads has recieived a nasty shock just two weeks later.
Townsville library hosts First 5 Forever program with special guest in toe. Here’s why the program is so important.
Mothers, grandmothers and friends from Townsville Grammar School’s three campuses gathered for a sellout Mother’s Day function. See the gallery.
Once again wild rumours of schools placing litter trays in their toilets for ‘students who identify as cats’ have resurfaced – this time accusing one Townsville school of the practice.
Australian public school principals have opened up about the difficult and confronting incidents that keep them awake in a bid to bring positive changes to the role.
