Cameron Bates

North Queensland communities still grappling with flood recovery received a much-needed boost from their neighbours, as thousands of essential household items as well as a mammoth cash donation were gifted to disaster-struck residents.

A highly respected Townsville doctor has hailed new payroll tax exemptions for GPs as a “shot in the arm” for medical practises and patients.

Suncorp has confirmed it will employ 120 new people in Townsville, the location of a new office hub in the CBD and a major partnership with the North Queensland Cowboys.

The Townsville Chamber of Commerce says it will take more than Suncorp’s new office hub to revive the city’s ailing central-business district, parts of which resemble a “war zone”.

‘Unacceptable’: Magistrate shocked by delays to DNA testing

Townsville and other parts of North Queensland can expect rainfall totals as high as 50mm in the coming days, the Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting.

A Townsville schoolgirl who was allegedly groomed and raped by her former teacher says his suicide in custody has deprived her and at least four other victims from obtaining justice and closure.

An animal welfare organisation says the death of a greyhound on the Townsville racetrack continues the spike in fatalities in Queensland.

The Miles Government is offering fishos the chance to land their share of $400,000 for community-focused projects that promote and develop sustainable fishing practices in Queensland.

Provisional results from a recent screening has revealed that a significant percentage of North Queenslanders may be blissfully unaware that they have a sexually transmitted infection or be in the firing line to contract one.