THE Townsville Crocodiles have taken a giant step towards inclusion in the National Basketball League, receiving the new constitution and licence agreement documentation to join the revamped competition, general manager Pat Reidy says.
AS WELL as creating some spectacular explosions, Townsville's 3rd Brigade is completing a key exercise in bringing them closer to taking responsibility for Australian Army operations throughout the world.
THE state's top judge has called on lawyers to debate the right of accused people to remain silent when questioned by police and then not have that held against them at trial.
A HOTEL, restaurants and bars could soon be constructed beside a hi-tech data centre and free health clinics at James Cook University to give the Townsville campus a city heart.
UNSEASONAL rain has been blamed for a suspected algal bloom in The Lakes system with Townsville City Council urging residents to avoid contact with the water while testing was underway.
LNP representatives and candidates from across Queensland have toured Townsville's sporting and convention facilities to help push for a new super stadium and entertainment centre in the CBD, but have stopped short of pledging to make it an election issue.