Townsville News

25/05/2022

27/04/2022

Pauline Hanson to preference LABOR again this election in key seats

Senator Hanson has accused the Liberals of a 'dirty deal with the devil' by recommending its voters give their preferences to the Jacqui Lambie Network (JLN) ahead of One Nation.

25/04/2022

24/04/2022

Tragedy as 18-month-old girl is reversed over by a car

The 18-month-old was reversed over by a car at a private property in the Townsville suburb of Mount Louisa on Sunday, emergency services said.

08/03/2022

Tragedy as man dies of mosquito virus
Cases on the rise in Australia

A man has died from the Japanese Encephalitis Virus as Australian residents are warned to limit their exposure to mosquitoes.

06/03/2022

She needed life-saving surgery. A hospital gave her Panadol through a grate and sent her away

She was supposed to get surgery and weekly check-ups, instead the 18-year-old was sent away from a Queensland hospital multiple times and died within months.

06/03/2022

From Queensland Corrective Services:
Abscond: Townsville men’s low security farm

Police and Queensland Corrective Services officers are searching for prisoner ROBERTS, JAMIE LEE who absconded from Townsville Correctional Centre (male low security farm) at approximately 7:30am today.

He is currently serving 2 years 4 months for Assault police. He may be driving a white Toyota Hilux ute with the licence plate QGS D30.

If you have seen this man or the vehicle, you should not approach him and contact police immediately by calling Triple Zero (000).

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24 hours per day at police.qld.gov.au/reporting or call 131 444.

Description:
Height: 190cm
Weight: 95kg
Build: medium
Complexion: fair
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown

Tattoos:
Back: A name in old English script
Left arm upper: Laugh now cry later, rose, female face

04/03/2022

Face masks are off! 🥳

We'd like to extend a huge thank you to all Queenslanders for staying safe and wearing a mask over the past few months.

You can now take your mask off in most settings. 🤗

To protect those most vulnerable, masks will still be required in healthcare settings, disability and aged care facilities, prisons, on planes and when riding public transport. We also strongly recommend you wear one whenever you can't social distance.

Along with mask restrictions easing, limits on people in homes and venues have changed.

Learn more 👉 https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/public-health-directions/public-health-social-measures

02/03/2022

Circular saw victim's family say he had a rare mental illness

Kalman Tal died outside a seafood takeaway shop after his lower left leg was amputated in a park in the Far North Queensland town of Innisfail. His family believe he wanted it cut off due to rare mental illness.

28/02/2022

Ukraine parades captured Russian soldiers in online videos

Footage posted online show tied up 'demoralised and exhausted' Russian prisoners of war captured after they failed to break through Ukrainian defences in Kyiv and Kharkiv over the weekend.

25/02/2022

The body of an 18 year old man has been recovered from Ross River

He was reported missing yesterday afternoon with a search launched to find him 🔍

It's now been revealed he jumped into the river to avoid arrest.

Police have recovered the body of an 18-year-old man from the Ross River in Townsville. A land, air and sea search was launched this morning to find the man who was reported missing yesterday afternoon. The 18-year-old entered the river with a 22-year-old man in the early hours of Thursday morni

25/02/2022

: The body of the missing teenager has been found. Full details here: https://ab.co/3t4MTkz

25/02/2022

UPDATE: The body of the missing teenager has been found.

Details here: 👉 https://ab.co/3t4MTkz

EARLIER: A search is underway for a teenager in the Ross River in Townsville.

24/02/2022

Putin's tanks roll into Ukraine over Belarus border amid full invasion

Russia has today launched all-out war on Ukraine, with attacks coming from the north, south and east simultaneously as bombs, cruise missiles and rockets rained down.

21/02/2022

Grisly twist in case of man who had leg amputated with a circular saw

A man who died after his lower leg was cut off with a circular saw allegedly paid a 36-year-old man, John Yalu, $5,000 to perform the amateur amputation in a park in Innisfail, far north Queensland.

16/02/2022

Number of Australians falsely claiming to be Aboriginal sparks debate

The number of Australians falsely identifying as Aboriginal has skyrocketed as 'race shifters' or 'box-tickers' look to cash in on Indigenous-specific benefits such as better jobs and scholarships.

06/02/2022

How one innocent item outside a tent led to Cleo Smith being snatched

Cleo Smith's abductor preyed on her family tent after seeing her bright pink bike outside, with her mother telling a bombshell 60 Minutes interview the kidnapping was 'random'.

06/02/2022

Australia's international border will FINALLY open to tourists

Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews said re-opening the international border to vaccinated tourists and business visitors was a 'priority' for the federal government.

06/02/2022

Navy SEAL candidate died after completing 'Hell Week'

An unidentified Navy SEAL candidate died on Friday after completing Hell Week - an extensive 5.5 days where candidates 'runs more than 200 miles and do physical training for more than 20 hours a day.'

06/02/2022

Dozens in Far North Queensland shaken by 3.9 magnitude earthquake

A 3.9 magnitude earthquake recorded off the coast of Far North Queensland has left dozens of homeowners and their pets shaken.

05/02/2022

😔 TOWNSVILLE RECORDS FIRST COVID-RELATED DEATH 😔

Townsville Hospital and Health Service chief executive Kieran Keyes has confirmed the region has reported its first COVID-19-related death.

"Sadly, a man in his 80s has died. We extend our deepest condolences to his family," Mr Keyes said. "No further information can be given due to confidentiality."

🦠343 cases were being reviewed as of 7pm yesterday. That includes 48 patients in the Townsville University Hospital's dedicated Infectious Diseases Unit and two in intensive care. Yesterday, 839 PCR tests were carried out across the THHS.

Active Covid cases may appear lower as the Queensland Government has brought reporting in line with the rest of Australia and after seven days, the case is no longer deemed active.

👉You can now self-report positive RAT results by filling out the form available here: https://www.qld.gov.au/rat-positive
🧪Testing sites:
👉1300 Smiles
⌚️8am - 6pm daily (drive through)
👉Reid Park, Railway Estate
⌚️8am - 6pm daily (drive through)

💉 For vaccination information, including holiday opening hours, click here: https://bit.ly/vaccination-information
Queensland Health resources
🗺 To see the full list of testing and fever clinic options here: https://bit.ly/testing-clinic-locations
🖥️ Visit the Queensland Health website www.health.qld.gov.au/coronavirus for the most up-to-date health advice about COVID-19 in Queensland.

04/02/2022

THOUSANDS of students and teachers get Covid in first week back

Thousands of teachers and students in their first week back to class have recorded a positive Covid test, but state leaders have reassured parents the worrying situation is under control.

04/02/2022

Austria signs law making Covid vaccine compulsory for ALL adults

The law makes Covid vaccination mandatory for all adults except pregnant women and the medically exempt, with those refusing vaccines facing fines (Austrian president Van der Bellen pictured).

31/01/2022

***DO NOT STRESS THE HELL OUT - I NEED TO FIND TOILET PAPER SOON***

The Bureau have issued a Tropical Cyclone Information Bulletin and track map for a LOW moving away from the QLD coast.

Bulletin below from www.bom.gov.au

TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BULLETIN
Issued at 4:53 pm EST on Monday 31 January 2022

At 4 pm AEST Monday, a Tropical Low with central pressure 995 hPa was located near latitude 14.1 south longitude 150.9 east, which is about 265 km north northeast of Willis Island and 630 km east northeast of Cairns. The low is moving east at 11 kilometres per hour.

A tropical low, 16U, is expected to continuing move east and away from the Queensland coast through the northeast Coral Sea. The system has only a slight chance of reaching tropical cyclone intensity, but is still likely to develop gales force winds in northern quadrants.

The system will have no direct impact on the Australian mainland or offshore islands.

The next Information Bulletin will be issued by 11:00 pm AEST Monday 31 January.

29/01/2022

Apple adopts the latest emoji including a pregnant MAN

Apple's own designs for the new emojis are already available in a beta test of iOS 15.4 released on Thursday prior to its full release in the spring.

28/01/2022

When your child should do a COVID test depends on their school's plan. Here's how it works

With most Australian schools opening for term one next week, states are using two main testing strategies to reduce school outbreaks. So what's the difference between the plans, and which is better?

28/01/2022

US bans Chinese telecom company over security concerns

The decision by the Federal Communications Commission is the regulator's latest move to stop Chinese telecommunications carriers operating in the US.

28/01/2022

Ball machines and park tennis: How Ash Barty's opponent plans to bring down Australian star

Danielle Collins is a big fan of Barty's game, but she is confident she can come up with the tactics to spring an upset against the world number one in the Australian Open women's final.

28/01/2022

$1b plan to save Great Barrier Reef will fail without action on climate change, scientist says

The Morrison government's funding commitment has been criticised by a scientist who says it will mean nothing if global carbon emissions are not reduced.

28/01/2022

Horror as three people are found dead in a Perth home

Two children and their father have been found dead in a home in Perth on Friday evening in what is believed to be a murder-suicide.

28/01/2022

Have you heard of needle spiking? Police concerned by reports at venues nearly 1,000km apart

Police in Victoria and NSW have raised concerns about the insidious criminal activity of needle spiking, with recent reports affecting women at venues in Echuca and Newcastle.

28/01/2022

'Son of Omicron' Covid variant has touched down in Australia

A strain of Omicron that is even more contagious than the original strain has been detected in Australia, authorities have confirmed.

27/01/2022

Evil man duct-taped fireworks to a KITTEN before setting it alight

Bradley Hackett was jailed after duct-taping fireworks to a six-week-old kitten before he set fire to the defenceless animal. The plasterer also filmed the shocking incident in 2020 while drug affected.

27/01/2022

Aussie children CAN be legally vaccinated against parents' wishes

University of Melbourne Professor John Massie insists there is no ethical reason stopping doctors from jabbing kids without parental approval.

27/01/2022

Confronting moment Andrew O'Keefe has meltdown in back of police van

The former face of Channel Seven violently kicked the walls of a police paddy wagon and screamed he is a 'victim of crime' on Thursday after being charged with assaulting a woman.

27/01/2022

Disaster preparations are underway in Townsville as the city gets battered by heavy falls. Significant rain is forecast to continue for the next 24...

26/01/2022

LATEST NORTHERN QUEENSLAND RADAR UPDATE - 9:50PM EST. - PLEASE SHARE
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Latest RADAR Imagery everyone, tells the story doesn't it. Areas MODERATE TO HEAVY Rainfall across the Townsville Coastline at present. Take note that there is a very large area of rain inbound from the west.

Please take care out on our roads.

WEATHER SITUATION

A local area of converging winds associated with the monsoon trough is currently located over coastal areas of the northeast tropical coast.

This system is forecast to remain slow-moving tonight and through Thursday before shifting north on Friday.
HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is forecast to continue over coastal communities and islands between roughly Cardwell to Ayr overnight tonight and through Thursday. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 140 and 180 mm are likely within the warning area. Very localised intense rainfall rates up to 250mm are possible overnight tonight and early Thursday morning.

Areas of HEAVY RAINFALL may extend northward over the Cassowary Coast overnight on Thursday and through Friday.
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Posted to Townsville Storms by Shane at 9:55 PM EST 26 January 2022.

26/01/2022

Should you cancel your overseas holiday? Aussies warned against travel

The new Omicron outburst which has swept through the country since Covid restrictions were relaxed in December has skewered air travel for Aussies once more.

24/01/2022

Aboriginal flag made freely available for all Australians, after Commonwealth secures copyright but at a cost of $20 million dollars

The artist who designed the Aboriginal flag, a national symbol of Aboriginal Australia, agrees to transfer copyright to the Commonwealth for it to be used "unaltered, proudly and without restriction".

24/01/2022