Topic: Townsville

Baby dinosaurs frozen for eternity

SCIENTISTS have unearthed an ancient fossil that captures the moment a baby dinosaur hatched from an egg. . . The newborn's brief life, frozen in...

Fire at youth detention centre

A FIRE broke out at the Cleveland Youth Detention Centre in Townsville overnight but no one injured. . . A Queensland Ambulance spokesperson said...

Drunk fakes gun, steals car to get to court

A DRUNK man stole a car to make a court date after pretending to be armed by holding his hand in the shape of a gun under his clothes. . . Herbert...

Crocs make it four in a row

The Townsville Crocodiles registered their fourth straight win by defeating the Adelaide 36ers 79-69 in a dour affair at The Swamp yesterday.....

Just struck on Townsville

TOWNSVILLE had a string of unusual incidents overnight, with people getting stuck in curious places. . . A 58-year-old man got stuck in a drain...

'Batgirl' doubt a shot for Bishop

LIGHTNING superstar Suzy Batkovic is in a race against time to be fit for tomorrow's WNBL road matches in Queensland. . . Batkovic injured her...

Australian fish adapts to hotter waters: study

Some tropical fish can adapt quickly to living in warmer waters, according to a new Australian study which found they have a greater capacity to survive rising sea temperatures than previously thought.Scientists at the government-backed Coral Reef Studies Centre of Excellence ...

Live rat found in Aussie loaf

An Australian woman said Thursday she was horrified after finding a live rat nestled inside a loaf of bread she bought at a supermarket.The woman, who had been shopping in Aitkenvale, in Queensland's tropical north, noticed there were holes in ...
Tropical cyclone Yasi has been downgraded to a category three, but not before winds up to 290 km per hour tore into the Queensland coast.. . The...
Stuck in your hotel? For most of us, it may not be the ideal way to spend your holidays, especially if you're stuck in the same room as your...