The Latest Breaking News from Townsville

Chiquetta Terese Paronella did not have a conviction recorded against her after pleading guilty to one count of endangering a child by exposure.

A geologist says it's not uncommon for black lumps of compressed sediment, or even coal, to wash up on Queensland beaches. But soon you could find pumice from Tonga's volcanic eruption.

Teitzel, a 23-year-old from Townsville, will be joined in the 22-player Maroons squad by Newcastle's new signing Tamika Upton.

Queensland's Allan Jefferson will spend more than 20 hours a day on his bike competing in the 12-day Race Across America, which is 30 per cent longer than the Tour de France but with no rest breaks.

Hundreds of fans have gathered to farewell much-loved larrikin and cricket legend Andrew Symonds at a public memorial in Townsville, with former Australian captain Adam Gilchrist fighting back tears as he remembered his "loyal" friend.

With a population of just 648, the remote north-west Queensland town of Richmond doesn't offer maternity services, so it was a shock when a mum-to-be on an outback station called in the RFDS for birthing support.

Experts say there has been a "noticeable drop in emphasis" on regional Queensland during the 2022 campaign as major parties focus on other electorates.

Two moments of breathtaking brilliance in the field are available on YouTube to define what Andrew Symonds was to that ridiculously talented Australian cricket team in the 2000s. The first is from an ODI in Melbourne vs West Indies in 2001. His victim was Laurie Williams, who tragically also died…

Apartment owner Greg Peel wanted to walk his dog on a lead in and out of his unit complex, but when the body corporate said 'no' he sold up and moved on.