Queensland woman loses arm after attack by her own dog
Police have euthanased a dog in Townsville after it mauled a woman in her 30s, leaving her in a critical condition.
Chloe Chomicki is a multi-platform reporter for ABC North Queensland, based in Townsville.
Police have euthanased a dog in Townsville after it mauled a woman in her 30s, leaving her in a critical condition.
After community backlash, a controversial plan to expand paid parking to an iconic beachfront strip in Townsville and other parts of the city has been put on hold.
An altercation between two men, aged 38 and 34, happened outside the Townsville Stadium after the Cowboys-Knights game on September 14.
Reuben Cotter and Tom Dearden are leading the Cowboys' NRL finals campaign in their first year as North Queensland captains.
The Cowboys have secured a home final and the prime-time Saturday game is expected to generate millions for the Queensland economy.
The financial burden on rural Queensland healthcare patients is growing with inflation and advocates say they need relief at the October state election.
Queensland's local government department is appointing an advisor to assist the embattled Townsville City Council. Its mayor, Troy Thompson, is under investigation by the state's corruption commission.
The apology comes after demands from the Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union for a review into how the hospital responded to the incident.
Investigations are underway into reports a nurse was sexually assaulted at North Queensland's largest hospital.
An 18-year-old man has faced court charged with stealing a caravan which had a family of five still inside it.
Katter's Australia Party MP Nick Dametto has prompted a backlash after criticising the way domestic violence is policed and saying people should be able to "sort stuff out for themselves".
Tour operators say they're experiencing one of the busiest spotting seasons in years off the coast of Townsville, where the "calves are playful" and breaching and flipper slaps are plentiful.
Mayor Kate Peddle has insisted that Hughenden is a safe town for tourists after a caravan was stolen with a family of five still inside on Monday night.
A 52-year-old bus driver from Townsville is charged with five counts of dangerous driving causing death or grievous bodily harm over a crash that killed three people in June.
The country's largest living coral aquarium and national centre of reef education has been thrown a lifeline with the reallocation of $100 million in federal funding.
It has done everything but snow in Queensland as a 100-year-old record tumbles in the state's far north.
The stabbing of a security officer at a Queensland hospital has exposed how vulnerable guards are to attacks involving edged-weapons and there are growing calls for security upgrades.
A group of young sailors spending their school holidays on an eight-day tall ship voyage have helped pluck two stranded kayakers from dangerous waters near Hinchinbrook Island.
Farah Priela, a California school teacher, was exploring Queensland's north coast when she boarded the Greyhound service to begin her journey back to America.
Police allege a man shot and killed 34-year-old Natalie Frahm while she was sitting in her car outside a Robb Place residence in South Mackay about 4:30pm on Wednesday.
The Queensland government has delivered a big spending pre-election budget, with billions in cost-of-living relief. Is it enough to win votes?
A Queensland political candidate for Katter's Australia Party has gone public with details of his criminal past ahead of a state election that could be decided on issues over crime.
Embattled Mayor Troy Thompson has failed to show at a Townsville City Council meeting and has sought a leave of absence after councillors this morning voted in favour of a motion of no confidence.
Australia's Reef Authority had $80 million to repair and refurbish its showpiece aquarium in Townsville, but scrapped the project for a grander design it knew it could not pay for.
Police say the 26-year-old victim and the alleged perpetrator of the stabbing attack were known to each other.