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Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, with four commercial radio stations, four narrowcast radio stations, three community radio stations, five Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) radio stations, three commercial television stations, a regional daily newspaper and a community weekly newspaper.
In 1984, the Townsville Daily Bulletin was acquired by News Corp Australia and renamed as the Townsville Bulletin. [15] [4] The newspaper chartered a Boeing 747 to take North Queensland fans to the 2005 NRL grand final, the Cowboys' first. [16] It was awarded News Limited's Regional Newspaper of the Year in 2009. [citation needed]
Evelyn Ruth Scott AO (1935 – 21 September 2017) was an Indigenous Australian social activist and educator.. She began working in the Townsville Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advancement League in the 1960s.
Power100 was established as Sea FM in 1999 by RG Capital, headed by Reg Grundy.In 2003, the station was sold alongside sister station Mix FM (now Star 106.3) to Macquarie Southern Cross Media, owners of rivals 4TO FM and Hot FM.
At local elections in Queensland, candidates and incumbent councillors can formally register groups (which operate similarly to parties) with the state electoral commission. These groups often contain members of other political parties, including the ALP and LNP. [18] [19]
In 2003, the station was sold alongside sister station Sea FM (now Zinc 100.7) to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks. However, Macquarie was forced to sell two stations to ensure diversity in the market, and in 2005 Mix FM and Sea FM were sold to Prime Media Group. In 2007, Mix FM was rebranded as 106.3, later rebranded as 106.3FM in 2009.
The City of Townsville is a local government area (LGA) located in North Queensland, Australia. It encompasses the city of Townsville , together with the surrounding rural areas. To the south are the communities of Alligator Creek , Woodstock and Reid River, and to the north are Northern Beaches and Paluma .
The 2019 Townsville flood was a major flood event that occurred in the city of Townsville and surrounding areas, on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. [1] Townsville has endured around 20 major flooding events since colonial settlement in the 1860s, but the 2019 event was one of the worst natural disasters to ever impact the region. [ 2 ]