Followed categories will be added to My News. AWARD-winning greyhound trainer Joan Newnham, 75, is fighting to continue her hobby and passion after Townsville City Council threatened to shut her down.

" A comparison of 2024-25 to 2025-26 Townsville City Council budget papers shows a commercial ratepayer charged the minimum $1,506 last year will now pay $2,329.

Business leaders are scrambling to understand how the Townsville City Council’s latest budget impacts them, after one investor indicated commercial property rate would spike between 20 and 50 ...