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A MESSAGE FROM ADAM BAILLIE
I am pleased to share with you several important measures in the 2025–26 Queensland Budget that will directly benefit seniors living in...
Magnetic Community News
Jun 252 min read
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LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY
For those two and a half thousand people who signed the petition for the reopening of the Radical Bay Road in 2019 (which was binned by...
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Jun 251 min read
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Member for Townsville, Adam Baillie MP will be attending the Horseshoe Bay markets this Sunday 29 June from 9am. Â Look out for his...
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Jun 251 min read
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50 YEARS OF GREAT BARRIER REEF PROTECTION
Today marks 50 years since the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 was granted royal assent, signing into law the creation of the...
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Jun 202 min read
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OIC Kerry Dillon Retires
Queensland Ambulance Service’s (QAS’s) Magnetic Island Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Kerry Dillon retires after 42 years of service. After...
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Jun 191 min read
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 Council to drop Rate in the Dollar to combat state valuations
For the first time in almost 10 years Townsville City Council is set to reduce its Rate in the Dollar (RID) charge as part of the...
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Jun 162 min read
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Armand Way Street TreePlanting
What works are coming up? Townsville City Council plans to plant two trees along Armand Way, directly across from Alma Bay Park and...
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Jun 141 min read
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The following is a copy of the letter I sent to the Community Service Manager of MI Care that I would like you to consider for Letter to...
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May 312 min read
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Tougher Youth Crime Laws Backed by North Queensland MPs
Queensland Parliament passes the second tranche of Adult Crime, Adult Time youth justice reforms • Townsville MPs back expanded laws to...
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May 232 min read
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May 190 min read
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Nelly Bay Dredging Update
At the session, we heard many concerns about the condition of Kelly Street and surrounding roads following record rainfall earlier this...
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May 22 min read
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New Sooning St bridge thanks to disaster recovery funding
A new bridge is set to be constructed over Gustav Creek later this year to replace the structure after it was damaged beyond repair in...
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Apr 243 min read
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Horseshoe Bay Coastal Management Recovery Works
Townsville City Council is continuing coastal management recovery works, which involve reshaping the sand along the foreshore that is...
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Apr 162 min read
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Ross dam to o-fish-ally open to rec fishing in May
Keen anglers will be reeling with excitement to know Ross Dam will be open to recreational land-based fishing in just 26 days’ time.  ...
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Apr 165 min read
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Advisor wraps up TCC tenure
Townsville City Council advisor Mr John Oberhardt, who was appointed by the then Director-General, Department of Housing, Local...
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Apr 162 min read
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Letter to the Editor
55 -77 Kelly St Nelly Bay Magnetic Island Townsville City Council (TCC) proposes to dredge contaminated marine sediments from the Nelly...
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Apr 62 min read
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Nelly Bay Coastal Management Recovery Works
Council is preparing to undertake coastal management works along Nelly Bay foreshore, between the Nelly Bay playground on the corner of...
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Apr 41 min read
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The monthly MIRRA meeting will be held this Saturday 5th Apri l 10am at the RSL Hall Arcadia. In attendance will be Casie Scott from the...
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Mar 311 min read
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Mar 280 min read
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Council to begin Sooning Street bridge demolition
Drone footage of Sooning St Bridge. Photo Magnetic Island Adventure Hire  The flood-ravaged bridge across Gustav Creek at Sooning Street...
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Mar 262 min read
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