Townsville artist Jane Hawkins has been commissioned to sculpt a life-sized statue of NRL star Johnathan Thurston to stand in the northern entry plaza of the new North Queensland Stadium. Jane will team with Dean Rusling, owner and operator of Chalkos Fine Arts Foundry, the same company that fabricated the bronze statues of the football…
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First 25k Seats Installed in new North Queensland Stadium
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Townsville’s new North Queensland Stadium has reached a major milestone, with the installation of the first of 25,000 seats. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk was joined by Johnathan Thurston to help install the first seat today, alongside Queensland Minister for Housing and Public Works Mick de Brenni, as construction on the $290 million project reaches its peak.…
Elton John’s Once in a Lifetime Tour set to Break North Queensland Record
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Sir Elton John’s Once in a Lifetime Tour is set to attract a record-breaking 40,000 fans in Mackay and Cairns later this year. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the concerts at Mackay’s BB Print Stadium and Cairns’ Cazaly’s Stadium would be the biggest ever. “It’s so exciting for regional Queensland to host Sir Elton John,” the…