<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Townsville Bulletin</title><link>http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/</link><description>townsvillebulletin.com.au news top stories</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 02:53:58 +1100</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 02:53:58 +1100</lastBuildDate><language>en-au</language><copyright>Copyright 2017 News Limited. All rights reserved.</copyright><generator>tbull_news_top_3318</generator><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>You’re my brown eyed boy</title><link>http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/youre-my-brown-eyed-boy/story-fnjfzs4b-1227914529950?from=public_rss</link><guid>http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/youre-my-brown-eyed-boy/story-fnjfzs4b-1227914529950</guid><description><![CDATA[ONE of Townsville&#8217;s top doctors has celebrated a birthday with his biological mother for the first time &#8211; more than 30 years after his birth &#8211; after she penned the heartbreaking tale of how she was forced to give him up for adoption.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/youre-my-brown-eyed-boy/story-fnjfzs4b-1227914529950?from=public_rss">RACHEL RILEY</source><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="47045" url="http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2016/06/20/1227914/529923-1c6fd416-3445-11e6-8db3-efa5cc8da878.jpg"/></item><item><title>Fairer go for federal fund</title><link>http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/federal-funding-scheme-altered-to-target-regional-areas-after-fair-go-campaign-exposes-loophole/story-fnjfzs4b-1227914441298?from=public_rss</link><guid>http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/federal-funding-scheme-altered-to-target-regional-areas-after-fair-go-campaign-exposes-loophole/story-fnjfzs4b-1227914441298</guid><description><![CDATA[A FEDERAL fund for regions that pumped millions into capital cities will now be restructured to target communities outside Australia&#8217;s major hubs.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/federal-funding-scheme-altered-to-target-regional-areas-after-fair-go-campaign-exposes-loophole/story-fnjfzs4b-1227914441298?from=public_rss">KIERAN ROONEY</source><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="12029" url="http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2016/06/20/1227914/441188-5486828a-36bd-11e6-bb05-b432fd8e467d.jpg"/></item><item><title>Bike-truck crash witnesses sought</title><link>http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/bike-truck-crash-witnesses-sought/story-fnjfzs4b-1227914533414?from=public_rss</link><guid>http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/bike-truck-crash-witnesses-sought/story-fnjfzs4b-1227914533414</guid><description><![CDATA[A MOTORBIKE rider is fighting for life after crashing into the back of a truck as police call for the driver of a mystery vehicle who may have witnessed the collision to come forward.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/bike-truck-crash-witnesses-sought/story-fnjfzs4b-1227914533414?from=public_rss">RACHEL RILEY</source><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="58503" url="http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2016/06/20/1227914/533724-72666156-367e-11e6-b78f-c552f615e848.jpg"/></item><item><title>Labor’s ‘going soft’ on crime</title><link>http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/labors-going-soft-on-crime/story-fnjfzs4b-1227914565862?from=public_rss</link><guid>http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/labors-going-soft-on-crime/story-fnjfzs4b-1227914565862</guid><description><![CDATA[THE Queensland Labor Party has been accused of going soft on crime after pushing through changes to the youth justice system at the weekend.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/labors-going-soft-on-crime/story-fnjfzs4b-1227914565862?from=public_rss">CHRIS McMAHON</source><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="17708" url="http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2016/06/20/1227914/564325-9128183e-36db-11e6-bb05-b432fd8e467d.jpg"/></item><item><title>Sanctuary mourns beloved wombat</title><link>http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/billabong-sanctuary-mourns-the-loss-of-beloved-wombat-tonka/story-fnjfzs4b-1227913228370?from=public_rss</link><guid>http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/billabong-sanctuary-mourns-the-loss-of-beloved-wombat-tonka/story-fnjfzs4b-1227913228370</guid><description><![CDATA[BILLABONG Sanctuary is mourning the loss of it&#8217;s &#8220;one in a million&#8221; 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