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Matthew is a journalist with The Chronicle. He joined the team in September 2017, after spending two years as the editor of the Chinchilla News and Murilla Advertiser. He started his career as a cadet at the Whitsunday Coast Guardian in Proserpine in 2014.

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Matthew Newton

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Victoria

Quarantine shock for regional Victorian family

A regional Victorian family was looking forward to their holiday in Queensland. Now they’re languishing in quarantine because of one tiny decision.

Toowoomba

Rental crisis: Weir hits out over land issue

Condamine MP Pat Weir took a swing at the State Government and Toowoomba Regional Council, blaming them for the “rental crisis” gripping Toowoomba.

Toowoomba

Bikeway crossing plans on highway create a ‘risk of being rear-ended’

Residents at Mount Kynoch are calling on the State Government to alter plans to the Highfields Bikeway Stage 2 project over serious safety concerns.

Business

Local firms win big at Darling Downs and West Moreton architecture awards

These are the two projects from local firms that turned judges heads at the Australian Institute of Architects Awards last night.

Council

Councillors at odds over paid board positions for council entities

Councillors were in two minds about the idea of paying directors who served on the boards of council-owned entities such as Empire Theatres.

Council

State cracks down on Toowoomba Regional Council over landfill levy

Compliance issues at Toowoomba Regional Council waste facilities targeted in State Government crackdown.

Toowoomba

Why much-loved Toowoomba obstetrician is heading to Hobart

A Toowoomba obstetrician, who was much-loved by her patients, has revealed why she is departing the Garden City for the Apple Isle.

Business

‘I’m struggling with that figure’: Mayor shocked by jobs numbers

A queue for the Toowoomba Centrelink office snaked down the street and around the corner when COVID-19 hit. A year on, new jobs numbers have shocked the Mayor.

Council

‘Major shift’ at council as staff make formal bullying complaints

Toowoomba Regional Council’s CEO Brian Pidgeon says there has significant increase in the number of staff making formal complaints about bullying and harassment.

Business

Up to 90 exhibitors bound for city’s small business exchange

The Toowoomba business community will go on show as part of the Chamber’s Small Business Exchange, coming to the Goods Shed later this month.

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