Graduates shine at Toowoomba State High School Formal for 2024
After 12 long years of schooling, the Toowoomba State High School students celebrated in style, undeterred by a little rain.
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Fire starts in kitchen after occupant leaves for work
Firefighters were called to multiple incidents overnight, including a fire in a kitchen and a nasty crash where they had to cut the driver free from the vehicle.
Toowoomba company fined after man injured at worksite
A Darling Downs employer has been hit with a fine relating to two safety failures, one of which it didn’t report to the regulator.
‘Believes in humanity’: The inspirational story behind our Aussie of the Year
Born and raised in a small town, our Queensland Australian of the Year went on to study at one of the state’s most prestigious high schools before founding a company that is revolutionising the workplace. This is his inspirational story.
Emergency services respond to explosion at regional farm
Firefighters are investigating the cause of a dust explosion that ignited in a grain silo west of Toowoomba.
RME announces sale to private-public partnership
In a deal that is billed as protecting Australian jobs, the Federal Government will partner with a private investment firm to buy this iconic Australian manufacturer.
Job losses revealed as uni grapples with back-to-back deficits
After back-to-back deficits, a regional Queensland university has started laying off workers. Dozens of support staff have already been let go, and academics and teachers could be next in the firing line.
$12.5m question raised over ‘disgraceful’ passenger rail report
Millions of dollars allocated to create a business case for passenger rail between Brisbane and Toowoomba was actually spent by the former state government.
Driver encapsulated after grain truck rear-ended car on highway
A woman was lucky to escape with only minor injuries after her vehicle was rear-ended by a grain truck.
Work stops at MacIntyre Wind Farm after worker death
Two subcontractors linked to a fatality at the Golden Plains Wind Farm in Victoria are also engaged in building the southern hemisphere’s largest wind farm in the Southern Downs.
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