Groom: Where to snag your democracy sausage this federal election
Deciding who will run our country is important, but you can’t top that delicious democracy sausage. See our list of Groom polling places with sausage sizzles and bake sales.
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Fact check: What you said about Welcome to Country
From Welcome to Country ceremonies costing $130,000 a pop to it being invented in 1976 by Ernie Dingo, we fact checked some of the claims made on social media about our recent story.
Gallery: Mary MacKillop year 12 class stun on formal red carpet
The year 12 students of Mary MacKillop Catholic College and their partners braved wet weather to look fabulous for the 2025 formal. See all the photos here.
Acclaimed Toowoomba chef celebrates 20 years in hospitality
From working in a Chinchilla pub to opening his own hatted restaurant in Toowoomba, Kyle ‘Zev’ Zevenbergen has fed thousands of diners and last month celebrated 20 years in hospitality.
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Runners set to lace up for second Toowoomba Marathon
Thousands are getting ready to hit the ground running, and with less than three days until the city’s largest running event here’s everything you need to know about the Toowoomba Marathon.
Curtain call as iconic Toowoomba restaurant set to close
The owners of one of Toowoomba’s most popular restaurants has announced they will not renew their lease and are looking forward to their next project.
My First Year: Photos from every Toowoomba Prep class
The Chronicle shines a light on the prep students of our region in My First Year, which celebrating the youngest students in their first year of school. SEE THE MEGA GALLERY.
‘It’s still a living history’: World War II veteran celebrates 105th birthday
At 105 years old Joffre Bell has made peace with dying, but this wasn’t something that came with age. Mr Bell was prepared to die more than 80 years ago as he fought in one of the deadliest wars in history.
‘Don’t need to be welcomed to my own country’: How people are missing the mark on Welcome to Countries
Darling Downs Indigenous leader Uncle Wayne Fossey, whose father and uncles fought in World War II, has condemned the booing during Anzac Day’s Welcome to Country and explained the importance of the ceremony.
How you can take on councillors and mayor in major race
Toowoomba’s mayor will be swapping his suit and tie for running shorts and trainers this weekend as he and his team take on the Toowoomba Marathon. This is your chance you race against the Toowoomba Regional Council:
Where’s Gary? A 60-year search for missing father uncovers secret family
After 60 years of searching for her missing father, a Queensland woman never imagined finding a secret sister. Now they are determined to find their long-lost brother – do you know Gary?
‘Abhorrent’: Qld seat ignites as signs defaced with swastikas, slurs
Federal election candidates in a hard-fought regional Queensland seat have slammed the defacement of hundreds of corflutes, with many bearing racial and homophobic slurs and Nazi symbols.
Gallery: Toowoomba’s oldest vehicle stuns crowd at massive car show
A vehicle older than World War I, believed to have been shipped to Toowoomba directly from France, has amazed crowds at a massive car meet. Gallery here.
Gallery: Thousands attend Anzac Day services across Toowoomba
There has been a large turn out at this year’s Anzac Day services held across our region as the Darling Downs marks 110 years since the ill-fated Gallipoli landing that defined the Anzac spirit.
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