Have your say: Toowoomba election survey to reveal key council issues for residents
FREE READ: What are the pressing issues for voters at the upcoming Toowoomba Regional Council election? Have your say on what will decide your vote here.
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The Toowoomba region will have a new council from March 16, with two mayoral candidates and 27 council contenders vying for just 11 spots at next month’s local government elections.
The decision comes at a difficult moment for voters, who are dealing with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, rising house prices and more localised issues like potential rate hikes, concerns about council services and staff shortages.
The Chronicle has compiled a free survey for potential voters to fill out to help understand the key issues and problems that are front of mind for residents.
These answers will be compiled and put to the 29 candidates at upcoming forums and one-on-one interviews over the coming weeks.
To have your say, just fill out the form below before Wednesday, February 28:
‘Absolute nonsense’: Locals react to reality of $500k cemetery damage
Just weeks after vandals caused more than $500,000 in damage to some of the oldest graves in Toowoomba, readers have had their say on the crime. Your say here:
Council offers to help families with cost of $500k grave destruction bill
Families with loved ones whose graves were damaged during a shocking act of vandalism can access financial support. Read the full list of memorials desecrated here:
‘Despicable’: Why $500k damage to cemetery may take years to fix
It could take years for the damage caused to more than 100 headstones and graves at a Qld cemetery could take years to fully repair, according to the council.
Massive subdivision flagged as farmland in growth area hits market
Developers are circling after a prominent farming family placed a huge parcel of land in a key growth area outside Toowoomba on the market.
65 meals: Toowoomba’s biggest foodie trail returns for carnival
An extraordinary 65 restaurants, eateries and cafes are taking part in this year’s #trEATs foodie trail as part of the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers. OUR INTERACTIVE MAP HERE:
‘Unjustifiable’: Farm under fire over land clearing
A blueberry farm north of Toowoomba has been slapped with an environmental fine and enforcement notice for clearing koala habitat.