New childcare centre planned for leafy Toowoomba suburb of Rangeville
Toowoomba parents in a quiet suburb of the city could soon have another childcare centre to choose from, with plans proposed for a new 109-child space.
Council
Don't miss out on the headlines from Council. Followed categories will be added to My News.
A childcare company has revealed its plans for a new centre for a leafy Toowoomba suburb to keep pace of the demand for services in the Garden City.
Plans were lodged for the new 109-space centre on South Street in Rangeville with the Toowoomba Regional Council earlier this month.
The two-storey centre will be located across two residential lots opposite Rangeville State School.
According to the planning report by Property Projects Australia, the centre would be operated by Only About Kids, which currently has three other locations in Toowoomba.
“The proposal involves the establishment of a two-storey childcare centre, which accommodates 109 places,” the report said.
“The design provides 32 on-site and covered carparking spaces within an under croft, accessed via a single crossover to South Street.
“Also located at ground level are two activity rooms, outdoor play spaces, associated reception, amenities, service and staff areas.
“The first level provides three additional activity spaces and associated amenities, with direct access to a large, north-facing, outdoor play area.”
The centre is planned to operate between 6am and 7pm.
Reports were also submitted relating to civil engineering, traffic noise and other impacts.
There are currently about half a dozen childcare centres that service the Rangeville, Centenary Heights and Middle Ridge areas.
The council has yet to respond to the application.
Why ratepayers could be hit twice for multi-billion dollar dam upgrades
A Toowoomba councillor has outlined why ratepayers across the region would be slugged twice for essential dam upgrades, which set to rack up a multi-billion dollar bill across Queensland.
‘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: