More than 66,000 new residents will call the Toowoomba region home in less than 30 years — and it’s a challenge the council hopes to overcome with a new growth plan. CHECK OUT OUR INTERACTIVE MAP HERE.
A longstanding Toowoomba councillor has apologised publicly after a tribunal found he engaged in ‘misconduct’ after failing to disclose a conflict of interest in relation to a council land purchase.
A mining giant’s plan to capture 330,000 tonnes of carbon and inject them underground has been described as ‘lunacy’ by a Toowoomba councillor, who said it threatened the region’s water supplies.
It’s a project that could create and support affordable housing for hundreds of residents in a small town. Now it’s been approved, but there is still a major stumbling block.
Video released by the Toowoomba Regional Council shows a disgruntled member of the public spitting on a security guard after she was denied entry to the Milne Bay Aquatic Centre.
The Western Downs economy has shaken off the COVID-19 blues, surging to a record GRP.
Clive Berghofer’s petition against the proposed quarantine hub at Wellcamp closed on Monday – but not before a late surge in signatures.
The Toowoomba Regional Council has received an application for a new service station, which the applicant said would boost the commercial precinct of a small town.
A council west of Toowoomba has been taken to court over its decision to reject a proposed service station.
$100 million will be shared with a number of local councils, including Toowoomba, as part of a State Government jobs-creating initiative.
The Toowoomba Regional Council has approved changes to a planned fast food precinct in the city’s western suburbs.
A drought-affected regional community just outside Toowoomba will be connected to the city’s bulk water supply, as part of more than $5 million in funding from the State Government.
A Chronicle reader has voiced his concerns at reports of bullying and harassment within the Toowoomba Regional Council going unreported.
Look out for these roadworks and closures across the Toowoomba region this week.
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