500 jobs: When work starts on $400m Lockyer Valley processing plant
It’s a $400m project that will employ more than 500 people once fully built. Now a massive cannery facility near Toowoomba has got the green light.
Council
Airline threatens legal action against Maranoa councillor over meeting comments
A western Queensland councillor has been threatened with legal action by a regional airline over comments he made during a debate over the local council’s proposed deal with the company.
New Toowoomba subdivision planned amid major demand for housing
With Toowoomba’s housing market still unable to keep pace with the demand for new properties, another subdivision has been planned not far from the edge of the city’s urban footprint.
Eco-tourism site with ‘self-sufficient’ cabins planned for secluded area
A proposal for a nature-based tourism site south of Toowoomba will aim at helping its guests reconnect with nature in a completely self-sufficient way. Check out the designs here.
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Impact of COVID-19 on Woolshed and Empire’s revenue stream revealed
The Jondaryan Woolshed is getting back into the swing of things after a torrid 12 months thanks to COVID-19.
What’s holding up new low-custody prison work camp
A controversial prison work camp west of Toowoomba was approved by the council nearly three years ago. Construction has still not started.
Arun Pratap takes the helm of innovative Toowoomba firm
The new CEO of innovative Toowoomba company Pyrocal has a vision for a cleaner, greener, more sustainable future.
Have your say on region’s future ahead of 55k population growth
The region is staring down the barrel of a massive period of growth. Now the council is looking to see public input into its plans for the future.
Region still in dire need of water after free water carting begins
Free water carting has commenced in the Southern Downs after council has sent out a desperate message that the region is still running out of water.
Council to work with Aboriginal group on bushfire management
After a rocky start, the Toowoomba Regional Council has advanced its working relationship with an Aboriginal land management group over planning bushfire burns.
Council to begin upgrading landfill into waste transfer station
An upgrade to a landfill that was due to take place in 2025 has been brought forward after the council received a $151,000 grant.
Shop top unit plan approved as city last in CBD living
New guidelines to help CBD building owners to turn vacant office spaces into units has been endorsed by the council. It comes after stats showed the city runs dead last against its regional counterparts.
In shadow of COVID-19, Toowoomba development ramped up
New data from the Toowoomba Regional Council has shown development actually improved in 2020 when compared with the previous year.
Time to discuss future of heritage-listed home says councillor
This heritage-listed home’s glory days are long behind it. But one of Toowoomba Regional Council’s councillors believes it doesn’t need to be that way.
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