‘Great outcome’: Council to scrap after-hours animal drop boxes
The Toowoomba Regional Council will scrap its after-hours stray dog and cat drop boxes off the back of community concerns about animal welfare.
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More social housing planned for Toowoomba
Planning is underway for proposed social housing after the state housing department purchased two lots along a busy regional Queensland thoroughfare.
‘Not a good idea’: Mayor, manager clash over bizarre traffic light trial
Toowoomba mayor Geoff McDonald has clashed with one of the council’s top bureaucrats over his idea for a trial involving the city’s newest $1.7m traffic lights.
Lockyer Valley council opens up lots to ease housing shortage
A regional Queensland council has opened up ready-to-build residential lots in the face of an ongoing housing supply crisis gripping the country.
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Lockyer residents cop rate rise in council’s ‘significant’ $115m budget
Residents in the Lockyer Valley will see a huge investment in roads but cop a 3.9 per cent rate rise in the council’s debt-free 2024-25 budget. Details here.
No dogs allowed: Toowoomba pound risks overcrowding
A Toowoomba resident said he thought he ‘was going mad’ this weekend after a year-old husky turned up at his doorstep and his only option was to ‘release him’ after being told the pound was full.
Historic homestead to become wedding venue despite opposition
A homestead west of Toowoomba dating back to the 1870s has been approved to become a luxury wedding venue, however the project did not come without opposition from neighbours.
Documents reveal future for controversial $237m quarantine hub
The owner of the controversial Queensland quarantine facility, which has sat mostly unused for nearly two years, has revealed the likely future use after a major application filing.
Developer’s new plans for turnkey $650k homes in $25m precinct
More than a dozen ‘turnkey’ homes will be built in Toowoomba’s western suburbs as part of a developer’s new plans for a $25m health precinct.
$200 a year: 5 per cent rate rise revealed in $704m council budget
Toowoomba ratepayers will be slugged an extra $200 a year on average to help pay for the most expensive project in the history of the council. How it will affect your family’s bottom line:
Toowoomba’s ‘worst road’ finally being upgraded after $10m boost
A Toowoomba road that couldn’t be accessed by ambulances and even swallowed a car due to its poor condition is finally being upgraded as part of a $10m slew of council works to fix terrible roads.
Council backflips on rejected $105m subdivision after Gardner’s move
One of the region’s new councillors has helped reverse a decision to reject a $105m Toowoomba housing estate worth 171 lots, which has since landed in court at ratepayer expense.
Cars give way to bikes: Qld’s first ‘active transport street’ opens
It’s painted differently, has a reduced speed limit and features new road rules – here’s how Queensland’s first ‘active transport street’ will work and why cyclists are hoping to build on it:
Mayor reacts to ‘hypothetical’ nuclear reactor plan near Toowoomba region
The fallout from the Coalition’s plan to build a nuclear reactor within kilometres of the Toowoomba region has continued, with mayor Geoff McDonald weighing in on the idea.
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