‘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:
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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:
‘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.
‘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.
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$80m stadium upgrade dead after Olympic review opposes project
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Multiple mayors voted out: Shock Darling Downs council results
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Extension planned for small town’s historic hotel
The owners of a longstanding pub in a small town just outside Toowoomba have revealed plans for an extension, focusing on one core service.
Who you should – and shouldn’t -vote for in council election
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Our say: What’s different about this Toowoomba council election
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Lockyer Valley 2024: Meet your 18 candidates running in election
Three mayoral candidates and 15 council contenders are vying for just seven spots in the Lockyer Valley elections. With just days to go before polling day, here is a profile on each candidate:
Candidate warns of council ‘financial crisis’ as campaign hits $140k
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Election preview: Meet your 29 Toowoomba candidates on ballot
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Whopping bill for new city precinct backed by sporting legends
Two of Australia’s most recognisable sporting icons have been given the green light to build a massive new commercial precinct just in Toowoomba — but it comes with a hefty council bill.
‘Term of exclusion’: Outgoing councillor’s brutal assessment
A Toowoomba councillor who will not contest the next local government election has taken aim at a major future project and fluoridated water in her final speech.
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