West St closes for asphalting, pick your detour
Detours may be in place as asphalt overlay works continue on West St. Here’s why the street looks so shiny:
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Council urged to step up after ‘encouraging’ koala numbers revealed
‘Encouraging’ trends within the Toowoomba region’s koala population have prompted advocates to call on the council to increase efforts to further protect the beloved marsupial.
‘Embarrassing’: Splash out for splash park?
YOUR SAY: Residents of Australia’s largest inland city without a splash park have responded with frustration, embarrassment, and the practical challenges of the Garden City’s water play facilities, after the mayor hosed down the idea of building one.
‘Clear imbalance’: 221-lot estate planned as housing crisis laid bare
More than 200 lots could be added to one of Toowoomba’s key growth areas as evidence mounts of the growing need for new housing across the city.
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‘Change the future’: Our region’s 50k-home funding pitch to LNP
The Toowoomba council believes it can unlock 50,000 extra homes’ worth of development over the next seven years as part of a funding pitch to the new LNP government.
Supermarket giant joins growth area’s ‘much-needed’ $65m town centre
A developer’s plan for a huge $65m town centre slated for a fast-growing part of Toowoomba includes a new full-sized supermarket, with the new tenant revealed.
Federal MP takes aim at council over lack of splash park movement
As the summer mercury moves past 30C and Queensland faces heatwave warnings, it is time the Garden City revisit the question over why it has nothing more than a couple of ageing public swimming pools. HAVE YOUR SAY:
Toowoomba and Gold Coast match bids in Olympics horse race
Toowoomba and Gold Coast in head-to-head pitch to host 2032 Olympic equestrian events. SEE HOW THEY COMPARE:
Top council bureaucrat departs amid major leadership shake-up
Just weeks after Toowoomba council’s chief executive announced the end of his tenure, another top bureaucrat is leaving the organisation for another region.
$1.2bn in works: 17 projects coming to Toowoomba in 2025
In what is expected to be another bumper year for the city’s development industry, more than $1bn worth of works are set to be completed or significantly advanced in 2025.
‘Above and beyond’: Massive over-50s project planned for growth area
More than 400 new homes for older residents could become a reality if a new retirement village is built in a high-growth area just outside Toowoomba.
‘Zero odour’: $15m Darling Downs wagyu feedlot plan approved
A revamped plan for a new “high value” Wagyu cattle feedlot outside Toowoomba has been approved by the council, with its owner promising “zero odour” problems for neighbours.
Regional dam pumping starts as rain bombs hit Queensland
After the latest string of heavy rainfall, a regional Queensland council has had to make moves to secure and maintain its dam levels.
Major reforms set to reveal cost of council’s court cases
Toowoomba ratepayers will soon know how much court cases involving contentious development applications will cost the council after major reforms were passed.
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