In a unsual turn of events, Toowoomba councillors have signed a joint letter vowing not to speak any further about the Kerry Shine photo scandal – just a day after it was revealed who took the image.
Toowoomba’s deputy mayor has admitted she took a photo of a council colleague that was then leaked online, bringing an end to a scandal that had been bubbling for months.
A huge parcel of land in Toowoomba has hit the market, and a council incentive could see it become housing for potentially hundreds of residents.
A group of residents say they plan to fight the approval of a 185-unit social and affordable housing project in Toowoomba, for specific reasons.
Developers and real estate agents will be closely watching the market’s response to a planned set of 19 luxury units, proposed near the heart of Toowoomba’s CBD.
Toowoomba’s long-awaited mountain biking precinct plan is among a number of key projects shelved, as the council made significant changes to its budget due to a looming $300m dam upgrade.
A former Toowoomba council depot on a major intersection looks set to have a new use, with plans lodged for part of the site. Details here.
With Toowoomba enjoying a significant spike in population, many of the city’s top schools have forged ahead with major expansions and campus revamps.
The future of three sports clubs neighbouring Toowoomba’s premier stadium, which is set to be upgraded for the 2032 Olympics, is unclear amid concerns about a lack of transparency.
The skilled labour shortage at the Toowoomba Regional Council has reached ‘crisis levels’, with the organisation suffering serious vacancy rates in its electrical stocks.
A long-serving Toowoomba councillor has revealed they will not contest the 2024 local government election. Read more here.
Work could start within months on a “game-changing” cannery and processing facility just outside Toowoomba, with the CEO promising to buy $45m in local produce in its first year of operation.
A pair of the city’s most prominent developers have laid out their vision for one of the Toowoomba CBD’s most maligned streets, believing it could play a huge role within the city centre.
A Brisbane developer has been given the green light to turn a 51ha parcel of land in a fast-growing area into a new subdivision. See the plans here.
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