Budget-busters and CEO searches: 13 burning questions for council in 2025
With the first meeting of 2025 just a couple of weeks away, here are the key issues for the Toowoomba Regional Council over the coming 12 months.
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Revealed: Major CBD housing project fast-tracked by government
The state government fast-tracked an affordable housing company’s new 75-unit project in the Toowoomba CBD, with construction to start within months.
‘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.
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‘Quite disturbed’: Marathon traffic light debate splits councillors
A two-hour council debate over Toowoomba’s newest set of traffic lights descended into jabs, snipes and “disparaging” comments, which left one elected official “quite disturbed”.
‘Hard to believe’: Company cops parking fine delivering concrete
A Queensland company has been left confused by its local council after one of its trucks was fined for “blocking the driveway” of a property for which it was delivering concrete.
Units vs houses: What’s being approved in the Garden City
While latest statistics show “business as usual” for Darling Downs building approvals, only a few approvals for one type of housing could spell complications in the future. Have your say:
Council to release costs of legal battles in push for ‘transparency’
Exclusive: Kerry Shine wants the Toowoomba council to have to report the full cost to ratepayers of its legal stoushes with developers on controversial projects, a push for greater ‘transparency and accountability.
‘Stupidity writ large’: $1.7m traffic lights slammed amid bizarre trial
YOUR SAY: Toowoomba residents have weighed into an unusual plan to turn off the city’s newest set of traffic lights 20 hours out of a day, with many slamming the $1.7m project’s existence in the first place.
‘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.
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.
‘Bloody disaster’: $620k problem revealed over new traffic lights
Toowoomba’s newest set of traffic lights have caused such a significant change in driver behaviour that it might cost the council up to $620,000 to correct it. Here’s why:
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