Work has started on a major social housing project in Toowoomba, which promises to provide low-cost homes for 300 people and inject more than $100m into the economy, however the project has stirred controversy.
A small Christian school has plans to “modernise” its learning experience for students, with a major revamp of its Toowoomba campus.
A Stanthorpe-raised former head of the national transport regulator has been named the Toowoomba Regional Council’s new chief executive. Get to know him here.
A large park in Toowoomba’s inner-city could get a major makeover, depending on feedback from residents on a new concept plan. How to have your say.
Organisers are confident the upgrades to the Toowoomba Showgrounds to turn it into an Equestrian Centre of Excellence will be complete in a matter of years. SEE THE PLANS
Mayor Geoff McDonald has moved to assure the public about the council’s purse, after rising costs led to a revision of its budget deficit.
The pumped hydro scheme will bulldoze 153ha of eucalypt forest and drain about 8 per cent of Cressbrook’s capacity. Despite the impacts ratepayers have been kept in the dark about how much of our money will be spent on the project.
Toowoomba Regional Council has agreed to sell off a 2 hectare block of land in the middle of a popular Toowoomba suburb, which is estimated to be suitable for more than 80 dwellings.
Nearly 1000 jobs could be supported by a $450m plan to build Queensland’s first steel mill in three decades in a regional city. Here’s why its founders say the project stacks up:
Toowoomba residents will be able to apply for disaster relief payments following the damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Alfred, but the mayor has issued a warning along with it.
It’s a part of the Toowoomba CBD known for creating rushing torrents and flooded streets — now the council has endorsed a $4.4m plan to help ease its impacts.
Council has unanimously voted to sponsor a key industry conference at the Empire Theatre this year for $17,000, with proponents arguing it could inject $1.6m into the local economy.
The council may have adopted its strategic plan for the future of the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, but there is still no clarity on one of its signature events. Here’s when we should get an answer:
Toowoomba mayor Geoff McDonald has revealed what needs to happen for the regional council area to access disaster relief funding in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
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