Toowoomba mayor Geoff McDonald has again defended the council’s controversial $3m public transport levy, with options to expand the city’s network set to be handed down within weeks.
Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence Minister Amanda Camm has vowed to turn the tide on domestic violence, signalling a potential overhaul of current funding and judicial measures.
A huge parcel of land near the upcoming Toowoomba Hospital site is now for sale, as buyers prepare to turn it into a massive estate featuring hundreds of homes.
One of Toowoomba’s more unusual pubs will undergo a massive transformation — and it will incorporate a neighbouring ‘art deco’ garage that has become an eyesore.
The Toowoomba Regional Council has been taken to court by residents opposing a new childcare centre on a major intersection, which locals say has been the site of serious crashes.
Toowoomba business owners want more input and feedback on the future of the Carnival of Flowers, after it was revealed the Festival of Food and Wine was facing the chop for 2025.
Toowoomba’s leaders from three levels of government will finally meet again for the first time in nine months — and one major issue will be on the agenda.
The Toowoomba Regional Council has refused to reveal whether a key event at the Carnival of Flowers will return in 2025, as questions have been raised about its future.
A planned town centre for one of the region’s fastest-growing communities has been updated for the first time in seven years, with residents now able to give feedback on it. What’s new in the plan.
Toowoomba’s depleted housing stocks are set for a boost in the coming years, after a developer revived plans for a project near the new hospital. Here’s when lots could be available:
Detours may be in place as asphalt overlay works continue on West St. Here’s why the street looks so shiny:
‘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.
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.
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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