$75m blowout: Eye-watering new price tag for Toowoomba sports precinct
The price tag for Toowoomba’s new ambitious sports precinct has blown out by at least $70 million, with residents facing years of additional delays under a revised master plan.
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‘Disaster’ or ‘great news’? Locals split on plans for $1.5bn solar farm, workers camp
Will a $1.5bn solar farm approved for the Toowoomba region be an “environmental disaster” or “great news” for the nearby small town? Here’s what readers had to say:
‘Mind-boggling’: Gas giant plans major facility just outside small town
Residents and farmers around a small town have raised serious concerns about a gas giant’s plan to build its largest processing plant to date less than 10km from the main street.
Solar farm builder splashes cash after massive work camp approved
A huge work camp capable of holding 800 people has been approved on the edge of the small town to pave the way for construction on an enormous solar farm project. But the project comes with incentives for locals:
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New speed limits, pedestrian crossing for second ‘safe active street’
Construction will begin this month on a new Toowoomba active transport project making the commute safer for cyclists and pedestrians. Find out more.
Revealed: City school’s plan for 200-space childcare, outside hours centre
A massive new childcare and outside school hours care centre has been planned by a prestigious Toowoomba school, as part of a 15-year master plan.
Revealed: Major transformation planned for iconic CBD building
An iconic building in Toowoomba’s CBD will look very different soon, thanks to a major transformation at the hands of a local family. See the designs here:
$1.5 million plan to get cars off Toowoomba’s roads
A new development is geared at taking advantage of Toowoomba’s lush green streets by getting residents out of their cars and into their trainers and bike helmets. DETAILS.
Dodgy builder’s high-roller fantasy exposed as $1.3m swindle leaves victims homeless
A Qld builder lived out his high-roller fantasy while his victims were left helpless, a court has been told. SEE HIS EXPENSES
Work starts on $150m social housing project
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.
Photos: Workers’ incredible historical discovery at CBD site
Reminders of Toowoomba’s past glories have been uncovered at a major CBD worksite, with workers uncovering remnants of a 19th century building.
Toowoomba school to ‘modernise’ with major campus revamp
A small Christian school has plans to “modernise” its learning experience for students, with a major revamp of its Toowoomba campus.
$100m Australia-first aircraft recycling facility coming to regional Qld
Aircraft will fly in from all over Australia to be dismantled and recycled at a major regional Queensland airport, as part of nation-first fully-sustainable operation worth potentially $100m in the future.
Qld council’s big change to caravan laws as housing crisis grows
As the state’s housing crisis continues, a southeast Queensland council has taken a bold step to relax caravan laws on people’s properties. Here’s how it works.
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