A new report has revealed that Queensland’s youth detention centres are operating above their safe capacity as experts fear the state’s harsher youth crime laws will lead to the mistreatment of children in watch-houses.
New life has been breathed into a troubled mountain bike project in southeast Queensland as part of a massive $32m funding deal between all three tiers of government.
The plans for two developments that would transform the Toowoomba region are now open to feedback from the public. Here’s how to have your say:
Mt Lofty residents are waiting to see what kind of neighbour Inland Rail will be after it paid a high price for contaminated land on the Toowoomba Escarpment that was subject to failed housing development application.
A five-storey, open plan office with a 600-employee capacity and contemporary facilities is being built in the Garden City. See how this will transform the CBD.
A regional Queensland council has opened up ready-to-build residential lots in the face of an ongoing housing supply crisis gripping the country.
Suburbs with houses valued below $700,000 are expected to continue on a trajectory of “unprecedented” growth since Covid as the market remains competitive for first-home owners. Here are the suburbs to watch:
A regional Qld developer is offering a $5000 reward for any tip offs after multiple saplings were vandalised throughout their development.
Environmental groups are pushing for the council to tighten protections and update koala habitat maps to prevent gaps and loopholes in the planning scheme from being exploited.
Toowoomba’s dream of hosting events at the Olympics is still alive — just — after new treasurer David Janetzki revealed a major project was part of the LNP’s 100-day review.
A Toowoomba region township that has boomed since Covid-19 is set for even more housing following an application to council.
With the new LNP government reviewing every venue for the 2032 Olympics, Toowoomba mayor Geoff McDonald has urged the party to make good on a pre-election pledge around one site.
After the scrapping of the bloated Pioneer-Burdekin pumped hydro scheme, an ongoing purchase of a different project has suggested what the LNP will use to start replacing it:
The removal of branded signage around the site of a future fast food restaurant in Toowoomba has fuelled speculation the dream is dead. Now the man responsible for building it has set the record straight:
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