‘There is fear’: Calls to ease vax mandates ahead of Royal Show
Residents will need to be double-vaccinated to enter the Toowoomba Showgrounds on Friday for the Royal Show, and organisers say it will cause financial and emotional pain.
Toowoomba business
Keep up to date with what is happening in the business scene in Toowoomba and on the Darling Downs.
Work starts on $16.5m project to ease city’s housing pressures
With pressure growing on Toowoomba’s housing estate, a major city developer has started work on a new $16.5m project within a leafy suburb. And he’s nearly sold all the lots.
Ex-Maccas king reveals next move after $2.1m property purchase
A notable site on the fringe of the Toowoomba CBD has been snapped up for millions by a prominent local developer and former McDonald’s licensee.
Crackdown, fines coming to curb outbreak of abandoned trolleys
Supermarkets and people who are caught taking trolleys away from centres could be penalised under an upcoming council local law.
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How city businesses can crack new energy market worth ‘billions’
Hydrogen energy is expected to be worth billions for the Darling Downs over the next 10 years and now a new portal has been created to let businesses find out how they can be part of it.
Toowoomba businesses plea for government support amid Covid slump
As the Omicron variant rips through the Toowoomba region and scares away people, businesses in the hospitality sector have urged state and federal governments to provide support.
Fast food giant’s new Toowoomba store near school splits opinion
A fast food giant’s proposal to build a new Toowoomba location on a busy road and directly opposite a primary school has drawn a backlash from some residents.
Residents in hospital as nursing home outbreak grows to 43
The Covid-19 outbreak within a Lockyer Valley nursing home has continued to grow, with 17 residents and 26 staff members contracting the virus. Two residents are also in hospital.
New childcare centre planned for growing Toowoomba suburb
The owners of a major showroom and homewares centre in Toowoomba has put forward plans for a new 108-place childcare facility next door.
Small businesses wary as city braces for more Covid cases
Toowoomba’s small businesses have taken new mask mandates in the stride as they seek to make the most of the current situation. But they say fears are growing over a spike in local Covid cases.
Shearing shed to be transformed into wedding, function venue
Imagine enjoying a wedding while watching live demonstrations of sheep shearing. That’s what has been proposed for a renovated wool shed southwest of Toowoomba.
Police investigating informal street party outside anti-mandate bar
Police have confirmed it is investigating an informal street party that formed outside a controversial Toowoomba bar on New Year’s Eve, after supporters were blocked from entering.
Revealed: 10 incredible projects reshaping Toowoomba’s future
Toowoomba’s economic future is looking bright if these projects are anything to go by. We explore the 10 developments set to kick our region’s economy into overdrive.
‘Lack of logic’: Covid rules force popular city business to close
The owners of a popular Toowoomba entertainment business say they are “beyond angry” at new government restrictions, which have forced them to temporarily close.
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