Our $105m community: The areas fuelling region’s property boom
Two communities just outside Toowoomba have seen $105m in construction over the past 12 months — and it’s fuelling a property and construction boom worth nearly $600m.
Tooowoomba regional council
Keep up to date with all the big decisions, new projects, and announcements from the Toowoomba council.
Agent: Why rising house prices will boost new CBD living projects
Dozens of new units in the middle of the Toowoomba CBD are in the pipeline, and one agent says the conditions are finally right for the market to embrace them.
Starting soon: Major Toowoomba CBD project to support 1000 jobs
The company helmed with building a major new unit tower in the Toowoomba CBD says the project could be transformative for the city’s centre. Details here:
Revealed: Why 19 popular events will have to fight for funds
They were attended by nearly 17,000 people over the past year, but 19 Toowoomba community events will face a fight to earn council funding — and for some, it will mean far less cash.
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Revealed: New housing estate planned for leafy Toowoomba suburb
A new boutique subdivision is coming to one of Toowoomba’s leafiest suburbs, as development ramps up across the city to meeting demand for housing.
Why small town residents plan to fight approval of new units
A new four-unit development near the centre of a small town outside Toowoomba has been approved, but it potentially faces a fight from neighbouring residents.
4100 workers gone: What’s behind city’s alarming new labour trend
A sudden drop in Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley’s workforce in 12 months has the region’s leaders posing why, and suggesting how it can be rectified.
Why key step in Quarry Gardens could take two years to finish
Supporters of one of the most discussed and anticipated projects in Toowoomba will need to be patient, with a key step expected to take until 2024 to complete.
Plan for 1000-lot city estate killed after six-year council battle
It was touted as a major development that could help ease the city’s housing woes. But now the estate is dead in the water, after a six-year battle with council that ended up in the courts.
Concern over city’s housing crisis as developers issue ‘dire’ warning
Toowoomba’s development industry has again issued a warning that the city faces a ‘dire’ shortage of available housing. And now the council appears to agree to some extent.
Drive-through: Future of major Toowoomba eyesore revealed
It’s one of Toowoomba’s most notable eyesores, having been a long-time restaurant before it was closed and left vacant. Now there appears to be some movement from the owners.
Water restrictions to ease – what it means for your household
After months being on tough water use rules, residents can now enjoy a bit more freedom after most communities were dropped to low-level restrictions. What it means for your family:
No orders for Toowoomba-made aircraft after $155m project named
After more than $150m of funding, the first aircraft to be assembled in the Toowoomba region has taken a big step forward. But Boeing says it still hasn’t received an order yet.
Revealed: The $65m project to replace infamous city eyesore
A massive new mixed-use development will replace the old Newtown football ground, one of the most notable eyesores in Toowoomba. See the designs here:
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