Winter Shelter program to ensure homeless have somewhere warm to sleep
This winter, Toowoomba’s homeless will have somewhere safe and warm to sleep thanks to a bright idea involving houses of worship.
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This winter, Toowoomba’s homeless will have somewhere safe and warm to sleep thanks to a bright idea involving houses of worship.
A new organisation aimed at promoting Toowoomba as an education destination has been launched. Here’s what is on the agenda.
The Toowoomba Regional Council has started negotiations with top unions for the next enterprise bargaining agreements. Here is what one union will be pushing for.
Applications for council grants closing soon
In 2013, a meeting of the Toowoomba Regional Council’s Environment and Community Committee agreed to purchase the Mount Lofty Rifle Range site. Here’s what happened next.
A series of local laws will be changed to suit the entire Goondiwindi community to suit changing State Government laws and outcry from the community.
Even man’s best friend needs some looking after some time. This company has put forward plans for a doggie daycare close to the CBD.
“Surely a purpose-built segregated facility with separated airconditioning systems and a resident care and security staff would benefit all Queenslanders.”
A committee has been called to stand to resolve the problems facing the elderly community in the small town of Inglewood after their only aged care facility closed its doors abruptly.
After five months, the councillor conduct watchdog has dismissed a complaint against an “unknown” Toowoomba Regional Council councillor.
A new strategy report into future job opportunities and challenges across Toowoomba has pointed to four key industries that have been most responsible for driving workforce growth.
After one month into my new life in Toowoomba and the Garden City is starting to feel more and more like home.
A dire plea for council to resolve the evolving water crisis in the region has been heard by community leaders. Here’s what they have planned.
The new CEO of innovative Toowoomba company Pyrocal has a vision for a cleaner, greener, more sustainable future.
According to one Minister, Toowoomba‘s inclusion in South East Queensland might be why employment programs aren’t effective.
The region is staring down the barrel of a massive period of growth. Now the council is looking to see public input into its plans for the future.
Free water carting has commenced in the Southern Downs after council has sent out a desperate message that the region is still running out of water.
Small businesses around the region have received a pledge of support from their local councils as they continue to recover from the impacts of the pandemic.
An upgrade to a landfill that was due to take place in 2025 has been brought forward after the council received a $151,000 grant.
This heritage-listed home’s glory days are long behind it. But one of Toowoomba Regional Council’s councillors believes it doesn’t need to be that way.
Toowoomba Regional Council wants residents from across the region to weigh in on its libraries. Here’s how you can give feedback.
Committee meets to tackle staggering Darling Downs unemployment rates.
A proposal for a quarantine hub in Toowoomba is being examined as a possible supplementary facility to the nation’s hotel quarantine arrangements.
Toowoomba is set to host another Queensland championship sporting event – here’s how it happened
Toowoomba Council wants to hear from the public regarding plans for Carly Hibberd park in Kearneys Springs.
THE development industry is one of the biggest areas covered and regulated by the Toowoomba Regional Council. Here are seven applications determined this week.
A TRIAL to promote business renewal in creative industries across the CBD is seeking interested proponents to launch the innovative project.
“This story has just become more ludicrous.”
THE Department of Employment and Small Business has revealed why Toowoomba missed out on the extended Back to Work program.
THE development industry is one of the biggest areas covered and regulated by the Toowoomba Regional Council. Here are 10 proposals submitted this week.
ONE of the region’s most notable philanthropists says he is still deciding whether to proceed with a set of luxury units overlooking the Toowoomba Escarpment.
Two and a half years on, a $200 million housing development that could support up to 1000 new lots remains under assessment by Toowoomba Regional Council.
A REVISED proposal for a set of luxury units by one of Toowoomba’s most well-known philanthropists has been approved by the council.
TOOWOOMBA Regional Council will consider turning one of its now-defunct work depots into a “business incubator” for the region’s manufacturing sector.
COUNCILLORS have floated contributing more money towards the re-beautification of commercial heritage buildings in the region’s smaller towns.
THREE parks in Toowoomba’s southern suburbs will be upgraded as part of the council’s new master plan for the East Creek Linear Corridor.
A NEW self-driving tour of the Toowoomba region’s most iconic locations and buildings has now been launched by the council.
THE Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers is likely to feature no live music of any kind, with organisers to postpone planned parkland entertainment.
TOOWOOMBA Regional Council’s new $67 million Principal Depot has been officially opened.
SEVERAL popular dam-side recreation areas are reopening to the public.
A MILITARY museum and war veteran employment project slated for Toowoomba has reached its first milestone, after the council endorsed the plan.
THE Toowoomba Regional Council has recommended the adoption of a new biosecurity plan for invasive plants and animals across the region.
A COUNCIL park in a growing part of Toowoomba will get a major upgrade, after the councillors endorsed a far-reaching master plan.
THE future of the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers has been laid out by the council, which endorsed the tourism event’s five year strategic plan.
AN APPLICATION to change the name of a small section of a rural road has sparked a massive debate among the councillors.
A FORMER plumber is claiming $750,000 in damages from Toowoomba Regional Council and Amaca Pty Ltd – formerly James Hardie and Co Pty Ltd.
THE council’s planning department says it expects to see developers pushing through new housing stages to keep up with demand for lots.
TOOWOOMBA councillors have expressed concern at the region’s readiness to respond to bushfire season in the Crows Nest and Hampton areas.
THE council has voted to spend more than $110,000 over the next 40 years to fix issues in one of the city’s water pressure zones.
THE Toowoomba Regional Council has a jam-packed agenda for the next two days of committee meetings, to be held at the Annex behind City Hall.
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