Toowoomba's inner-city business owners are eager to hear whether an historic church on Margaret Street will be converted into a high-rise hotel.


FK Gardner & Sons has lodged an application to build a 74-room hotel complex, spanning eight levels, in the Toowoomba CBD.


Amigo's Bar and Grill owner Barry Hodges said he was was excited by the prospect of getting more visitors to the city centre.


"This part of town is a good little food area, and I'd think a lot of us would pick up extra customers from something like this."


Bon Amici cafe co-owner Vikki Burgess echoed the opinion.


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