Oh Toowoomba, how you've changed ... or is it just me and other top stories

Oh Toowoomba, how you've changed ... or is it just me

Some school friends have returned to Toowoomba for the lifestyle they remember being brought up in, but they can now do it with a re-invigorated edge – food, a rising art and music scene, broader shopping options, and all the beauty of old. Less ... >> view original

10 things to do in Toowoomba this weekend

ENJOY a free workout on Saturday with Jetts Toowoomba and Jetts South Toowoomba's open day from 9am to 4pm. Head down to the gym for a day of fitness fun, including expert advice, free workouts, giveaways and save $89 if you sign up on the day. >> view original

Cut above rest: Toowoomba's top 10 hairdressers

AN OVERWHELMING response to a Chronicle Facebook post has revealed the best hairdressers in Toowoomba according to you. The post that asked our Facebook likers to nominate their favourite hairdressers. We received more than 600 comments and ... >> view original

Toowoomba students envision a brighter future

CONCORDIA Lutheran College student Ben Minnikin is planning on going above and beyond to help the Toowoomba RSPCA. More than 80 students took part in the University of Southern Queensland's Change Maker program yesterday, which encourages ... >> view original

New Toowoomba ghost video emerges

A NEW video has emerged of a "ghost" in Toowoomba which went viral last week. Paranormal investigators Toowoomba Ghost Chasers uploaded the video and said the anonymous Toowoomba resident who submitted the video had captured the footage on ... >> view original

Historic Toowoomba dunny to return to rightful place, brick by brick

Toowoomba Regional Council in 2013 spent $107,000 carefully dismantling and storing the heritage-listed toilet block in Russell Street to make way for a new ring road in central Toowoomba. Toowoomba's ring road is complete and the city's famous brick ... >> view original

Second Range Crossing gets Labor go-ahead

QUEENSLAND's new Labor government has committed to build the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing, but has asked tenders to submit more information by today for further consideration. The new request may delay the announcement of a tender for a ... >> view original

Teacher claims she lives in Land of the Rising Slum

THE sister city relationship between Toowoomba and Takatsuki City has been rocked by allegations from an English teacher in Japan. A Toowoomba teacher claims that she and her colleagues have been harassed, overcharged and forced to live in ... >> view original

Man who raped and killed sister near Toowoomba in 1986 denied parole bid

James McGrane raped and murdered his older sister Dianne at Hodgson Vale, south of Toowoomba on Queensland's Darling Downs, in 1986 in circumstances described by the sentencing judge as horrific. He bound and gagged the 21-year-old before ... >> view original

Welfare reform concerns Toowoomba organisations

TWO organisations who work with Toowoomba's most vulnerable have raised concerns about the McClure report into Australia's welfare system. The focus of the review on encouraging people to work is good in theory, but it will fail if the jobs aren't ... >> view original