Toowoomba paramedic leads US event squad and other top stories

Toowoomba paramedic leads US event squad

TOP PARAMEDICS: Toowoomba paramedic Simon Houston (back) leads the United Voice team team (front, from left) Kroy Day, Lawrence Odlin and Casey James later this week to take part in a World paramedic competition in Baltimore in the USA. View full article

Toowoomba slips and slides into family fun times

TOOWOOMBA is slipping, sliding and bouncing its way to becoming a thriving centre of family fun. The lack of family-friendly activities was once a common complaint among Garden City residents, but that appears to have been bounced away in recent times. View full article

Mayor believes rail park with reshape Toowoomba CBD

MAYOR Paul Antonio hopes a newly released, three-dimensional "fly over" of the Toowoomba Railway Parklands will build excitement for the project. Cr Antonio has issued a call for investors "to hop aboard" the project which has been called the Southbank ... View full article

Family loses everything in house blaze

10.30AM: Firefighters are battling a house fire south of Toowoomba, with strong winds hampering their efforts. The fire, which was reported about 9.50am, is located just north of Pittsworth. The house was engulfed in flames when Queensland Fire and ... View full article

Toowoomba Range chairlift idea gains traction

TOOWOOMBA resident Peter Mouatt's idea to keep locals entertained while attracting more tourists to the Garden City is gaining traction. He has suggested a luge to the bottom of the Toowoomba Range and a chairlift back to the top be built. Melissa ... View full article