10 things to do in Toowoomba this weekend and other top stories

10 things to do in Toowoomba this weekend

HELP Toowoomba Al-Anon an Alateen groups celebrate their 54th anniversary on Saturday. The fun will include meetings, display of literature, jumble and plant sales, morning tea and more. Celebrations begin at 8.30am at the Rose Cottage in Newtown ... >> view original

City Slider delights residents

THERE may have been plenty of sceptics who believed the Toowoomba weather would never be warm enough for a giant water slide in mid-March, but to the relief of hundreds of residents, those people can eat their words. People from across the region ... >> view original

Multicultural crowd packs shopping centre for expo

GRAND Central Shopping Centre was certainly a lively place to be when Toowoomba residents from a range of cultures took over the centre for the Toowoomba Multicultural Expo. The ground floor was abuzz with people, many in traditional dress, vying for a ... >> view original

Toowoomba fighters shine on explosive undercard

EXPLOSIVE professional debuts and two dominant wins highlighted a successful undercard for Toowoomba-trained boxers on Saturday night's Smithy Brings The Big Fights 9 card at Rumours International. Former NRL star Michael Witt and multiple national ... >> view original

Pilot relieved after plane's safe emergency landing

UPDATE 4PM: Pilot John Bain breathed a big sigh of relief after an emergency landing ended well at Toowoomba Airport. Mr Bain, of Toowoomba, and his co-pilot had taken off from Roma and were preparing to land in Taroom when they noticed an indicator ... >> view original

Toowoomba CareFlight details missions in busy week

Accused drug supplier given third chance for bailCaboolture News >> view original

'Terrifying' sound alerts son to mum's horror crash

Debris remains at the scene of a serious crash on the Drayton Connection Rd at Finnie, south of Toowoomba. Photo Stuart Cumming / The Chronicle Stuart Cumming. UPDATE: Stuart Shepherd had just finished riding a horse when he heard the terrifying ... >> view original

Car crashes into sign, fence, house, church in Toowoomba

A 28-year-old woman is accused of crashing her car into a sign, fence, house and church in a Toowoomba suburb before fleeing the scene on foot. The incident happened in Harristown, a suburb in the city west of Brisbane, about 9pm on Monday. >> view original

Countdown on for monster water slide in Toowoomba

EVERYONE loves a water slide! They are synonymous with Australian Summer and youthful fun. Let's face it, who didn't always want an even bigger one than the five-metre toy store models? The City Slider is set to bring the Toowoomba CBD to life by ... >> view original

Stolen BMW linked to ram raid found dumped out west

UPDATE: A black BMW X6 car stolen from a Toowoomba dealership has been found abandoned in Dirranbandi. Toowoomba Criminal Investigation Branch officer-in-charge Paul McCusker said the new vehicle was found last night. The BMW website values ... >> view original