Doctors urge boxing ban after Toowoomba boxer Braydon Smith's death and other top stories

Doctors urge boxing ban after Toowoomba boxer Braydon Smith's death

Toowoomba boxer Braydon Smith died when his life support was turned off in a Brisbane hospital on Monday, less than two days after he lost a 10-round featherweight bout. The 23-year-old collapsed 90 minutes after a WBC Asian Boxing Council continental ... >> view original

McNab wins major Toowoomba waste build contract

TOOWOOMBA construction firm McNab Developments (Qld) Pty Ltd has been awarded the contract to construct the Greater Toowoomba Waste Management Facility. It is in the Charlton Wellcamp Enterprise Area (CWEA) on the city's western fringe. >> view original

Toowoomba Royal Show to host giant waterslide

TOOWOOMBA residents have the opportunity to ride the world's biggest inflatable waterslide at this year's Toowoomba Royal Show. It is the first time Big Splash Waterworld is bringing the 17m waterslide to an agricultural show. The huge waterslide has ... >> view original

Toowoomba living at times no mean 'feet'

NOW in her 80th year, Margaret Horne can look back over the years and see the changes in Toowoomba. Though born in Wondai, Mrs Horne has lived most of her life in and around Toowoomba. Since about the age of nine, she has grown up in the Garden ... >> view original

Toowoomba armed robberies spike triggers police plea for clues

Police say a lack of public information is making it hard to solve a spate of armed robberies in Toowoomba in southern Queensland. A 23-year-old man was arrested overnight after a robbery at a service station on Mackenzie Street last week and is due to ... >> view original

Man charged over three Toowoomba armed robberies

I'm going to get my bat and wrap it around your ..... headsIpswich Advertiser >> view original

War injuries haunt Toowoomba Digger

His daughter Margaret Small, who lives with husband Winston near Toowoomba at Umbiram, said her father Corporal Clarence Cotter Curtis was gassed while fighting with the 47th Battalion in Europe in 1917. Mrs Small said her father was asked if he ... >> view original

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

VIDEO: Heavy rain slams into city, roads flooded

UPDATE: The Bureau of Meteorology has cancelled the storm warning for Toowoomba, the Darling Downs and south-east Queensland. The aftermath of a storm that hit Toowoomba this morning. Bev Lacey. 8.15AM: Authorities are warning of heavy rainfall ... >> view original

Toowoomba BMX riders shootout with the best

HOME track advantage has proved a huge boon for Toowoomba BMX Club riders in the Southern Zone Shootout Series round at the weekend. Ten Toowoomba riders finished on the podium as the Moran St track hosted more than 600 of the top BMX riders ... >> view original