Five charged, drugs seized in Toowoomba area raids and other top stories

Five charged, drugs seized in Toowoomba area raids

Police in Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley have seized ice and speed as part of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking in the region. Three men and two women were charged after police raided a Toowoomba motel on Thursday night and allegedly ... >> view original

10 things to do in Toowoomba this weekend

MORE than 100 fantastic hotrods and custom cars of all makes and models will be on display Sunday at the 15th Toowoomba Hotrodders High Altitude Run 2015 Show n Shine. The event draws entrants from Queensland and New South Wales, ensuring a ... >> view original

Toowoomba shootings: Post-mortem results could take six months

Police investigating the deaths of three family members in a suspected murder-suicide near Toowoomba say it could take six months before they determine how a seven-year-old boy died. Jackson Sharpley was found in his bed with no visible injuries on ... >> view original

Toowoomba shootings: 7yo Jackson Sharpley's cause of death still unclear

Heavily pregnant Toowoomba woman Kris-Deann Sharpley, 27, her seven-year-old son Jackson, and her 52-year-old father Derek were found dead at a Biddeston property by a female relative on Monday evening. While detectives have confirmed the two ... >> view original

Hot rods burn rubber to shine in Toowoomba CBD

The 15th Toowoomba Hotrodders High Altitude Run 2015 Show 'n' Shine draws entrants from Queensland and New South Wales, ensuring a variety of top-quality cars for people to feast their eyes upon. This year's event features live music and trade stands. >> view original

Truck rolls south of Toowoomba

Emergency services attend a truck crash on the Drayton Connection Rd at Vale View. Kevin Farmer. Popular Stories. Dangerous overtake: Who to blame for incident? I'm out of here! Prisoner attempts to flee courtroom · Administrators take over Highfields ... >> view original

Garden project wins top urban design award

A NATIVE garden project dedicated to encouraging reconciliation has been awarded the top prize in Toowoomba Regional Council's inaugural Awards for Excellence. Gumbi Gumbi Gardens at the University of Southern Queensland was judged the winner of ... >> view original

Chronicle campaigns to get Toowoomba in Qld Cup

THIS weekend teams from across Queensland and Papua New Guinea will kick-off the Intrust Super Cup season. That is great except for one thing - Toowoomba won't be part of it. And the time has come for that to stop. The Toowoomba Clydesdales are an ... >> view original

Sears and Stower in second Lightning strike

TOOWOOMBA five-year-old The Conspirator handed trainer Tony Sears and apprentice Brooke Stower successive Dalby Lightning Handicap (800m) successes with a spirited win in yesterday's Bunya Park feature. The Conspirator ($4) emulated the feat of ... >> view original

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

The Carnival of Flowers remains a big event on the Toowoomba calendar. Photo: Paul Harris. It's for the old, the rich and the insane. Or so the saying went about my old home town, Toowoomba. A population of 3 million, it's just that nobody lives there ... >> view original