Police issue warning over replica gun at school and other top stories

Police issue warning over replica gun at school

Police attend Toowoomba State High School's Wilsonton Campus after reports of a student with a gun that turned out to be a toy. Photo Contributed Contributed. Toowoomba Child Protection Investigation Unit officer-in-charge Detective Senior Sergeant ... >> view original

Plans lodged for new 500-room Toowoomba workers' camp to cater to CSG ...

"But the infrastructure in the upstream market, which is the Surat Basin, has 30,000 more holes in the ground approved ... and they need significant more work and like I said all of that plus things like roads are opportunities for businesses in ... >> view original

Bravery Awards: Toowoomba teen Jordan Rice receives posthumous honour

A posthumous bravery medal has been awarded to a teenager who died during the deadly floods that swept through Toowoomba, in southern Queensland, four years ago. Donna Rice and her sons, Jordan, 13, and Blake, 11, were travelling through the city ... >> view original

Notorious 'Black Widow' murder goes global

ONE of Toowoomba's more notorious murders is the subject of a television documentary to be shown across the United States later this year. The "Black Widow" Wendy Lange case is the subject of the documentary being made by the Sydney-based Beyond ... >> view original

Toowoomba coffee lovers spill beans on favourite cafes

IT WASN'T to be a transformation from the ground up, but that didn't make it any easier for the team at Toowoomba's trendiest laneway cafe. But four months on, all the planning and hard work has paid off. Ground Up Espresso Bar, in Searles Walk in the ... >> view original

Toowoomba siblings to lay wreath at Gallipoli for dad

A BROTHER and sister from Toowoomba are packing their bags - and wheelie walker - in preparation for the adventure of a lifetime. Flora McKenzie, 75, and Jeff McKenzie, 76, have been lucky enough to win two spots in the Anzac Day ballot which will ... >> view original

McNab's luxury retirement village takes out top award

Built for The Village Retirement Group who operate four villages throughout Queensland, including The Village on the Downs in Toowoomba, the development took out top honours in two award categories at the recent 2015 UDIA National Awards, winning ... >> view original

Percussionistl making his musical mark in Wales

The 25-year-old musician moved to Wales in the United Kingdom last year after he was offered a position with the world famous Cory Band. The band's most recent win was at the Welsh Regional Championships in Swansea last week. The competition is part ... >> view original

Welfare spike as jobless youths on rise in Toowoomba

A GROWING number of Toowoomba residents are relying on unemployment and Youth Allowance benefits - a trend that could result in more long-term unemployment. Federal Department of Social Services figures show a 7.5% increase of people on the ... >> view original

10 things to do in Toowoomba this weekend

ENJOY an evening of beautiful music as Toowoomba choir Ars Cantorum presents its Sacred Easter Concert Music For Passiontide at St James Church, Toowoomba on Sunday. The concert starts at 6pm and guests soloists include soprano Calista Walters, ... >> view original