Two snakebite victims transported to Toowoomba and other top stories

Two snakebite victims transported to Toowoomba

A woman, 60, was gardening in the yard of her Goondiwindi home when she was bitten on the foot by an unidentified snake. About 1.20pm the Toowoomba RACQ CareFlight Rescue helicopter flew to Goondiwindi Hospital and transported the woman to ... >> 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 Citizen of the Year on phone book cover

WILSONTON man Paul Wilson has been selected to appear on the cover of this year's Toowoomba Yellow and White Pages which will be distributed from Saturday. Mr Wilson has been selected under the theme, Australian Stars Rising Above, which ... >> view original

Bittersweet finish for Toowoomba MKR girls

Search for a property online now. SHERI Eddington and Emilie Biggar's time on My Kitchen Rules came to a bittersweet end last night. The good mates, who grew up in Toowoomba, were up against friends Eva and Debra in their first sudden-death cook-off. >> 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

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

Woman finds live snake in bag of supermarket spuds

A snake curled up in a bag of potatoes bought at a supermarket in Toowoomba. UPDATE: A Woolworths spokesman has responded to claims a live snake was found in a bag of potatoes bought from its supermarket at The Ridge Shopping Centre. He said the ... >> view original

Festival to bring all that jazz to Toowoomba

IT is just over two weeks until some of Australia's best jazz artists make their way to Toowoomba for the second Easter jazz festival. The Empire Theatre church will host two stages, featuring some of the biggest names in Australian jazz and talented ... >> view original

No charges laid over New England Hwy fatal crash

Snr Sgt Ireland said officers had last night intended to charge the tourist over the crash, however, that did not occur because the man had to be taken to Toowoomba Hospital in the early hours of this morning. "He is in need of an operation on his leg ... >> view original

New Toowoomba respite centre opens its doors

AFTER almost eight years of careful planning and preparation, Breakaway Toowoomba was able to raise enough money to transform their dreams of an exciting new respite facility to reality at a site located on Bridge St, Toowoomba. The construction began ... >> view original