YOUR SAY: Toowoomba's 15 best builders and other top stories

YOUR SAY: Toowoomba's 15 best builders

IN A short time, the Bryant Brothers Building Group has cemented its reputation as one of Toowoomba's top-quality builders. Brothers Jason and Matthew Bryant started the company in August 2012 and were happy to hear they were the favourite of a recent ... >> view original

Toowoomba team leads aid mission for Vanuatu

THE disaster in Vanuatu has touched the hearts of residents in Toowoomba and they have banded together to support the devastated country. Cyclone Pam left communities in the island nation on the brink of running out of food and water and more than ... >> view original

Globe trotting Toowoomba butcher carves way overseas

BECOMING a butcher was a good way to "get out of school", but the career path has landed Toowoomba butcher Byron Allsopp an around-the-world plane ticket. The 23-year-old butcher, from Wilsonton Meats, was one of four people in Queensland picked to ... >> view original

Magpies boot home first-up win in trying conditions

WILLOWBURN has made a winning start to its Football Toowoomba Premier men's title defence with a 1-0 victory over USQ at the weekend. The muddy conditions at Toara Park on Saturday night didn't allow for a free-flowing game, but both sides still had ... >> view original

Buckets of blood save hundreds of lives

Mr Charlesworth has recently celebrated his milestone 450th donation with the Toowoomba Donor Centre. He said he was pleased he was able to save lives with a simple act of kindness. "There are so many people who need blood and plasma to survive ... >> view original

10 things to do in Toowoomba this weekend

HORSE in War is a poignant new exhibition on the sacrifice, bravery and mateship of the Queensland soldier and his horse. It's on now at the Cobb and Co Museum, open daily from 10am - 4pm. Through photographs, diaries and original objects, Horse in ... >> view original

Truck explosion rescuer saved her mates' lives

Mrs Frame, who works in Toowoomba as a Queensland Fire and Emergency Services fire communication officer, yesterday recalled trying to manage the incident. She spoke after her efforts and those of colleague James Harris were recognised with ... >> view original

Human rights on the agenda at Toowoomba seminars

LEADING Queensland law firm Creevey Russell Lawyers is to hold a series of free seminars in Toowoomba in a bid to increase awareness in the community about issues surrounding human rights in Queensland. Creevey Russell principal Dan Creevey said ... >> view original

Toowoomba teen faces up to global challenge

THIS year, Emily Martin decided it was her year to combine doing good things for herself as well as her community. The St Ursula's College student leapt at the opportunity to take part in the Face of the Globe beauty pageant and part of the reason she ... >> view original

Clean up underway at Chinchilla after freak hailstorm

BORN and bred Chinchilla local Rob Hart says he's never seen anything like the hailstorm that swept across the region on Saturday evening. A team of SES volunteers were on hand at Mr Hart's Chinchilla-Wondai Road home on Sunday, after cricket ball ... >> view original