Alyssa survives deadly Everest avalanche, will climb again and other top stories

Alyssa survives deadly Everest avalanche, will climb again

"Please take time to pray and think of the beautiful Nepalese people," the Toowoomba teen wrote on Facebook minutes ago. She promised to post links later today so that people can assist residents of the country. Earlier she wrote about the devastation ... >> view original

Crane brought in to lift rolled truck on James St

Traffic has begun to move after the Toowoomba Range was closed for about 15 minutes as emergency services responded to the roll over. "We're dealing with a diesel spill at the moment and Main Roads is on scene to assist us with that," Mr Lange said. >> view original

Toowoomba on track for state hockey double

TOOWOOMBA is chasing the state title double at the Queensland open hockey championships with both the men's and women's teams through to their respective grand finals. The Toowoomba men are hoping to claim a hat-trick when they take on Townsville ... >> view original

Gai Waterhouse targets Toowoomba Cup

TRAINER Gai Waterhouse will target Saturday's $100,000 Toowoomba Cup (2150m) with Sydney stayer Pornichet in a change of Queensland Winter Carnival plans for the four-year-old. Pornichet is being set for the May 9 weight-for-age Group One ... >> view original

Toowoomba on track to claim state title hat-trick

TOOWOOMBA's quest for a third-straight Queensland open men's hockey championship is coming along nicely at Clyde Park. The home side went unbeaten through the pool stages at the weekend to book a semi-final against Brisbane on Monday morning. >> view original

10 things to do in Toowoomba this weekend

"The Crown of Life" and "The Sword of the Spirit" were dedicated in St James' Church in 1923 as a memorial to fallen parishioners in WW1. A brass plaque between the two windows contains the names of the 49 fallen soldiers. The windows were originally ... >> view original

Firefighters burn today to improve safety in Toowoomba

From 2pm today the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service will be conducting a controlled burn in the Toowoomba area as part of a national research project that will improve the accuracy of grassland fire danger rating. Grassfires are the most common ... >> view original

Bumper crowd attends Toowoomba dawn service

The Toowoomba Citizens Anzac Day Commemoration Committee secretary RW "Bill" Hills said the public's response to the dawn service was "enormous". "We are extremely pleased," he said. He said there had to be 10,000 people at the service, with crowds ... >> view original

Weetwood week heats up with nominations out

TYPHOON Red will chase back-to-back Weetwood wins after the nominations came out for Toowoomba racing's premier event. The 2014 victor is one of 29 nominations for Saturday's $150,000 Listed Audi Centre Weetwood Handicap (1200m) at Clifford Park ... >> view original

Billy Gordon slams Lawrence Springborg as political grub

QUEENSLAND MP Billy Gordon has fired a blistering salvo at Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg, describing him as a "political grub" with an "ugly drive to become Queensland premier". The deposed Labor party member and now independent Member ... >> view original