Anzac Day services across the Toowoomba region and other top stories

Anzac Day services across the Toowoomba region

Dawn service tomorrow at 5.15am Mothers' Memorial followed by gunfire breakfast at Toowoomba United RSL Club, corner Ruthven and Herries streets. Wreath laying at the Mothers' Memorial will be at 9am, the march will assemble at 9.30am for a 9.45am ... >> 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

Home field advantage no sure thing for Toowoomba

TOOWOOMBA striker Scott Richards believes his team will need more than just home field advantage to secure a third-straight open men's state hockey title. Clyde Park will play host to Queensland's top men's hockey players from tomorrow. The home side ... >> view original

Authorities investigate house fire near Toowoomba

UPDATE: A police guard has been set up outside a home near Toowoomba extensively damaged by fire overnight. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services investigators will today investigate the blaze. THURSDAY: A house was extensively damaged by ... >> view original

Toowoomba mosque fire: City rallies around Muslim community

Islamic Society of Toowoomba president Professor Shahjahan Khan said he was approached both before and after Friday prayers by two separate residents wanting to show their support after the fire, which all but destroyed the holy building. "Before the ... >> view original

Plans for $80m Toowoomba meat processing plant

A TOOWOOMBA company is building an $80 million meat processing facility near Toowoomba to supply the export market. FKG has submitted an application to Toowoomba Regional Council and hopes to have construction started early next year. It will be ... >> view original

George to defend WBA Oceania title in Toowoomba

EXCITING Toowoomba boxer Kris George will defend his WBA Oceania super lightweight title in front of home fans in June. George, who is unbeaten after seven fights and boasts five KO victories, will take on a yet-to-be-named challenger at Rumours ... >> view original

Toowoomba Grammar School remembers Anzac services

TOOWOOMBA Grammar School staff and students have chronicled the service and sacrifice of some former students in the lead up to the Anzac centenary. One recollection is that of Private Littleton Campbell Groom, a TGS Old Boy, journalist and sub-editor ... >> view original

CBD traders welcome end of ring road construction

A $45 MILLION road project to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion in the Toowoomba CBD is just weeks from completion. Work crews have this week started the final phase of construction on Toowoomba's outer circulating ring road, which has ... >> view original

Council approves Bunnings warehouse development

EARLIER: The fate of one of Toowoomba's more controversial developments in recent times will be decided today. Toowoomba Regional Council will this morning decide if it will allow a Bunnings warehouse to be built in the Toowoomba CBD at the site of the ... >> view original