10 things to do in Toowoomba this weekend and other top stories

10 things to do in Toowoomba this weekend

CRAVE Cupcakes has teamed up with local artist Alex Stalling to offer you and mum two different Mother's Day craft high tea options on Saturday. The first is at 10am - enjoy a decadent high tea while you and mum create your own screen-printed bag to ... >> view original

Woman robbed, injured in Toowoomba home invasion

A woman has been injured and robbed of cash during an early morning home invasion in Queensland. The 63-year-old woman says she was threatened and assaulted by a man armed with a metal bar at her Toowoomba home just after 1am on Saturday. >> view original

Potty idea attracts Toowoomba Gardenfest visitors

They attracted plenty of attention to their colourful stall at their Toowoomba Gardenfest debut on the weekend. "My wife asked me if I could do something with all the tyres lying around," Ray said. Amelia Lowe sits in recycled tyres made pretty by The ... >> view original

Toowoomba takes cake in marriage stakes

WHEN it comes to the big day, whether that is first, second or third time around, weddings are big business, with Toowoomba one of the most popular locations in the state to get hitched. For most couples attracted to the region, it comes down to ... >> view original

Second man charged over Toowoomba stabbing murder of Jake Lasker

More than two years after a Toowoomba teenager was stabbed to death by a friend in his own home, a second man has been charged with his murder. Jake Lasker was 19 when his friend Max Peter Smith, also 19, used a kitchen knife to stab him 102 times, ... >> view original

Rangers polish off Bears to maintain first-round momentum

TOOWOOMBA Rangers maintained their steady Wagners Risdon Cup round-one course with a tradesman-like win over Toowoomba Bears at Gold Park on today. Led by a three-try performance from dynamo winger Grant Angell, the defending premiers ... >> view original

Unpack your bags just once and enjoy some family cruising

WRITE down your ideal family holiday. Comfortable accommodation. Tick. Choice of restaurants with plenty of menu options for fussy eaters. Tick. Age-appropriate activities, sports and top-class entertainment. Tick. Great facilities - lounge bars, pools ... >> view original

QLD secures Australia's first Gamma Knife for cancer surgery

THE Palaszczuk Government has secured the first and only Gamma Knife for a public hospital system in Australia. The $4.3 million dollar, four tonne machine allows radiation oncologists to treat brain tumours without cutting into a patient's skull. "The ... >> view original

A Royal Night Out for two princess after VE Day

Bundaberg News-Mail · Fraser Coast Chronicle · Gladstone Observer · Grafton Daily Examiner · Gympie Times · Ipswich Queensland Times · Lismore Northern Star · Mackay Daily Mercury · Rockhampton Morning Bulletin · Sunshine Coast Daily · Toowoomba ... >> view original

Elderly woman assaulted and robbed in Toowoomba home

Detectives have charged a 30-year-old man from Centenary Heights following the armed robbery in Kelly St, at around 1.15am this morning. Police will allege the man entered the yard of the Kelly St home, threatened the 63-year-old woman, before beating ... >> view original