Federal Budget 2015: Toowoomba's second range crossing gets green light and other top stories

Federal Budget 2015: Toowoomba's second range crossing gets green light

Toowoomba's $1.6 billion Second Range Crossing project finally gets the go-ahead in Tuesday's federal budget with $317 million provided in 2015-16 to let the important freight project begin. The long-awaited project has been one of Queensland's ... >> view original

Toowoomba region named $11 billion epicentre of development

A NEW report puts Toowoomba at the epicentre of development and infrastructure, with $1.6 billion worth of new projects in the pipeline. The Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise's latest Development Status Report, officially released today, shows $1.6 ... >> view original

Toowoomba council abandons plans to move bat colony from Kearneys Spring ...

OPINION: Council criticised over failure to remove batsToowoomba Chronicle >> view original

Region shivers on coldest mid-May day in 37 years

EARLIER: THIS morning was the coldest day yet this year in Toowoomba. The city's residents woke up to freezing temperatures this morning with the mercury dropping to just 3 degrees and the apparent temperature at -2.5 degrees. It is expected to hit a ... >> view original

Dad drove by crash that killed family by chance

A rescue helicopter parks on State Highway 3 as police, fire and ambulance crews help out at the crash site. Popular Stories. Dad drove by crash that killed family by chance · Inquest to examine two hospital deaths from infection · New bar The Office ... >> view original

Power restored to homes in southern Toowoomba

UPDATE: Ergon has restored power to about 1280 customers in Kearneys Spring, Middle Ridge and Centenary Heights. A spokesman apologised for any inconvenience caused by the unplanned outage. EARLIER: Ergon says crews expect to have restored ... >> view original

Toowoomba kids at risk with campfires

Nine Toowoomba youngsters were among 56 patients treated for serious burns at the state's hospital for children last year. Boys under five-years-old are the most likely victims. Many children are left with crippling foot injuries after walking on sand ... >> view original

Mystery shopper finds Berghofer Stadium the best venue

Toowoomba Regional Council's Environment and Community Committee chairman Cr Geoff McDonald said business tourism was the only sector demonstrating growth over the past two years with a 24% increase in visitors from September 2012 to ... >> view original

International teams gear for tough Tour of Toowoomba test

Those are the challenges facing a record field of riders when they set out next Thursday on stage one of the 2015 FKG Tour of Toowoomba. The event build up continued yesterday with the announcement of this year's field make-up. The 167-rider line-up ... >> view original

Flying foxes claim win over Toowoomba council

... while continuing to monitor the roosts. "The flying foxes have won, they own that park now (Kearneys Spring Park)," Cr John Gouldson said. Council will likely now have to pay for Toowoomba Live Steamers to relocate its operations from Kearneys Spring. >> view original