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Toowoomba ready to paint the town proud

Town Proud supporters (from left) Toowoomba Plaza and The Ridge Shopping World marketing manager Michelle Turley, Toowoomba Regional Councillor Mike Williams, Heritage Bank's Jan Johnson, Chronicle general manager Rohan Gosstray, Colin ... >> view original

Emerging Tour of Toowoomba in line for a change of date

THE emergence of the FKG Tour of Toowoomba in Australia's National Road Series could lead to a change of race dates for the event as early as next year. Organisers are weighing up the option of moving the tour from its May timeslot to February to ... >> view original

YOUR PHOTOS: In Toowoomba we love our dogs

Alexia Purcell Social Media Editor As APN ARM's Social Media Editor, Alexia Purcell manages the company's 40 Facebook pages and 30 Twitter accounts. APN ARM has a combined social audience of 311,000+ Facebook likes and 30,000+ Twitter followers. >> view original

Thieves smash gate in morning ram-raid at RACQ in Toowoomba

The witness, who did not want to be named, told The Chronicle he saw a car driving down the footpath of James St dragging part of the fence behind it. He said a ute which had been at the premises was now gone. Rubble at the scene is all that is left of ... >> view original

Toowoomba bishop says gay marriage cheapens meaning

CATHOLIC Diocese of Toowoomba Bishop Robert McGuckin says the church can support the notion of same-sex unions, not marriage. Bishop McGuckin said the law should not be allowed to change the Biblical definition of marriage, which he explained was ... >> view original

Model train exhibition delights kids in Toowoomba

Cr Sue Englart tops Toowoomba's online popularity pollThe Reporter >> view original

WA Police search for man who fell into ocean at Esperance

POLICE divers are heading to Esperance to help search for the body of a Perth man swept off rocks by large seas. Esperance police Senior Sergeant Richard Moore said victim was a 27-year-old man from Perth who was swept off rocks as he took a photo of ... >> view original

Deficit at risk of $101bn blowout

Senate blockades will add $101 billion to federal deficits over the next decade unless deals are done to legislate Tony Abbott's most unpopular reforms, according to figures suggesting the nation's finances may never get to surplus. The budget will have one ... >> view original

Sides of Monis revealed in inquest

Conflicting aspects of gunman Man Haron Monis' personality have been revealed in an extraordinary day of testimony at the Sydney siege inquest. Lawyers who have represented Monis in his many clashes with the law testified at the inquest in Sydney on ... >> view original

Townsville man arrested with knife outside police station

A 21-year-old man has been arrested outside a police station. Photo: Tom Threadingham / Gatton Star Queensland Police generic. A Townsville man has been charged after allegedly being found with a knife outside a police station. The 21-year-old was ... >> view original