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10 things to do in Toowoomba this weekend | Toowoomba Chronicle

JOIN one of Toowoomba's longest-running and most talented acts as they celebrate 50 years of entertainment, hosted by Johnny Young. The rock n roll stalwarts aim to acknowledge and pay respect to the sights, sounds and artists who inspired them through ... >> view original

10 rules Toowoomba drivers just don't seem to get | Toowoomba Chronicle

Not Toowoomba drivers, that's for sure. Here are 10 rules Garden City motorists just do not seem to get. 1. Green means go. Green means go. WHEN the traffic lights turn green, it means accelerate. Somehow, most drivers in Toowoomba didn't get the memo. >> view original

Toowoomba MH17 crash victims to be honoured today | Toowoomba Chronicle

Mr Mike Horan, Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board chairman said: "Dr Roger Guard was director of the Pathology Queensland laboratory at Toowoomba Hospital for 30 years, and his wife Dr Jill Guard was a well respected retired GP who worked at ... >> view original

Toowoomba couple arrested for credit card fraud | Toowoomba Chronicle

POLICE have arrested a 19-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman following investigations into the fraudulent use of credit cards in Toowoomba. It will be alleged credit cards were fraudulently used at a number of North Toowoomba businesses on Ruthven ... >> view original

No hard sell to promote Toowoomba as a perfect city | Toowoomba Chronicle

MAYOR'S DESK: Last Friday I travelled to Canberra to meet with senior staff from the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to 'sell' all things Toowoomba. The authority sits within Minister Barnaby Joyce's Department of Agriculture ... >> view original

Six new police officers for Toowoomba, Gatton | Toowoomba Chronicle

SIX new police have been allocated to Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley as part of the State Government's commitment to an extra 266 new police statewide. "We're committed to ensuring the growing community of Toowoomba and the surrounding towns ... >> view original

Toowoomba ABC Shop shuts to keep with online trends | Toowoomba Chronicle

THE Toowoomba ABC Shop is one of 50 stores marked to close around Australia as ABC Commercial redevelops its retail model to focus on the online shop and retail kiosks. Up to 300 jobs could be lost nationally with the public broadcaster set to start ... >> view original

China may scrap its 'one-child policy'over fears of an ageing society

Three decades after enacting the draconian birth control rules blamed for millions of forced abortions, China is likely to introduce a two-child policy. According to reports in a Chinese daily, the new regulation allowing Chinese couples to have two ... >> view original

Bitter experience prompts last push for sugar to be included in TPP

The Australian sugar industry is making a final push to get sugar included in the Trans Pacific Partnership Trade agreement, as talks resume in Hawaii. Media player: "Space" to play, "M" to mute, "left" and "right" to seek. >> view original

Cartoon capers: Japan PM uses offbeat PR blitz to rescue ratings

TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is using 'anime' cartoons, Internet chats and even an unusual show-and-tell TV appearance, complete with a mockup of burning buildings, in an effort to persuade wary voters that his bolder defence policy makes ... >> view original