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Toowoomba freezes while Stanthorpe covered in snow | Toowoomba Chronicle

WEATHER watchers Higgins Storm Chasing is seeking confirmation about reports of snow in Toowoomba. "8AM SNOW IN TOOWOOMBA?? We have reports can anyone confirm this!" Higgins tweeted. Toowoomba woman Barbara McGovern wrote, ... >> view original

Toowoomba city hits bone chilling -7 as winds howl in

With snowfall in the Stanthorpe region some are questioning whether Toowoomba will get a downfall. The Bureau of Meteorology says that's unlikely but says towns above 600m in the Granite Belt could get snow. Toowoomba is about 700m above sea level. >> view original

Toowoomba workshops help businesses grow and expand ... - The Chronicle

TOOWOOMBA business owners need to find time to work on their businesses, not just in their businesses. That's the message the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce is reinforcing through their Heritage Bank Business Excellence Awards Workshop Series ... >> view original

Imagine Toowoomba 30 years from today | Toowoomba Chronicle

MAYOR'S DESK: There is no doubt that our region is on the cusp of remarkable growth. The unprecedented infrastructure injection and industry development, particularly in the western part of Toowoomba, is set to change our economic and social landscape ... >> view original

Toowoomba students learn about their future options | Toowoomba Chronicle

Held at the Mt Lofty campus of Toowoomba State High School, the event was organised by deputy principals Derek Nugent and Kevin Lester. Mr Lester said about 350 students from the Mt Lofty and Wilsonton campuses and students from Crows Nest State ... >> view original

Brown nets milestone: love of game racks up 66,000km | Toowoomba Chronicle

THE journey to 200 top-grade games hasn't been a short one for Toowoomba hockey player Liam Brown. Brown will crack the double-century in the Brisbane Hockey League today when his team Bulimba takes on UQ. The 28-year-old said the milestone has ... >> view original

Added money boost for Toowoomba International tennis event ... - The Chronicle

Toowoomba International supporters (from left) Zac Nanscawen (Southern Cross Austereo), Rob Weymouth (Hutchinson Builders), Nick Barker (Hutchinson Builders), Allen Smyth (Toowoomba Tennis Association), Melissa Taylor (left, Taylors Removals) ... >> view original

16 problems unique to Toowoomba

TOOWOOMBA, the Garden City and the gateway to the golden west. It's a picturesque mountain city known for its beautiful parks and but Toowoomba has a few problems, if you could call them that. From freezing winters to pungent cattle trucks, these are ... >> view original

Toowoomba USQ grad to use knowledge in PNG | Toowoomba Chronicle

WITH his wife and four young children in tow, Toby Gabuogi packed up his life and travelled more than 2500km from Papua New Guinea to Toowoomba. At the beginning of last year, Mr Gabuogi travelled from his home country with his family to study at the ... >> view original

Toowoomba history: Toowoomba's early Chinese population ... - The Chronicle

IT is well-known that Toowoomba had a small Chinese population - mainly market gardeners or shopkeepers - some 24 were recorded in the 1871 census and 64 in 1901. We know very little of them unless they came to public notice, mainly through the courts ... >> view original