Last Top Stories: Toowoomba honours avid runner Roger Guard a year after MH17 disaster - ABC ...

Toowoomba honours avid runner Roger Guard a year after MH17 disaster - ABC ...

Roger Guard was an avid runner and past president of the Toowoomba Road Runners. Paul Guard says it has been a "tumultuous" twelve months following the MH17 disaster. "But having something like this is a really positive thing," he said. "It is nice to ... >> view original

Toowoomba teens test themselves in Kokoda Challenge | Toowoomba Chronicle ...

YOUR STORY: A little more than a week ago, Toowoomba's first ever Kokoda Challenge Youth Program teens were preparing for the biggest challenge of their young lives. Laden with hiking boots, head torches and walking poles, they headed for The ... >> view original

Large-scale $250m Toowoomba flood works finish | Toowoomba Chronicle - The ...

TOOWOOMBA Regional Council's official opening of Middle Rd completes the largest flood recovery program the region has seen. The flood events of 2011 and 2013 have seen more than 1600 projects at a cost of more than $250 million undertaken across ... >> view original

Toowoomba police identify top five crash hot spots | Toowoomba Chronicle - The ...

POLICE will crack down on a number of crash hot spots in the coming months in an effort to keep motorists safe. Toowoomba police have revealed the top five crash zones in the city, identified using an analysis of crash reports since the beginning of ... >> view original

Toowoomba couple celebrates rare wedding anniversary | Toowoomba Chronicle ...

SEVENTY-FIVE years is a long time to be with one person, but for Toowoomba couple Edward and Mavis Stennett, 75 years together has gone by in a blur. The couple, who live together at the Brodribb Home in Goggs St, celebrated their very special wedding ... >> view original

New name for laneway in honour of Dr Guard | Toowoomba Chronicle

Toowoomba Hospital Foundation CEO Peter Rookas was MC for the occasion and fondly remembered Dr Guard's habit of running to work in all weather, generally wearing little more than a singlet, shorts and a beaten-up pair of running shoes no matter how ... >> view original

St Albans knock off another premiership contender | Toowoomba Chronicle - The ...

ST ALBANS emphasised its Football Toowoomba Premier Men title credentials with a 3-1 win over Willowburn at Middle Ridge Park. Fresh from beating West Wanderers the previous weekend to join them at the top of the ladder, St Albans downed defending ... >> view original

First timers win Range King and Queen running crowns | Toowoomba Chronicle ...

FIRST time entrants took out the King and Queen of the Range titles as the race returns to the Toowoomba running calendar. Matt Macdonald edged out Taylor Elms by nine seconds to claim the King of the Range honour while Margie Bryant managed to beat ... >> view original

Fillies post big win to cement second spot | Toowoomba Chronicle

TOOWOOMBA is taking strides in the SEQ Women's Division Two competition. The Fillies dominated as they beat Mt Gravatt 36-4 at Gold Park on Saturday in a result that kept Toowoomba entrenched in second on the ladder. Taylor Stevens scored two tries ... >> view original

10 things to do in Toowoomba this weekend

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