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10 things to do in Toowoomba this weekend

TRAVEL to Argentina with the Toowoomba Choral Society as they bring the life story of Eva Peron to the Empire stage in Evita. Join the narrator Che as he takes us through the rags-to-riches rise of the first lady who won the love of her countrymen ... >> view original

It's hard to make new friends in Toowoomba

TOOWOOMBA is a hard place to make friends, residents say. It's not that the people are unfriendly, just that newcomers feel people have their clique of friends which are hard to join, Emaleigh Print said. She's been living in Toowoomba for just more ... >> view original

Toowoomba children's author says it's 'wonderful' to see kids engaged in books

Despite the myriad of digital distractions available to children in the 21st century, a Toowoomba author says there is nothing quite like reading a physical book, and has encouraged southern Queensland school children to develop a passion for the ... >> view original

Nurses murders a dark chapter in Toowoomba's history

THE murder of Sydney nurses Lorraine Ruth Wilson and Wendy Joy Evans in 1974 will forever be remembered as a dark chapter in Toowoomba's history. Almost 40 years after the women's bodies were found in bushland near Murphys Creek, a coroner ... >> view original

Teen's murder shatters Lockyer Valley community

Tara Miko Reporter Tara started with APN in 2010 after graduating with a journalism and politics degree from Griffith University in Brisbane. After two-and-a-half years working on APN papers in the Bowen Basin in Central Queensland, she joined the team ... >> view original

Judge Judy has nothing on Toowoomba's courts

But if he's telling the truth, somewhere in Toowoomba lurks a villain moving about the populace and randomly depositing bags of illicit drugs up the bottoms of innocent people - and the victims remain none the wiser. Of course, prisoners secreting ... >> view original

Toowoomba art gallery once again hosting Creative Generation

The Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery is also presenting the exhibition "We are Here" a response to artworks in this year's Crates on Wheels, a touring-to-schools initiative drawn from the 2014 Toowoomba Biennial Emerging Artists Award exhibition, ... >> view original

Australian hairdresser of the year to judge TAFE creations

Falling on the last day of National Skills Week, the Toowoomba Hair and Beauty Trade Fair also recognises and celebrates the diversity, benefits and achievements of vocational education and training within the hair and beauty industries. The Toowoomba ... >> view original

Toowoomba students get a master class from tuba player

JUNIOR Toowoomba Grammar School concert band players were lucky enough to participate in a Queensland Symphony Orchestra master class. The Queensland Symphony Orchestra was in town for their annual concert at the Empire Theatre. >> view original

Donald Trump makes woman tug on his hair to prove that it is not a toupee

The truth shall set you free ... Donald Trump is unimpressed with The New York Times calling him a toupee-wearer. Picture: AP Photo/Richard Shiro. AFTER refusing for years to address the hair situation, Donald Trump has finally set the record straight ... >> view original