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Man dies in truck rollover near Toowoomba

A 62-year-old Goondiwindi truck driver died when his vehicle rolled south-west of Toowoomba. Photo: Facebook. A fuel tanker driver died when his truck rolled near Pittsworth, about 45 kilometres south-west of Toowoomba early Tuesday. The 62-year-old ... >> view original

18 things to do in 7 days: Getting out in Toowoomba

Toowoomba region residents in grades 7-12 are invited to unwind at the Toowoomba City Library on the first Friday of every month, from 4-5.30pm. There will be pizza, snacks, X-box, music and board games on offer, and the chance to enter competitions ... >> view original

Watch out it's magpie season in Toowoomba

Andrew Backhouse Journalist I love studying history, particularly the Roman Republic, ancient Greece and the First French Empire. My other interests include jogging, playing chess and watching documentaries. There's not a subject I'm not interested in ... >> view original

Second Range Crossing access no safety risk to Mt Kynoch

They claim they were told in a meeting with representatives from the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing project that while the approval for a further 44 new lots in the estate was not in question, there could be no addition to the current single access to ... >> view original

Toowoomba Fillies build for finals with home victory

TOOWOOMBA warmed up for the SEQ Women's Division Two semi-finals with a good 40-16 win over Capalaba at Gold Park. The second-placed Fillies were made to work for the final round win by fifth-placed Capalaba despite the visitors having just 12 ... >> view original

End the silence on historic violence against indigenous

THERE'S a really important exhibition currently on show at the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery. Grass Dukes and Shepherd Kings tells the story of early "squatters" on the Darling Downs. It depicts in art and artefact a life of privilege and power ... >> view original

Fire crews battle large blaze in Adelaide's CBD; building's roof collapses

Smoke has billowed across Adelaide's CBD as firefighters tackled a blaze in a three-storey building. The Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) said 20 appliances and about 80 firefighters attended the fire in a narrow lane behind the Grand Chancellor Hotel ... >> view original

NSW man charged for attempted bestiality

A MAN has been charged after he allegedly exposed himself to two women and assaulted one of their dogs in Sydney's west last month. THE pair were walking their dogs on the Canal Walkway in Greystanes on August 9, when they were approached by a ... >> view original

Adrian Bayley, murderer and serial rapist, to appeal Victoria Legal Aid's ...

Convicted murderer and serial rapist Adrian Bayley has launched court action after Victoria Legal Aid refused to fund an appeal to reduce his 43-year minimum jail term. Bayley, 43, was handed an life sentence, with a non-parole period of 35 years, for ... >> view original

Woman discovers husband's body in backyard; police treating death as suspicious

Police are treating the death of a Sydney man as suspicious after his wife discovered his body in the backyard of their Miranda home last night. Emergency services were called to the home on Burrinjuck Avenue in Sydney's south about 7:00pm after the ... >> view original