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Toowoomba schools locked down

Lockdowns on Toowoomba schools have been lifted as police continue to search for a man suspected to be armed. Police released a description of the man on Thursday afternoon, saying he was about 183 centimetres (six foot) tall, with a solid build and ... >> view original

Police lift lockdowns but gunman search continues

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

Police find missing Toowoomba woman safe and well

2PM: An air and land search is under way for a Toowoomba woman who has been missing since yesterday. A RACQ CareFlight Rescue helicopter, the SES and police are searching in for 42-year-old Wendy Illemann who was last seen at around 10.30am ... >> view original

Toddler injured by runaway lawnmower

Infant critically hurt by runaway lawnmowerToowoomba Chronicle >> view original

Flashback Fridays return to Toowoomba cinema

THE movies in Toowoomba are about to go back in time with Flashback Fridays starting again. Last year the series was so popular, people took to the Toowoomba Birch Carroll and Coyle Facebook page to ask when it was going to be held again. Assistant ... >> view original

Toowoomba couple says budgeting key to owning home

YOUNG couple Dean Browne and Tracey Wilson fulfilled the Australian dream of owning a home. With house prices rising, buying a home can seem daunting. Mr Browne and Ms Wilson discovered with careful planning and a sense of reality about ... >> view original

Toowoomba's Walton Stores redevelopment begins six months early

The first stage of the Walton Stores renewal project was not due to start until early next year. Project architect Graham Secombe said the new precinct would include food and retail stores, a bank and would provide more connectivity in the CBD. "I ... >> view original

Traffic congestion poses student safety risk

Member for Toowoomba South John McVeigh MP (right), Middle Ridge State School P&C; vice president Cameron Currie and treasurer Jenelle Ecroyd discuss the traffic congestion caused by lack of a pick-up and drop-off zone outside the school which ... >> view original

Police appeal for info on Toowoomba break and enter

About 11am two men forced their way into a Hillcrest Court home via the garage. Once inside they have searched the house, stealing a Banshee Legend Mark II downhill mountain bike worth $2500 and other property. They were last seen riding along the ... >> view original

Kim Jong-un's purges resume as North Korea's vice-premier sent to firing squad ...

North Korea's vice-premier has reportedly been executed by firing squad after voicing discontent with the forestry policies of Kim Jong-un, the country's young dictator. Choe Yong-gon, 63, was killed after less than a year in his job, South Korean ... >> view original