Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Last Top Stories: Job losses as OAQ group enters into administration

Job losses as OAQ group enters into administration

Job losses as OAQ group enters into administration
A TOOWOOMBA-BASED company that supplies services to mining and construction industries across Australia has entered into administration. Eleven people who were employed at OAQ Bars & Racks have been stood down in Toowoomba. The small ...
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Mother and children make lucky escape from car fire

Mother and children make lucky escape from car fire
UPDATE: A mother and two young children were lucky to escape a car fire at about 1.45pm west of Toowoomba, near Bowenville today. Dalby police Senior Constable Sean Donaghy was at the scene of the fire and said a witness had called it in to the station.
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Toowoomba teens call for night markets to boost CBD

Toowoomba teens call for night markets to boost CBD
FOR young Toowoomba women Carmen Cole and Amy Trott, the Garden City offered more entertainment for young people in generations past. Through their work at Expertise Clothing Alterations in the Australia Arcade, Carmen and Amy get to mix with a lot ...
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Resident win over unit complex a good outcome

Resident win over unit complex a good outcome
EDITORIAL: One day Toowoomba may owe a lot to the residents who this week successfully fought to stop a controversial unit complex. They convinced Toowoomba Regional Council that the 10-unit development on Bridge St did not belong in the leafy, ...
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Range King eyeing Toowoomba Hilly Half Marathon crown

Range King eyeing Toowoomba Hilly Half Marathon crown
THIS year's King of the Range winner Matt Macdonald is looking to complete a unique Toowoomba race double in Sunday's 36th Marlene Studios and Day Spa Ridge to Ridge Half Marathon. Macdonald is amongst the early entries for the annual event run in ...
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Former refugee living in Toowoomba says 'we have room' for asylum seekers

Former refugee living in Toowoomba says 'we have room' for asylum seekers
As Charles Kitapindu looked over the crowd holding candles high in Toowoomba's Queens Park he smiled. "Coming to a gathering like this is really encouraging," he said. "The people of Australia have made me and my family welcome, and today I am happy ...
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Council rejects controversial East Toowoomba units

Council rejects controversial East Toowoomba units
TOOWOOMBA Mayor Paul Antonio said he was drawing a line in the sand as he moved to reject a controversial unit development in the city's leafy suburbs. An application for a 10-unit development at 58 Bridge St was rejected at Toowoomba Regional ...
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Toowoomba council upgrades water main in Rockville

Toowoomba council upgrades water main in Rockville
A MAJOR water main upgrade work is planned at the Tor and Hogg Sts intersection in north west Toowoomba from Monday, September 14. A Toowoomba Regional Council spokesman said the work to upgrade the existing 675mm trunk water main was ...
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Angry birds trap couple in their home

Angry birds trap couple in their home
AN elderly Toowoomba husband and wife are being held prisoner in their home by angry plovers nesting in their backyard. For the past few weeks Ann and John Siemsen haven't been able to walk outside without being attacked. The couple don't leave the ...
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16 things to do in 7 days: Getting out in Toowoomba

16 things to do in 7 days: Getting out in Toowoomba
CELEBRATE the year's racing achievements at the Toowoomba Turf Club Racing Awards. Enjoy an evening of celebration on the turf club's night of nights. Table bookings are available for $60 per person for turf club members or $65 for non-members.
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