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Man bashed with wooden stick in Toowoomba

Toowoomba police are chasing two young men after an attempted robbery and bashing in the city on Friday night. A local spotted a youth trying to break into a car parked on Pottinger Street around 6.30pm. As he approached the youth, another young man ... >> view original

Toowoomba based management business comes of age

TOOWOOMBA based management consultant Helen Fletcher of Fletcher Consulting Pty Ltd is celebrating 21 years of facilitating business improvement. According to Helen, her move from Melbourne to Toowoomba in 1991 was the start of a wonderful ... >> view original

Toowoomba family surprises local heroes with hampers

A TOOWOOMBA family has decided to give Toowoomba emergency services personnel an impromptu thank-you for their daily bravery. They surprised crews at five emergency service stations by delivering hampers of food. Darryl Ostrofski was at home on ... >> view original

Walk and talk tales around Toowoomba Hospital

LOCAL historian and author John Clements has been so busy leading walking tours of the Toowoomba Hospital he's scheduled another one for Tuesday September 22, due to demand. The tour will take in selected historical areas of the hospital with John ... >> view original

Toowoomba 'well-placed' to welcome Syrian refugees

TOOWOOMBA is well-placed to welcome Syrian refugees as the Federal Government prepares to help resettle 12,000 men, women and children forced to flee their war-torn country, the region's mayor says. Mayor Paul Antonio said Toowoomba, a Refugee ... >> view original

Delivery plan brings inland rail step closer to Toowoomba

THE Inland Rail project - connecting Melbourne to Brisbane and on the way skirting Toowoomba - has moved closer to starting with the Australian Government releasing the Delivery Plan. The project costs $10 billion to build but would be good for the ... >> view original

Tinto named Toowoomba Turf Club's horse of the year

TOOWOOMBA mare Tinto added to a memorable racing season for her connections when she was crowned the 2014/15 Toowoomba Turf Club Horse of the Year at the annual racing awards last night. Tinto etched her name into the record books after her ... >> view original

10 things to do in Toowoomba this weekend

INTERNATIONAL music sensation Celtic Woman has announced the group will perform at Toowoomba's Empire Theatre on Sunday. Tickets are on sale at the Empire Theatre box office, 1300 655 299, or online through ticketek.com.au. The performance is ... >> view original

Toowoomba Range a great inspiration

THERE'S a feeling you get when you see the Toowoomba range on a drive back home to the city, says printmaker Ute Braatz. Ms Braatz used that feeling of returning to the Garden City as inspiration for one of artworks displayed in the Toowoomba Art ... >> view original

Macdonald adds to his King crown with Hilly Half

MATT Macdonald has taken out a double in Toowoomba running by backing up his victory in the King of the Range with a win in the Ridge to Ridge Hilly Half Marathon. Macdonald beat home Chris Macaskill-Hants by almost six minutes to add the Hilly Half ... >> view original