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St Patrick's packed for Pat O'Shea funeral

UPDATE: Mourners have packed St Patrick's Cathedral for the funeral of iconic Toowoomba sports broadcaster Pat O'Shea. Hundreds of guests from across Queensland and interstate have come to Mr O'Shea's hometown to pay their respects. Community ... >> view original

Flying foxes force Toowoomba Live Steamers rail attraction to move from ...

A popular Toowoomba tourist attraction will be moved to a new park because of a bat problem. Toowoomba Regional Council last year spent hundreds of thousands of dollars tyring to move the colony of flying foxes from Kearneys Spring Park, because the ... >> view original

Hundreds of Toowoomba teachers prepare to strike

More than 360 Catholic school union members at 12 schools in Toowoomba are authorised to take protected action. They will be joining more than 6300 from 173 schools across Queensland who will stop work. A 30 minute and one hour work stoppage will ... >> view original

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 ... >> view original

Toowoomba swimmer builds up for international event

THIS month's Global Games in Equador could be a springboard for Toowoomba swimmer Jenna Hohn to chase selection for next year's Paralympic Games. Hohn will fly to Equador next Thursday ahead of swimming at the Global Games, an event for athletes ... >> view original

Tailgating costs Toowoomba economy millions each year

TOOWOOMBA motorists are following each other too closely and the resulting bingles are costing our economy millions of dollars a year. An APN Newsdesk analysis of Queensland Government data reveals there were 1882 front to tail crashes on the region's ... >> view original

Council in race against bypass to finish waste station

TOOWOOMBA Regional Council is rushing to complete a new waste transfer station before work begins on the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing. Bypass constructor Nexus has told Toowoomba Regional Council it will require land near the former waste ... >> view original

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. >> view original

Toowoomba jobseekers to level up with $600k training boost

UP to 261 job seekers in the Toowoomba region will benefit from $600,400 for work skills training. Five organisations will target a range of industries including retail, community services, business, IT, construction and hospitality. This is the first ... >> view original

The iPad Pro may look like the Surface Pro 3, but it has no PC aspirations

Apple took a major step in the evolution of its iPad lineup Wednesday when it announced the iPad Pro, a new tablet with a 12.9-inch display that packs a serious punch when it comes to processing power. The comparisons between Apple's new device and ... >> view original