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Toowoomba hospital and police meet for Hit DV 4/6

TOOWOOMBA Hospital and police are about to hit the cricket pitch for domestic violence. The second Hit DV 4/6 30/30 match aims to raise awareness of just that, with statistics showing 180 domestic violence incidents are reported to police each day. >> view original

Sparks and bang not unusual in Toowoomba power outages

The unplanned outage started at about 11:11pm and affected locations included Harlaxton, East Toowoomba, Rockville, Cranley, Toowoomba and North Toowoomba. Toowoomba resident Kayla Maree Larkin said she heard a "big bang" and a "lot of sparks" ... >> view original

Mayor tells new PM Turnbull 'don't forget Toowoomba'

TOOWOOMBA Mayor Paul Antonio has a message for Australia's new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull: "don't forget Toowoomba". Mr Turnbull knifed former Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday night and Cr Antonio said it was important the Toowoomba ... >> view original

Toowoomba bowls club to get multi-million dollar makeover

An artist's impression of what South Toowoomba Bowls Club will look like An artist's impression of what South Toowoomba Bowls Club will look like after the massive redevelopment. Contributed ... >> view original

Toowoomba locals urged to challenge stroke

THE National Stroke Foundation is urging Toowoomba locals to take the challenge and have a free health check during National Stroke Week. Local resident Bob Warr took advantage of the free checks and found out more about his stroke risk; now he's ... >> view original

Steady rain in Toowoomba on eve of Carnival of Flowers

RAIN is falling steadily over Toowoomba on the eve of the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers and there is more to come today. The good news is forecasters think it will be clear and sunny for the start of the carnival on the weekend. A trough system is ... >> view original

A helping hand for our region's littlest patients

THANKS to the generosity of the Toowoomba community, mums and dads of premature babies are receiving an extra helping hand before taking their precious bubs home from hospital. New educational equipment worth $2730 has been purchased for the ... >> view original

Toowoomba police go undercover to catch shoplifters

Sergeant Renae Crowe and a team of plain-clothed officers put a stop to a number of offences after noting a rise in shop stealing incidents in Toowoomba. Patrols earlier this month netted results including the arrest of a man for stealing about $70 ... >> view original

Young Toowoomba scientists get helping hand

BUDDING scientists in Toowoomba are getting a helping hand as they seek discover the next big thing. SHADOW Minister for Science, Information Technology and Innovation John McVeigh is urging Queensland's young scientists, researchers and ... >> view original

Paid parking at Toowoomba Medical Centre insult to injury

YOUR SAY: As a reasonably healthy person, I do not need to go to the doctors much, but on a recent visit to the Toowoomba Medical Centre, I found that parking meters have been installed. As one of the few places that takes new patients and also bulk ... >> view original