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Two Toowoomba managers named as best in Queensland

TWO outstanding Toowoomba managers have been named as the best in Queensland in the Australian Institute of Management's annual Excellence Awards, held at Customs House in Brisbane last Friday night. Rebecca McSwiney was named the ... >> view original

Step inside Toowoomba's coffee van classroom

While their peers are in the classroom, three young people from the Youth and Community Learning Centre (YCLC) in Toowoomba are hard at work making coffees. But they are still at school. The Chill'n Beanz van is a new project run by YCLC, one principal ... >> view original

Toowoomba police proactive on domestic violence

TOOWOOMBA police will take a proactive approach to spreading domestic violence awareness after a horror week which saw three women killed at the hands of their partners. Five attacks on women by men across Queensland and NSW last week resulted in ... >> view original

Toowoomba Catholic teachers on strike today

TOOWOOMBA teachers fed up with not receiving the same pay as their intestate counterparts will strike today. The protected stop work action will likely not affect the education of their students though, with the strike to take place at the end of the ... >> view original

Syrian asylum seekers: Toowoomba has 'capacity, goodwill' to resettle refugees

The Catholic diocese of Toowoomba says it has the capacity to double its usual refugee intake, to help those fleeing the Syrian crisis. The Federal Government will permanently resettle 12,000 asylum seekers in Australia, from the war-torn Middle East. >> view original

Toowoomba bakers rise to fresher challenge

The Northpoint Toowoomba Brumby's Bakery is calling on everyone to swap a loaf of supermarket-baked bread with a fresh made loaf in an effort to convince bread-eaters that fresh is better. The swapped bread will then be donated to charities. "I love ... >> view original

Garden City going to 'explode' in years to come

NOT only does Toowoomba chef and businessman Justin Clay love Carnival of Flowers time, he reckons the Garden City could do with more events just like it. Proprietor of the Burger Chef cafe on the corner of Margaret and Hume Sts, Mr Clay's business is ... >> view original

Toowoomba's new library meets a growing need in community

Well, why didn't you object years ago when the developers of the new Grand Central shopping centre paid the Toowoomba Regional Council funds in compensation for the use of the land that the old library stood on? I presume that these funds were put ... >> view original

Toowoomba graduation ceremony an important tradition

SWANNELL: I left USQ nearly twelve years ago and I believe that ex-Vice-Chancellors should be just that, keeping their noses out of the business. I have always believed when you leave something or somewhere you should do just that...leave. Get out, do ... >> view original

11 things to do in 7 days: Getting out in Toowoomba

GOVERNMENT, local business, indigenous leaders, community members and parents are invited to hear the results of the Youth Leading the World Congress, being held in Toowoomba, from September 14-16. The congress participants will discuss a range ... >> view original