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Mosque event in Toowoomba aims to foster solidarity

With anti-mosque protests being held today in some parts of Australia, the message of solidarity is being sent through a morning tea at Garden City Mosque in Toowoomba today from 10.30am. Islamic Society of Toowoomba president Professor Shahjahan ... >> view original

Toowoomba International underway with men's qualifying

FIFTY-four men have begun their bid for a place in the main draw of this year's Hutchinson Builder Toowoomba International with qualifying play underway this weekend at the Toowoomba Regional Tennis Centre - USQ. The main draw of this year's ... >> view original

Army hero in Toowoomba for Christmas

TOOWOOMBA'S Christmas lights extravaganza will be officially opened this year by a decorated military hero. Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith was in Toowoomba yesterday to announce he would welcome guests to Toowoomba's Christmas ... >> view original

Fires burning within containment lines near Toowoomba

UPDATE: Large bushfires south of Toowoomba are burning within containment lines and continue to be monitored by crews. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said the Hirstglen and West Haldon fires had been brought under control ... >> view original

Toowoomba should look to Asia, industry group says

COMPANIES in the Toowoomba region should be looking to engage further with Asia and China in particular, an industry group says. Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise's new Chief Operating Officer Dr Ben Lyons shared the sentiments after returning ... >> view original

10 things to do this weekend in Toowoomba

EACH year, in lieu of the usual October Club meeting, the Toowoomba Stamp Club holds a Stamp Day. Numerous clubs from south east Queensland attend with their club books, thus giving members and visitors access to stamps for sale which would not ... >> view original

Toowoomba to celebrate Fiji's independence with hāngi

Toowoomba woman Ima Ligidamu at a rugby 7s game. Contributed. RESIDENTS in Toowoomba will tomorrow celebrate the 45th anniversary of Fiji becoming an independent country. Fijians are excited that Toowoomba region Mayor Paul Antonio will be the ... >> view original

Super sedans to share spotlight with speedcars tonight

AN IMPRESSIVE list of Downs racing talent will reignite local rivalries tonight as the popular modified sedans return to Toowoomba Speedway for the inaugural T-Bar 50 lapper. A star-studded 22-car field will contest the 50-lap feature race with more ... >> view original

New race and revamped track in huge year for speedway

TWO of the biggest forces in Toowoomba motor sports have combined in what has been a huge year for the Hi-Tec Oils Speedway. This week Toowoomba-born Indycar legend Will Power returned to his home town and his former school, Downlands College, ... >> view original

Scientists Hope To Clone A Woolly Mammoth Using 10000 Year Old Mammoth Skin ...

Russian scientists are working with cloning experts in South Korea to resurrect the extinct woolly mammoth. The scientists hope to find living cells on a piece of 10,000 year old mammoth skin found preserved in permafrost. If living cells are found ... >> view original