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Toowoomba International courting success on tennis stage

TOOWOOMBA'S reputation as a major tennis host will continue to grow in the aftermath of last week's Hutchinson Builders Toowoomba International. Those are the thoughts of Tennis Australia board member Ken Laffey who attended Sunday's tournament ... >> view original

Toowoomba Range rail upgrade coming 'before retirement'

Balonne Shire Mayor Donna Stewart questions Deputy Premier has asked her if the government had funded a project to lower the floors of tunnels which take freight down the Toowoomba Range. Cr Stewart said farmers in south-western Queensland wanted ... >> view original

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

MAKE the trip out to the Oakey Showgrounds for the annual Toowoomba and District Old Machinery Society expo and see tractors, engines, earthmoving machinery, cars, trucks, windmills, steam engines, collections and much more. There will be a grand ... >> view original

Toowoomba business owners take out Golden Fleece

Leon Owen and Charles McCowen, principals of RAMS Home Loans Toowoomba, were awarded the Golden Fleece Excellence Award for Qld and NT. "Myself and Charles are exceptionally proud to be small business owners in the Toowoomba area, it's a ... >> view original

Toowoomba real estate agent wants better future

YOUR STORY: Toowoomba real estate agent Robbie Witt is quite sentimental when it comes to St Vincent's Hospital - in particular the children's ward. So much so, he wants to give something back. "I'm going to donate $200 from every property sale I make ... >> view original

Streets and Lanes Festival replaces Easterfest in Toowoomba

Despite Toowoomba's largest music festival calling it a day, the city's churches hope to keep the streets and lanes of the garden city alive next Easter. "Easterfest had been fantastic," said Sam Jackson, senior pastor of Toowoomba Community Baptist ... >> view original

Toowoomba reaches men's final at long last

AFTER four years of finishing third, just making the final at the men's state softball championship was a win for Toowoomba. The Toowoomba men went into the state championship at Redlands at the weekend on the back of four straight years of falling ... >> view original

Traditional owners want Toowoomba second range crossing redesigned

A team of archaeologists and traditional owners have been digging in the area around the Helidon Hills, close to where the 41km bypass will meet with the Warrego Highway, east of Toowoomba. "That lookout needs to be preserved," project manager James ... >> view original

Toowoomba city bypass project scoops engineering award

TOOWOOMBA Regional Council has been recognised for engineering excellence, winning this year's Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia major awards. Council's Outer Circulating Road and Garnet Lehmann Park Detention Basin projects were ... >> view original

Toowoomba doctor backs cannabis trials

Toowoomba doctor Jeanne-Marie van der Westhuizen has spent more than 25 years of her professional life working in emergency medicine and drug addiction fields around the world. She has added her voice in calling for a measured approach to ... >> view original