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Woman terrified as serial rapist moves to Toowoomba

ONE of Queensland's most notorious serial rapists has been placed in rental accommodation in Toowoomba without consultation with residents of the street. Jeffrey William Voois, 45, served 16 years in jail after being convicted of the rapes of three ... >> view original

Toowoomba turns pink in support of breast cancer

TOOWOOMBA fashion will be taken to new heights at the inaugural Blushing Week Create Financial Solutions High Tea at Inbound today. Designers Carolyn Taylor-Smith, Alexander Kennedy and Clare Greenhill will join with Smoke and Mirrors and Ivy ... >> view original

10 things to do this weekend 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 bypass plan on track for 2016 start

NEXUS is finalising plans for the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing with construction tipped to start next year. Early earthworks are expected to begin by year's end on the much-anticipated project will deliver a jobs injection to the regional economy. >> view original

Toowoomba-based teen races towards V8 Supercars dream

The Brisbane-based racer, who calls the Toowoomba go-kart track "her home", is one of the sport's brightest stars. She scored third place at the New Zealand nationals and took out the Toowoomba junior clubman class championship last year. Nariko is ... >> view original

Nominate now to become Toowoomba youth leader

YOUNG people interested in seeking a position on Toowoomba Regional Council's Youth Leaders' program have until Wednesday to lodge nominations. Cr Geoff McDonald said successful applicants would work with council's community development ... >> view original

Seden opens up on Young ahead of Toowoomba title fight

TOOWOOMBA'S Will Young maintains he is looking forward, not back, after his October 31 ring opponent Matt Seden let go with some verbal sparring ahead of their Australian Super Featherweight title bout at Rumours International. "Will Young can't beat ... >> view original

MUSICA project aims at getting computers and humans to create freeform jazz ...

Researchers from the University of Illinois are developing a computer system capable of communicating with humans through the medium of jazz, playing improvised pieces in real time. The project forms part of DARPA's Communicating with Computers ... >> view original

Slip, Slop, Stop Polluting The Great Barrier Reef With Sunscreen Chemicals

From above, the coral quays and sandy pauses of the Great Barrier Reef appear as the great leopard spots of a luminous beast. Like one living organism undulating from Gladstone to the northern most tip of Australia, the reef can feel enormous and ... >> view original

Steaming out some of luminol's wrinkles

An infrared camera focused on an apparently blank piece of fabric reveals blood stains, some highly diluted, after brief steaming of the surface. The pointer highlights a letter "C" drawn in 1/100-diluted blood. Credit: University of South Carolina ... >> view original