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• 10 things to do this weekend in Toowoomba | Chronicle

  

  GREAT VEGES: Ashley and Bev Dewar with bags of veges from the Farmers Markets at Toowoomba Showgrounds. Photo Bev Lacey / The ChronicleBev Lacey1. Toowoomba Farmers MarketsHEAD to the Toowoomba Showgrounds on Saturday for some great local produce.There's meat (goat, chicken, beef, pork, turkey, lamb) fresh veg and herbs, fruit, bakery, eggs, preserves, fermented foods, honey, fresh flowers, recyled timber, artisan products and more available to purchase.The markets are on from 7am to midday.For ..

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• OPINION: Development surges ahead in Toowoomba | Chronicle

  

  The $600 million Grand Central redevelopment is part of $10 billion worth of investment in the region. Photo ContributedContributedIF THERE is a region in Australia with better development prospects than Toowoomba, I'd like to know where it is.Figures just released in Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise's (TSBE) November 2015 Development Status Report reveal that the region maintains a $10billion spend on major developments.The bi-annual report documents projects with a construction cost over $..

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• Drones take flight at Hackerspace launch in Toowoomba | Chronicle

  

  FROM drones to 3D printers, Amanda Robinson's love of mastering new technology is driving the Toowoomba woman to teach the next generation of digital natives.Opening Hackerspace in the CBD, Mrs Robinson said the group was nothing like infamous online organisation Anonymous, and instead was a hub for technology training and learning new skills."We don't do negative online program hacking... this is where people tear things apart and make something better," she said.After pairing up with Toowoomba..

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• Toowoomba runner keen to test herself during USA stint | Chronicle

  

  HOCKEY has been a successful hobby for Toowoomba athlete Mackenzie Andrews, but running is her passion.Next year that passion will open up a new world for Andrews when she looks to take her running potential to another level on the US athletics' stage.The 18-year-old former Fairholme College student leaves Australia on January 10 to begin a full three-year scholarship in Ohio.There she will link with the NCAA Division One College Akron University where she will train and compete full-time in her..

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• Violence against women has long history in Toowoomba | Chronicle

  

  PETER PATTER:Violence against women should never be tolerated and how good it was to see the strong community support this week for White Ribbon Day.Good to see our Toowoomba regional councillors donning the white ribbon band and the unveiling of a sculpture devoted to the victims of violence.Which is why I'm puzzled as to why some of those same councillors objected to a memorial marking the brutal murders of two young women - Lorraine Wilson and Wendy Evans.The two Sydney nurses, aged 20 and 18..

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• High demand but still no Uber launch plan for Toowoomba | Chronicle

  

  DESPITE a big demand from inquiring minds online, ride-share operator Uber has no plans to launch in Toowoomba.Unless the State Government regulates the company, that is.The company's Sunshine Coast launch on Monday was a natural expansion of the service and despite hordes of Toowoomba residents trying to access the service online, plans to launch in the Garden City are months away."We'd love to come to Toowoomba but we haven't got any plans at the moment," an Uber spokesman said.Hundreds of ope..

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• Council searches for Toowoomba's perfect street tree | Chronicle

  

  TOOWOOMBA Regional Council's search for the perfect street tree continues as parks staff undertake remedial pruning to pear trees on several streets due to the potential for limb failure.Cr Sue Englart said two species of ornamental pears had been experiencing branch failures and council had started a program of remedial pruning in a bid to protect the trees' health."Around 20 years ago the Bradford and Red Spire varieties of ornamental pear were planted across Australia as a promising new type ..

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• Dancers ready to dazzle in Christmas fundraiser

  

  THE Toowoomba School of Dance will present a fairy tale kingdom to raise funds for sick kids.The dancers will present the classic ballet Alice in Wonderland's Garden Party and A Night at the Carnival in the 2015 production of A Christmas Wish.Jazz, tap, Irish, hip hop and contemporary students will perform. Heidi Butler from the Toowoomba School of Dance said the performance would feature dazzling costumes, energetic music, engaging stories and characters and spectacular dancers."Toowoomba Schoo..

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• City Hall lights up for people with disabilities

  

  TOOWOOMBA'S City Hall will join 15 Australian landmarks lighting up for International Day of People with a Disability.The iconic structure will be illuminated by orange and blue lights on December 3, along with the Sydney City Hall, the Department of Defence Building in Canberra and the Adelaide Oval.Cr Sue Englart said residents were being encouraged to take a photograph of their local landmark when it lights up and share it on social media with the hashtag #idpwd"It's a simple way for people t..

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• Tregea pair likely to tackle home-track assignments

  

  PUNTERS are certain to warm to stable mates Our Lady Mac and Kim Noir when they likely tackle home-track assignments at Clifford Park tomorrow.Both horses are also acceptors on tomorrow's Doomben card but trainer Steve Tregea was yesterday favouring Toowoomba runs for the pair after both drew wide in Brisbane.Our Lady Mac will look to complete a hat-trick of wins in the Cracker Print & Paper Benchmark 70 Handicap (1200m) where she'll be partnered by Lee Attard.Last Saturday's debut Clifford ..

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