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• Victims of violence memorial unveiled in Toowoomba | Chronicle

  

  A STRIKING memorial to victims of violence was officially unveiled in Toowoomba this morning as part of White Ribbon Day.The unveiling came as White Ribbon ambassador Peter Rookas was honoured at the ceremony at Clewley Park.Mr Rookas received the Paul Myatt Memorial Safer City Award.The late Mr Myatt was involved in starting the Toowoomba Says No to Violence project and was a committed anti-violence campaigner.His wife Shelley Myatt, surrounded by her family, paid an emotional tribute to Mr Roo..

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• Dorothy Dixer puts Toowoomba in national spotlight | Chronicle

  

  Cathay Pacific 747-8 jumbo cargo plane flies into Wellcamp Airport bound for Hong Kong, Monday, November 23, 2015.Kevin FarmerWELLCAMP Airport and the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing have been put in the national spotlight after a Dorothy Dixer in Parliament yesterday.Member for Groom Ian Macfarlane asked Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Barnaby Joyce to update the House on the first international cargo flight which landed and departed from the new Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport.He w..

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• Toowoomba Hospice to host a carols evening this weekend | Chronicle

  

  TOOWOOMBA Hospice will host a Christmas Carol evening this Sunday November 29 on the lawn at the corner of 5th Avenue and O'Quinn Street, Harristown.The activities start at 5pm and Hospice Chairman Mr Graham Barron OAM has extended a warm invitation to the community to attend."Toowoomba Municipal Band will be playing, High Altitude Harmony will lead the singing, there will be food and drinks on sale as well, so bring the family, a blanket or chair and kick off the Festive Season with us here at ..

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• Third home hit by bullet in Toowoomba | Chronicle

  

  A SINGLE gunshot was fired into a Toowoomba home last night as investigations into another shooting incident on Monday continue.A neighbour to the residence fired upon last night reported the incident to police but no formal complaint was made with investigating officers.It comes as investigations into aBrim St burglary with violence continue.It is unclear if the two shootings are related as no formal complaint has been made with police who therefore cannot investigate the incident.Detectives ar..

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• Police hunt for wanted man at Toowoomba Hospital | Chronicle

  

  UPDATE:A police search for a wanted man is now focussed on Toowoomba Hospital.Police report that a member of the public has dropped the man at the West St entrance to the hospital.The police dog squad has been released to the hospital grounds.Police have a cordon set up in the streets that surround the hospital.1:13pm:Police have large parts of Kearneys Spring, Toowoomba, in lockdown as they hunt a wanted man.A man has already been arrested after a vehicle failed to stop for police earlier today..

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• Burrito Bar spices up Toowoomba dining scene | Chronicle

  

  The Burrito Bar is coming to Toowoomba.WORLD-FAMOUS Mexican restaurant The Burrito Bar is opening in Toowoomba early next year.Brand manger Vikram Kosaraju said The Burrito Bar would be operating by March."There are two locations we are scouting which cannot be disclosed right now," he said."But we're definitely coming because there's been a lot of demand."Toowoomba wants a (The) Burrito Bar."Reader pollDoes Toowoomba need another Mexican restaurant?The Burrito Bar is "famous for its original fl..

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• Student plucks guitar from 3D printer in Toowoomba | Chronicle

  

  CONCORDIA Lutheran College student Caleb Loughlin has left many in disbelief with his working 3D-printed electric guitar.The talented Year 10 student constructed the body of the electric guitar in four parts, each taking about 24 hours to print using the school's new equipment.It was then pieced together with pins as part of the design, before the wiring and neck were added.Mr Loughlin said while he had been playing acoustic guitar for only two years, he wanted to prove he could take on the chal..

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• That ain't a zucchini... This is a zucchini!

  

  AN AMATEUR gardener in Toowoomba was shocked to discover she had grown a giant zucchini.In her first attempt at growing the vegetable, Mrs Jill Lampard grew a zucchini 410mm long with a circumference measuring 390mm.The courgette weighs a whopping 2.5kg.Jill Lampard grew this humongous zucchini.Andrew BackhouseMrs Lampard put the monstrous size of the vegetable down to the fertile Toowoomba soil and cow manure mixed by her husband Peter.She said tender loving care and nice Toowoomba weather also..

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• 120-bed aged care facility gets approval for Glenvale

  

  The southern side of the facility.ContributedA 120-BED aged care facility in Glenvale has been given approval by Toowoomba Regional Council.Not-for-profit organisation Ozcare is behind the project and specifically designed the building to allow future residents to "age in place".That will allow residents to continue to reside in the same location even as the level of care they require changes.Proponents say the development will address a need in the Toowoomba area for accommodation for elderly p..

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• 'Give me all the money or I'll smash your face in'

  A WIN on the pokies turned into a night of horror for a Toowoomba man and left him with a broken jaw.Toowoomba police are investigating an attempted robbery of a man who had tried to help out a down-on-their-luck couple which approached him at the Southern Hotel after he had a win on the pokies.Police said about 9.20pm, a man and woman befriended the man and explained to him they needed some money, to which the victim has offered to put $20 of fuel in their car.The group has gotten into the male..

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