Friday, January 29, 2016

$27m Toowoomba library delayed by fire issues and other top stories.

  • $27m Toowoomba library delayed by fire issues

    $27m Toowoomba library delayed by fire issues
    Artists' impression of the new, $27 million Toowoomba library. Photo: Supplied Toowoomba Regional Council's new $27 million library has been delayed after inspections revealed it was not fire compliant, shortly before it was due to be handed over to the council.Hutchinson Builders area manager Robert Weymouth said the company was in the process of removing 780 copper panels on the building's façade to get access to defected insulation material behind the exte..
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  • Toowoomba Hospital Children's Appeal kicks off for 2016

    Toowoomba Hospital Children's Appeal kicks off for 2016
    THE Toowoomba Hospital Foundation wants to encourage Darling Downs residents to open their hearts and support children in need this year.Talented young dancers from around the region joined in a Family Fun Day to officially launch the Toowoomba Hospital Children’s Appeal at Clifford Gardens Shopping Centre.The morning featured a performance by Dancing Stars Toowoomba, an appearance by Horhay the minion, face painters, balloon artists and minion activities.Toowoomba Hospital Foundation chief exe..
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  • Concerns growing for missing Toowoomba teen

    Concerns growing for missing Toowoomba teen
    THERE are concerns for the welfare of a young Toowoomba teenager who has been missing for five days.Last seen on Margaret St the afternoon of January 25, it wasn’t until Tuesday morning that a 14-year-old girl was reported missing to police.Now Toowoomba officers are appealing for information on the girl’s whereabouts due to her age and the length of time that has passed since she was last seen.“At present her whereabouts are unknown and there are concerns for her safety,” Darling Downs Detecti..
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  • Toowoomba welcomes its newest doctors

    Toowoomba welcomes its newest doctors
    STUDENT doctor William Hopson wants to continue the family business. As one of 60 new student doctors at the University of Queensland’s Rural Clinical School this year he is well on his way to becoming a doctor like his father, who has a practice at Wilsonton, and his mother. There are 30 third-year students and 30 fourth-year students. Mr Hopson, with a handful of other students, is from Toowoomba. “I have always wanted to be a doctor, having watched my old man, and thought of him as a key r..
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  • Gallen wins to keep SBW plan on track

    Gallen wins to keep SBW plan on track
    Cronulla Sharks and NSW captain Paul Gallen wants to fight Sonny Bill Williams.NSW rugby league captain Paul Gallen kept alive his plan to fight dual international Sonny Bill Williams with a fourth-round stoppage of modestly performed Herman Ene-Purcell in Toowoomba on Friday night.Gallen earned $50,000 by bombarding the Samoan-born Queenslander for the second time.In 2014 Gallen climbed from the deck to win his professional debut against Ene-Purcell by second-round stoppage at the Hordern Pavil..
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  • Man dies, woman survives toilet strike

    Man dies, woman survives toilet strike
    Super Cell storm front rolls into Mooloolaba on Friday afternoon. Picture: Lachie MillardA TEENAGER is lucky to be alive after she was struck by lightning while sitting on a metal toilet seat in a public bathroom at Hervey Bay.The woman was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time in the brunt of the storm,which also claimed the life of a 68-year-old man, who was killed by a falling tree branch at a Hervey Bay caravan park.Paramedics said the teenager was found sitting on the metal toilet sea..
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  • 'It should be on Australian shelves'

    'It should be on Australian shelves'
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  • Two years jail for punching, spitting on nurses

    Two years jail for punching, spitting on nurses
    A BAILLIE Henderson Hospital resident who punched and spat on two nurses trying to care for him has been handed a jail sentence. Frank Thomas Edward Richardson, 28, had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and hepatitis C and had been subject to a mental health forensic order for six years. He had been residing in the hospital's Ridley Unit, Toowoomba Magistrates Court heard. On July 30, last year, he had become verbally abusive toward staff in the games room and was told by a nurse he ..
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  • Man killed by falling tree in Hervey Bay as massive storm sweeps ...

    Man killed by falling tree in Hervey Bay as massive storm sweeps ...
    Man killed by falling tree in Hervey Bay as massive storm sweeps southern Queensland Updated January 30, 2016 00:31:49 A man in his 50s has died after he was hit by a falling tree when severe storms moved across Hervey Bay in southern Queensland.A large storm front has been moving across south-east Queensland for several hours on Friday, with the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) tracking severe thunderstorm activity across central and southern parts of the state.It is unders..
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  • Stanthorpe Show patrons party as heavens open

    Stanthorpe Show patrons party as heavens open
    THE severe storm warnings may have been a bit of a fizzer for Toowoomba so far, but that didn't mean other parts of the region didn't cop a drenching. In true Murphy's Law fashion, the biggest drenching by far came down over Stanthorpe, which is enjoying its annual show weekend. Stanthorpe Show Society President Andy Williams said the stoic patrons barely batted an eyelid as the rain started to fall about 2pm, complete with wind gusts up to 39kmh. By 4.30pm there was 12mm in the gaug..
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Big numbers expected for Toowoomba Swap Meet .Wolves ready to take on the best of Toowoomba footy .
Girls, 14 and 15, allegedly raped at Toowoomba home .Weather forecast for Toowoomba on Australia Day .

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