Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Toddler dies after concrete wall collapses near Toowoomba and other top stories.

  • Toddler dies after concrete wall collapses near Toowoomba

    Toddler dies after concrete wall collapses near Toowoomba
    Toddler dies after concrete wall collapses near Toowoomba Video will begin in 5 seconds. Toddler death a 'tragic' accident Two-year-old Matthew Vietheer was pulled out by his parents when a wall collapsed on him near Toowoomba on Tuesday night. Nine News PT1M24S 620 349 A two-year-old boy who suffered major head injuries when a wall collapsed on him near Toowoomba has died in hospital.A police media spokesman said the boy passed away in Lady Cilento Children's Hospital short..
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  • Wheelie bin kids come to Toowoomba for a holiday show

    Wheelie bin kids come to Toowoomba for a holiday show
    IF THE kids are squirming around at home and you're counting down the days until school begins, the Trash Test Dummies have a show that works on audiences of all ages. The comedy circus trio is coming to Toowoomba for one day and just two shows. After sellout shows at the Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringe Festivals, the boys will perform in the Garden City tomorrow at 11.30am and 2.30pm. Performers Jamie Bretman, Jack Coleman and Simon Wright are highly skilled circus artists who take th..
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  • EDITORIAL: Fuel prices too steep around Toowoomba

    EDITORIAL: Fuel prices too steep around Toowoomba
    FUEL prices always seem to be too complex an issue to get a straight answer. It should stand to reason that world record low prices for a barrel of oil should translate to similar record low prices at the bowser. That never happens. Toowoomba drivers are unlikely to see $1 a litre or less as has been the case recently in Sydney. The low Australian dollar means motorists are unlikely to get massive relief any time soon. Price checks in Toowoomba yesterday revealed the average pr..
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  • Residents find way to cool off despite recent hot weather

    Residents find way to cool off despite recent hot weather
    TOOWOOMBA residents have found a way to keep cool despite the recent heat by pulling on a pair of skates and hitting the ice. Toowoomba Ice Skating, a rink set up at the Founders Pavilion at the showgrounds in late December, has been a hit with families throughout the region. Owner Trent Bliss has had the help of brother Dale on-site as 200 pairs of skates get used by young and old. Dale Bliss said despite a number of setbacks to starting the venture, including the glycol not properl..
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  • Council candidate pledges car park, congestion solution

    Council candidate pledges car park, congestion solution
    A MUTLI-STOREY car park and solutions to traffic congestion in Toowoomba's CBD are the key issues for a sitting councillor who announced his re-election bid for Toowoomba Regional Council today. Cr Chris Tait declared there was unfinished business as the experienced lawyer announced his campaign. He said the CBD was in dire need of more parking and traffic solutions, particularly for the Margaret and Ruthven Sts intersection which he said was the root of the problem. Reader poll Does..
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  • Darling Downs toddler Matthew Vietheer killed in wall collapse

    Darling Downs toddler Matthew Vietheer killed in wall collapse
    Darling Downs toddler Matthew Vietheer killed in wall collapse Video will begin in 5 seconds. Toddler death a 'tragic' accident Two-year-old Matthew Vietheer was pulled out by his parents when a wall collapsed on him near Toowoomba on Tuesday night. Nine News PT1M24S 620 349 The death of Darling Downs toddler Matthew Vietheer has sent shockwaves through the region as the community mourns a tragedy.Police will help prepare a report for the coroner into what caused a brick wa..
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  • Workers arrive to start building Second Range Crossing

    Workers arrive to start building Second Range Crossing
    Toowoomba Second Range Crossing, Warrego Highway. Contributed MAJOR works on the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing could start as early as March. The focus of construction for the $1.6 billion project, which will transform the region's road network, will be on vegetation clearing and works on structures and earthworks. A Transport and Main Roads spokeswoman said preliminary construction activities were already under way. These included geotechnical investigations, pavement condi..
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  • Art festival draws in region's most talented artists

    Art festival draws in region's most talented artists
    TOOWOOMBA artists, along with artists from around the world, are invited to take part in the Stanthorpe Art Festival. The festival runs every two years and is open to both emerging and professional artists and 2D and 3D artwork is encouraged. In 2014 more than 300 works of art were submitted, with many Toowoomba artists taking part. Entries are now open and artists who enter will have the chance of winning one of the seven prizes including the $20,000 major prize. Ron Ramsey from ..
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  • Mental health patient punched mum, baby in shopping centre

    Mental health patient punched mum, baby in shopping centre
    A TOOWOOMBA mother called for greater mental health funding after she and her 10-week-old daughter were punched in the head by a man at a grocery shop. Samantha Ott, 30, had her baby daughter Penelope secured in a nursing swing on her chest and had been finishing a grocery shop when a man approached her from behind, striking her in the face. The force of the blow knocked her glasses from her face before knocking baby Penelope on the head, causing her pain. Mrs Ott said she instinctiv..
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  • Drug driver tells court he's relieved he didn't harm anyone

    Drug driver tells court he's relieved he didn't harm anyone
    A REMORSEFUL drug-driver has told Toowoomba Magistrates Court not only was he relieved he hadn't harmed anyone but grateful he had been caught. Police had found Darrell Peter Krause slumped over the steering wheel of his car which had mounted a Hume St gutter and come to rest on the footpath on the evening of June 19, last year, the court heard. A short time earlier, police had received calls from other motorists that a driver appearing to be asleep at the wheel had veered across two la..
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Toddler in critical condition after wall collapse near Toowoomba .Teenage girl reported missing in Toowoomba found safe .
Toowoomba office opens for business in Beijing .Wheelchair tournament goes long way in 10 years .

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