Toowoomba firefighter deploys to back up WA and other top stories.

• Toowoomba firefighter deploys to back up WA

  

  QFES acting inspector Kent Barron has been deployed to Western Australia to back-up firefighters battling intense bushfires.Kevin FarmerA TOOWOOMBA firefighter is among the ranks of Queensland officers being deployed to back-up officers fighting the devastating fires in WA.Toowoomba Acting Inspector Kent Barron was deployed from the Darling Downs today along with 12 Queensland Fire and Emergency Services officers from Brisbane.Act. Insp. Barron will conduct fire behavioural analysis in an effort..

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• Funding secured for Toowoomba's Older Men's Network

  

  OLDER men living in Toowoomba have had a valuable support network locked in until at least 2019.Minister for Seniors Coralee O'Rourke awarded Toowoomba's Older Men's Network more than $336,000 in funding over the next three years.Network general manager Louise Adcock said it was a relief to have some assurance for the organisation."What the State Government offered was three years of funding which allows certainty for our members who are isolated and vulnerable, along with staff," she said."Ulti..

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• Pool patrols set to be scaled back in Toowoomba

  

  POLICE patrols at the Milne Bay Aquatic Centre after the sexual assault of two teenage girls in the centre have been scaled back as the school holiday period comes to an end.Council's environment and community services general manager Nick Hauser said a full investigation focusing on council's protocols and procedures at the pool had been undertaken by staff with the help of the police.He said council and the police would deliver critical incident refresher training for all Milne Bay Aquatic Cen..

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