Toowoomba high schools get okay to start split talks and other top stories.

• Toowoomba high schools get okay to start split talks

  

  THE Queensland Government has given approval for the Toowoomba State High School's two campuses to begin consultations on a separation. The high school currently has two campuses; one in Mt Lofty and another in Wilsonton. A meeting is being held this morning at the school's Wilsonton campus with P&C president David van Tricht and union officials to discuss the announcement. The consultation process will be based on the principles of Education Queensland's community consultation and e..

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• Toowoomba's new steakhouse ready to sizzle

  

  SIZZLING STEAKS: Grumpy's Steakhouse owners Nick Luck and Michael Fallon open in Drayton next week. Nev Madsen THE Drayton Tavern has transformed into a swanky new steakhouse set to open from Thursday next week. Grumpy Steakhouse is the brainchild on steak kings Michael Fallon and Nick Luck. Both men formerly worked at the Norman Hotel, known as Brisbane's "worst vegetarian restaurant". In 2013 they found their niche for extraordinary steaks while working at a sport and bowls ..

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• East Toowoomba home is haven of classic charm

  

  LOCATED in sought-after East Toowoomba, "Lochaber" is a haven of classic charm in a quiet street. The gorgeous family home is located on a fully fenced 1017sq.m allotment. The property boasts high ceilings, tongue-and-groove walls, large rooms, polished timber floors and ducted reverse-cycle air-conditioning. A veranda wrapping around the north-east corner of the home welcomes you and provides a lovely spot to enjoy your morning coffee. Running down the centre of the home is wide ..

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• Toowoomba, get ready for a hot one tomorrow

  

  THE mercury is set to reach 33 degrees tomorrow as hot conditions push through the region. But the hot front will make way for cooler temperatures at the weekend and there is a chance of rain. Bureau of Meteorology spokeswoman Jess Carey said as the hot and humid air shifted to the north instability would come into its place. That will increase the likelihood of rumbling thunderstorms. The maximum on Saturday will be a more manageable 30 degrees before dropping to 27 degrees on Su..

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• Local business provides extra lift for CareFlight

  

  Toowoomba Forklift Service owner Reece Beutel (right) handing over the forklift keys to CareFlight engineer Andrew Luck. Photo Contributed RACQ CareFlight Rescue officially accepted a generous donation of two forklifts at its Toowoomba Base this week. Owner of Toowoomba Forklift Service Reece Beutel visited Toowoomba's Clive Berghofer CareFlight Centre on Wednesday to formally handover the equipment keys to CareFlight engineer Andrew Luck. The donated forklifts will be used by C..

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• Anaesthesia training gives rural doctors a head start

  

  Doctors undertaking advanced skills training in anaesthetics have been given a head start in Toowoomba this week. The Rural Generalist Pathway’s Anaesthetic Introductory Program, co-ordinated by the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service’s Cunningham Centre, is being held at the Toowoomba Hospital from Monday 18 January to Friday 22 January. The five-day program is aimed at giving doctors, who aspire to a rural medical career in anaesthetics a comprehensive introduction to their training. “Th..

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• New doctors start the next phase of their careers

  

  Thirty-nine new doctors started their ward rounds at DDHHS facilities this week, including 35 at Toowoomba Hospital. Photo Contributed THIRTY-NINE new doctors started on wards at Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service (DDHHS) facilities this week. "This year we have 30 general interns and 9 rural generalist interns who started their ward rounds on Monday 18 January," Dr Conroy said. "Of those, 35 are working here at Toowoomba Hospital, and it's been very pleasing in recent ye..

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• Crampton Automotive set to be sold in $30m deal

  

  Toowoomba Holden on James St. Bev Lacey BUSINESSMAN Mark Crampton plans to sell his automotive empire to national giant AP Eagers for $30 million. AP Eagers is in the process of buying Crampton Automotive Group, including West-Star Motors, Toowoomba Holden - representing Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Peugeot, Citroen, Performax, HSV and Holden brands - and Port City Autos in Maryborough/Hervey Bay. The Crampton Automotive Group employs 170 staff and generates annual revenue of about $1..

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• Seventh family reunion marks special milestone

  

  ONE HUNDRED and fifty years have passed since Johann and Henrietta Kratzmann left their home in Prussia to emigrate to Australia. It was February 1866 when they arrived in Brisbane. Sadly, their infant son died on the voyage out with three of the couple's children already buried at Hardenbech.  With Toowoomba in their sights, Johann and Henrietta made their way west and took up some property at the end of Spring Street, towards Flagstone Creek. Shortly after, they lost a son to cr..

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• Local children benefit from Get Going Clubs funding

  

  Sport and recreation funding equips local clubs with resources. Photo Contributed CHILDREN from Toowoomba North electorate will benefit from recently announced funding allocated to seven local sport and recreation organisations under the Get Going Clubs program. Member for Toowoomba North Trevor Watts said Get Going provides clubs with better resources, equipment and services for attracting and retaining members, as part of the Queensland Government's Get in the Game initiative.  ..

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