Toowoomba office opens for business in Beijing
A PERMANENT link between China's capital Beijing and one of the most agriculturally-rich regions of Australia has been secured. Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise strengthened its position in China with the group's new Beijing office officially open for business. The new office extends TSBE's Food Leaders Australia initiative, with its Beijing office formally launched last week. TSBE business development manager for China Wen Liu was in Beijing for the official memorandum of unders..>> view originalWhat's on in Toowoomba this week for kids
THIS WEEK FOR KIDS: Check out what is on for kids in Toowoomba this week with our weekly events guide. School Holidays Down at the Farm The kids can learn all about where their food comes from at the From Paddock to Potager school holiday activities. Kevin Farmer What: See a small scale productive working farm in action, gaining hands-on experience and learning about the growth of vegetables, life cycles, seasons, milking, animal husbandry and much more. Where: Fro..>> view originalVIDEO: Snake caught trying to break into Toowoomba house
The snake wriggles in an attempt to get free. THE timely intervention of a snake catcher has prevented a red-bellied black snake from "breaking into" a Toowoomba house. A Carbalah family returned home to find a snake trying to get into their house through a screen door. When the snake saw the family approach it bolted, straight into a hockey bag. Snake wrangler David Wiedman said the family was shocked by the incident. "Although they live right next to bush land, they've ne..>> view originalIs this Toowoomba's most dangerous intersection?
YOUR SAY: Around the period of time of the Carnival of Flowers 2015, I brought to the attention of the Toowoomba Regional Council what I considered a dangerous traffic situation at the corner of Margaret and Hume Sts. The turning indicating line-marking on the roadway is so worn away it is hardly noticeable, and someone is going to come to grief if it is not corrected. Proceeding west in Margaret St and turning north into Hume St, the lack of line-marking for both lanes leaves drivers dr..>> view originalFull closure of Toowoomba road for intersection works
CONSTRUCTION works for a new roundabout at the intersection of Glenvale Rd and Hampton St, Toowoomba will start today. The project will be undertaken in two stages involving initial stormwater improvement works, then the construction of the new roundabout. Toowoomba Regional Council's Cr Carol Taylor said a full road closure would be required at the intersection from Saturday, January 23 to Saturday, February 6 to allow the initial stormwater works to be completed. "The roundabout co..>> view originalTeenage girl missing in Toowoomba
Teenage girl missing in Toowoomba A 15-year-old girl has been reported missing from Toowoomba Photo: Supplied A teenage girl has been reported missing in Toowoomba.The 15-year-old was last seen leaving a residence on Gipps Street in Drayton at 3am on Sunday and has not been seen since.She is described as Caucasian, approximately 160 centimetres tall with a slight build, blonde hair and brown eyes.She was last seen wearing a black tracksuit. Advertisement A..>> view originalCandidate grooms herself for politics ahead of election
FEDERAL member for Groom candidate Josie Townsend has toured the region with the endorsement of Senator Nick Xenophon ahead of the next election. Senator Xenophon and Mrs Townsend hosted a forum on aging and agriculture in Pittsworth yesterday morning, before heading to Toowoomba to tour the mosque, Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport and host a community meeting at The Office pub. About 20 residents, including Cr Bill Cahill attended the "politics in the pub with no pokies" session, and que..>> view originalExtra crane adds lift to Grand Central redevelopment
TOOWOOMBA'S inner-city skyline has more machinery, with a fourth tower erected on site yesterday at the Grand Central development, signalling works speeding up. Lindores Construction and Logistics worker Luke Booby said 14 semi-trailers brought the tower's pieces into Duggan St as crowds watched the structure slowly put together from 6.30am and hauled 90 metres into the sky. Duggan St was closed, with pub The Office remaining open. Progress of the construction of the QIC Developmen..>> view originalSex shop owner in court over fake drugs
THE owner of one of Toowoomba's sex shops is waiting to learn the outcome of his bail application after appearing in Brisbane Magistrates Court to face charges around an alleged multi-million dollar synthetic marijuana operation. The operation was allegedly run through the five Love Heart adult stores across regional Queensland including Toowoomba. David Andre Jules Piccinato owned stores in Mackay, Toowoomba, Rockhampton and Bundaberg and ran them remotely from his Melbourne home. P..>> view originalWitness in alleged murder case saw body fall from Esky
A SELF-CONFESSED ice user says he saw a body fall from an Esky while he was working at a Cooloola Cove property . Corey James Ballard has just told a Brisbane Magistrates Court committal hearing that he cannot remember the dead man's face or clothing despite seeing the body fall from an Esky that "tipped off" a truck tray. The Bundaberg resident also said he did not see any injuries on the body. Mr Ballard said he was working at the property with William Dean, Matthew Armitage and tw..>> view original
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