Snake eaten alive by snake near Toowoomba and other top stories.

• Snake eaten alive by snake near Toowoomba

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Snake 'must have been hungry' A venomous small eyed snake was "probably just hungry" when it devoured another small eyed snake at a house near Toowoomba. PT1M15S 620 349 A snake catcher has managed to film the "rare" sight of a snake being eaten alive by another snake at a property near Toowoomba.Toowoomba Snake Catchers 24/7 owner David Wiedman was called out to a property at Perseverance early Sunday morning after reports of a black snake sight..

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• Grains research agency makes Toowoomba its new home

  

  ONE of the world's leading agricultural research organisations is setting up shop in Toowoomba. Minister for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce and Member for Groom Ian Macfarlane today announced the Grains Research and Development Corporation would establish a regional office in Toowoomba. Mr Macfarlane said the establishment of a new office would deliver long term benefits not just to the Darling Downs region, but also to growers right across Australia. It's part of a Federal Government pla..

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• Urban, boutique markets coming to Toowoomba

  

  TOOWOOMBA residents will be able to showcase their home-made boutique products at the city's newest destination shopping venue. The Emerging Designer Market is coming to town next month and will have a range of market stalls, food stalls and live music. The market is being hosted by The Original Mix owners Veronique Sirianni and Amie Johnson. The Original Mix is an art collaboration specialising in pop-up events, the promotion of emerging designers, artists and visual creators. Ms..

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• Tree roots destroying piece of Toowoomba history

  

  A TOOWOOMBA woman is on a mission to have her great-grandfather's historic grave restored to a respectful state. Thomas Cahill was one of the first blacksmiths in the Darling Downs region before he suffocated on brandy and died on April 10, 1876. He was buried in the Old Roman Catholic section of the Drayton Cemetery, where the plot is now surrounded by hundreds of historic grave sites and shaded by a problematic tree whose root system has grown through his final resting place. His g..

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• Toowoomba baby born in back of ambulance

  

  A TOOWOOMBA baby has started life in the fast lane after a speedy delivery in an ambulance early this morning. Queensland Ambulance paramedics received a call a young mother had gone into labour at her Harristown home about 3am. The 25-year-old mother delivered her fourth baby in the back of an ambulance en route to the Toowoomba Hospital after paramedics responded to reports she had gone into active labour at home. Baby was born at precisely 3.18am, and together with mum was transpo..

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• Cricket a constant between Pakistan and Toowoomba

  

  Fahad Mujeeb- our city our future SOME of us are born here; some of us move here because of family or work, but Fahad Mujeeb chose to live in Toowoomba. Having worked and travelled half-way around the world, the Pakistani national found the Garden City much to his liking. A telecommunications engineer, Mr Mujeeb started his professional career as a research and development engineer in his home town of Karachi in Pakistan before moving to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for six yea..

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• Peter Marks joins race for Toowoomba Regional Council

  

  Peter Marks is joining the election race for a seat on the Toowoomba Regional Council on March 19. Contributed FORMER councillor Peter Marks yesterday announced his intention to run for Toowoomba Regional Council. Mr Marks said he would like to build on the City Centre Master Plan he oversaw during his first term as the planning and development portfolio chair. "Sadly, since 2012 not a lot more has been done to further the City Centre Master Plan," he said. Mr Marks joins a gr..

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• What Toowoomba residents would do if they were mayor

  

  GARDEN City residents shared their two cents on what they would do if they were the mayor of Toowoomba for the day. The Chronicle asked its readers the hard-hitting question and the responses were varied. While Maddison Tronc and Jordiee Lee Wallis suggested focusing on employment for youths, Rebekah Naumann called for a street party in the CBD. At the street party, Ms Naumann suggested shop owners and restaurateurs open their doors so it could be a celebration of why we love Toowoom..

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• Drug driver blitz results alarm Toowoomba police

  

  MORE than half of all drivers drug tested in a two-night traffic operation were under the influence of illicit substances, police said. Police targeted the Toowoomba CBD and feeder streets into the busy precincts on Friday and Saturday nights as part of Operation North Anticline, a pointed road policing program designed to crack down on dangerous drivers. A disturbing trend was identified with 15 of the 23 drivers drug tested returning positive results. Officers conducted 1100 random..

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• 14 things to do in 7 days: Getting out in Toowoomba

  

  TO HELP plan the next seven days, here are 13 events happening across the Toowoomba region. FRIDAY   Head out to Clifton for the annual show weekend. Nev Madsen   Clifton Show THROW the kids in the car and head out to Clifton for the town's annual show. It runs over three days until Sunday and will feature all the usual fun including sideshow alley, livestock judging, parades, fireworks, pavilion exhibits and competitions. The action kicks off at 7am Friday with catt..

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