LNP preselection bid would have triggered fourth Toowoomba ...
UPDATE: Toowoomba voters have been spared a possible fourth trip to the polls after a local councillor pulled out of a Liberal National Party state preselection race.Councillor Nancy Sommerfield was one of three candidates seeking LNP preselection for Toowoomba South, which was being vacated by former Newman government minister John McVeigh. The people of Toowoomba have already had three elections in 2016. Photo: Robert Shakespeare Mr McVeigh will seek a seat in Federal Parliament when h..>> view originalAccused Toowoomba steroid dealer faces court
BREAKING: Drug possession and supply charges against a Toowoomba woman have been adjourned after a brief appearance in the city's Magistrates Court this morning. Elisha May Thorp, 33, appeared briefly in court this morning beside lawyer Terry O'Gorman who asked for an adjournment on the matters. Thorp has not been required to enter any pleas to the charges before the court including three counts of possess dangerous drugs, two counts of possess schedule one drugs and one count of supply ..>> view originalLNP hopefuls line up for safe seat
State seat left empty1:53Toowoomba South could be left without a state representative for months after MP John McVeigh was preselected for the federal seat of Groom A TOOWOOMBA councillor is one of three candidates who will battle it out for preselection as the LNP’s candidate for Toowoomba South.The safe LNP seat will be vacated by John McVeigh at the end of this month when he will attempt to enter the federal arena in the seat of Groom, replacing retiring federal MP and former Minister Ian Ma..>> view originalLabor MPs unhappy with vote change: LNP
Former Queensland minister Jo-Ann Miller's refusal to back controversial voting changes shows just how unhappy government MPs are with the move, the opposition says.Ms Miller told The Australian she "will not comment" on whether she supported the changes, which were last week tacked on without consultation to an opposition bill to increase the number of state MPs."(But) people have expressed concerns about being forced to give their preferences to parties or candidates that they don't want to,"..>> view originalMajor innovation summit kicks off in Qld
A major innovation summit featuring appearances from some of the world's best visionaries is being held in Brisbane. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will open the Advance Queensland Innovation and Investment Summit at the Royal International Convention Centre on Thursday morning. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will head up the first information session via a livestream from the US. Other speakers include leading content strategist for Google/YouTube Australia Sanoop Luke and the "Queen of Start-u..>> view originalRACQ urges fair go for key road, rail projects in budget
QUEENSLAND'S peak motoring body has urged the Federal Government to fund key projects in Brisbane, Ipswich, the Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba in next week's budget. The RACQ said there had been too much talk about projects like the Cross River Rail, the Pacific Motorway upgrades and rail duplication on the Sunshine Coast. RACQ Executive General Manager Advocacy Paul Turner said both Queensland and the Commonwealth had been "fiercely in agreement of the merits" of the second river crossin..>> view originalQuirk and Fulwood in group of six from Warwick and Wattles in ...
RUGBY LEAGUE: Brodie Quirk and Harry Fulwood are two young guns from the Warwick and Wattles clubs who have made the Toowoomba Clydesdales team for this weekend’s 47 Battalion Carnival at Roma.Quirk has played strongly on the wing for Warwick this season and Fulwood is playing his second A-grade season after playing well in the Wattles premiership-winning pack last season.The two young guns will be joined in the team by fellow Wattles players, half-back Jason Wilmot, and prop Tyrone Jowett.Warw..>> view originalDrunk crash driver doing 40kmh over limit at impact
A MAN whose car brought down a light pole when he crashed through it on Maroochydore Rd was doing more than 40kmh over the speed limit and gave a blood alcohol reading of 0.277, a court has heard. Dwayne Edward Merz, 32, had been driving erratically at Kawana in the hour before the crash. Police prosecutor Senior Constable Amanda Brewer said Merz was seen tailgating other drivers, swerving between lanes and running a red light along Nicklin Way on August 9 last year. Other motorists ..>> view originalUPDATE: Crash truck driver suffered 'bowel obstruction'
UPDATE: A TRUCK driver involved in an early morning crash in Warwick reportedly suffered a bowel obstruction and passed out at the wheel. The man in his 50s remains in Toowoomba Hospital. A hospital spokesman reported he was in stable condition, but was unable to provide any further information about his condition. Warwick police officer in charge Sergeant Jamie Deacon said the truck was returning to Warwick when it veered off the road at the intersection of Bracker Rd and New Engl..>> view originalGroup lobbies State to open Rail Trail at Brassall
VOLUNTEERS are calling on the State Government to open to Brassall the Wanora section of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail to increase tourism opportunities between Ipswich and the Somerset. The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail is a popular recreational track which runs along the path of a the repurposed Brisbane Valley rail corridor stretching from Wulkuraka to Yarraman. The 161km trail, managed by the State Government Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, is used by hike..>> view original
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