Backruptcy and credit blacklist rates soar in Toowoomba
A RECENT report shows there has been a 30% increase in Toowoomba residents declaring bankruptcy in the last quarter. It also showed one in 10 people in Toowoomba and the Darling Downs were banned from borrowing with mainstream financial lenders. The report was conducted by Australian Financial Security Authority and showed Toowoomba and the Darling Downs as one of the main areas in Queensland for people facing financial trouble. Credit compliance expert Laurence Barlow said this had ..>> view originalThe 2016 Travelling Film Festival has announced its programs for ...
The 2016 Travelling Film Festival has announced its programs for Mackay and Toowoomba Sydney Film Festival’s 2016 Travelling Film Festival is returning to Toowoomba and Mackay this October with a fantastic selection of international cinema and festival favourites. A program of nine films (eight features and one documentary) has been announced for Toowoomba. The program includes Festival favourites Elvis & Nixon starring Kevin Spacey and Michael Shannon, Sydney Film Festival’s 2016 Sydney Fil..>> view originalPolice divert traffic where truck collides with pipe
UPDATE: Police and emergency services have cleared the area where a truck struck a gas pipe. Police diverted traffic on Russell St while at the scene. They said it was a minor incident and that the area had been made safe. BREAKING: A truck has collided with a gas pipe in a laneway in the Toowoomba CBD with reports of a strong smell of gas in the area. The incident has occurred in Bank Ln which is located between Russell St and the Bell Street Mall. It was reported to emergency s..>> view originalPrayers allowed from 4am at new two storey mosque
UPDATE: A change of heart by the region's councillors means Muslims in Toowoomba will now be able to pray at their mosque before sunrise as required by their religion. Toowoomba Regional Council approved an application for the expansion the Garden City Mosque today, which was the target of two arson attacks last year. The intervention of Cr Megan O'Hara Sullivan, backed by Cr James O'Shea, led to a backflip from last week's decision that would have changed the start time of prayers at th..>> view originalChinchilla players take out premiership with Fillies
RUGBY LEAGUE: Chinchilla's Trish Little, Carlena Gaske and former resident Aime Justice have become SEQ Women's B-grade premiers after finishing their season with the Toowoomba Fillies on a high on Saturday. The Fillies downed Sunnybank 32-18 in the B-grade grand final at Brisbane's Bishop Park.Sunnybank got on top early scoring the first points before the Fillies asserted their dominance. Toowoomba then ran in 26 unanswered points to take control of the decider.Ms Little said the game was "a w..>> view originalMedian house price up in Brisbane, in a quarter of surprises
Median house price up in Brisbane, in a quarter of surprises September 21, 2016 The property market in the southeast corner of Queensland returned to positive territory this quarter, following last quarter’s contraction. And the Brisbane LGA median house price has grown 1.3% to a new high of $635,000, the highest this has been in history. The data from the latest REIQ Queensland Market Monitor (QMM) also revealed some surprises in the June quarter, including almost 3% growth in the Townsville m..>> view originalNew report shows half a million older Australians are living below ...
Struggling: “The age pension in Australia is clearly inadequate. That is an indisputable fact and the Government has to face up to that fact.”ABOUT half a million older Australians – or one-third of those on the age pension – are living below the poverty line, according to a new report.Poverty for some means skipping meals to pay for medication, blending meals which can be swallowed because dental care is unaffordable, and turning off the hot water during summer months.“The age pension in Austr..>> view originalMan threatened to shoot ambos before spitting on cops
news Man threatened to shoot ambos before spitting on cops A GATTON man who threatened ambulance officers trying to help him and spat in the face of a policeman has been handed a suspended jail term. Queensland Ambulance Service officers called to a report of a man with chest pains arrived at the Gatton home of Alexander Phillip Merrick to find the 47-year-old drunk and aggressive. After he threatened to shoot both officers, police were called, Toowoomba Dist..>> view originalCouncils may fork out for Olympic shortfall
Benefits from rain outweigh any damage on inner Darling Downs
Andrew Millers.Farmers across the inner Darling Downs are rejoicing after weekend falls of between 30mm to 60mm of rain.According to Elders senior broadacre agronomist Andrew Millers, Toowoomba, farmers in a line east of Dalby through to Millmerran have received good falls with little impact to their crops.“The benefits in the rain certainly outweighs any damage, and it has set up their summer planting beautifully,” Mr Millers said.“Farmers now have full ring tanks that have been dry for two ye..>> view original
Sunday, September 25, 2016
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