The Toowoomba Regional Council  has received approval to hold this election as a postal ballot. Voting is compulsory. With the deadline for completion of voting papers in the Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) election 6.00pm on Saturday, April 28th, residents are reminded that assistance is available if you have any issues. The election is being run […]

On Tuesday the 24th of April, Toowoomba will be host to one of Australia’s most famous ballet dancers, Ms Robin Haig, as she presents a lecture on ‘The Ballet Russes’(Russian Ballets). In 1909, a group of Russian dancers, choreographers, composers and painters burst upon the jaded dance scene in Paris, appearing at the Theatre de […]

Members of the Toowoomba branch of the National Trust have been cleaning and restoring the old inn and are ready to show off this iconic structure. And it’s all free. Branch president Mrs Sue Englart says members have scrubbed the floors, washed the walls, tidied the garden and oiled the old drays to have the […]

About 200 town and country people attended this open public forum to learn what six mayoral candidates and 20 of the councillor candidates believe are the major issues facing Toowoomba Regional Council voters. The three-person panel (Billy Macqueen, Diane Jones, Denys Kirby) invited each candidate to explain their policies to the audience – five minutes […]

Toowoomba hockey player David Zwoerner will sport a whole new look come Thursday night. David is planning a belated shave of his head and goatee beard as part of the Leukaemia Foundation’s 2012 World’s Greatest Shave. He said it would be the first time in 10 years he had cut his hair or had a […]

After a harrowing 12 months of residential fires across the state, the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) and Duracell are hoping their annual “Don’t be a fool, Change your smoke alarm battery” campaign will be received with pro-active force this year. The QFRS attended 1,912 residential fires in 2011 and QFRS Inspector David Sutch […]

Every woman who attends the Breast Screen Queensland Toowoomba Service during April will go into a draw to win a double pass to the musical production “Jane Rutter” at the Empire Theatre on Sunday the 29th of April, 2012. A Breast Screen every two years is strongly recommended for women in the target age group […]

Whether you’re keen to get along to the 148th Toowoomba Royal Show or just looking to have a well-deserved break, residents are urged to be aware of the appropriate show holiday date that applies to their area. The gazetted show holidays in the Toowoomba Regional Council area for 2012 are March 29 or August 13. […]