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The Latest Breaking News from Toowoomba

Teenagers face court over alleged taxi-rank attack on elderly Toowoomba man

Police describe an alleged daylight robbery that leaves a disabled man with critical head conditions as "brazen and abhorrent", with two teenagers today facing court over the incident, and more arrests expected to follow.

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Police warn against leaving children in locked cars as south-east Queensland heatwave continues

The 30-year-old woman was taken into custody after police were called to rescue a child left unattended in a Toowoomba shopping centre car park.

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Man, woman and child killed in multi-vehicle crash at Oakey near Toowoomba

A man, woman and one-year-old child have been killed in a multi-vehicle crash west of Toowoomba on the Darling Downs.

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Hot Jupiter exoplanet that fits a year into five days discovered by Toowoomba university

Hundreds of light years away, the hot Jupiter exoplanet has temperatures high enough to melt silver and is orbiting its sun in the length of a working week.

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High-profile man avoids rape case hearing

A high-profile man has not turned up for a court hearing after being charged by Queensland detectives with two counts of raping a young woman in October 2021.

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Car crash murder accused faces court

A Queensland man accused of running down and killing a 55-year-old man on Christmas night, has faced Toowoomba Magistrates Court on multiple charges.

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Millmerran man charged with Christmas Day murder of Russell Klein near Toowoomba

A 30-year-old Millmerran man has been charged after he allegedly drove into the side of a house near Toowoomba on Christmas Day, killing a 55-year-old man.

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Shots fired in six-hour Toowoomba siege as two men face firearms, explosives and drug charges

It is alleged several shots were fired by both police and men inside a suburban apartment complex during the stand-off, with two men taken into custody just before 6pm and charged with multiple offences.

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Elderly woman dies, man injured in Toowoomba unit blaze

An elderly woman has died and a man has been seriously injured after a fire broke out in a unit complex in the city this morning.

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Keita Courtney Martin, one of 14 accused of Elizabeth Struh’s murder, pleads not guilty in Toowoomba court

Keita Courtney Martin is committed to stand trial for the murder of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs on the basis she allegedly aided Elizabeth's parents.

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Native plants a potential saviour for gardeners hoping to avoid spring hayfever sniffles

If you've been sneezing recently, you're not alone. Researchers are warning of a high-pollen season, with native plants a potential saviour.

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How Toowoomba's Wellcamp Airport could boost Richard Branson's space ambitions

A deal to launch rockets from Toowoomba's Wellcamp Airport could give Virgin Orbit a new advantage in the billionaire space race, but others have written the move off as a marketing gimmick.

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Passive houses grow in popularity as homebuyers look for energy efficiency, low environmental impact

With its $60,000 double-glazed windows, this home will be one of Australia's newest passive houses, maintaining a temperature of about 25 degrees Celsius.

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Gardeners happy to swap drought for rainy season as Toowoomba celebrates Carnival of Flowers

Australia's garden city is in full bloom after an unusually cold and wet winter, and gardeners say dealing with La Niña is much more preferable to the drought years.

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Toowoomba deputy mayor Geoff McDonald called out over 'disgraceful' breast 'joke' at cancer charity ball

A breast cancer charity has condemned "disgraceful" and "unpalatable" comments made by Toowoomba deputy mayor Geoff McDonald at a fundraising ball while he was emcee.

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Informal volunteering on the rise as regional towns form their own social groups to give back

At a time when volunteer memberships are declining, regional towns are taking charge by forming their own social groups to give back.

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Third person charged over alleged murder of Toowoomba man Thor Morgan

Police have charged a 36-year-old Goondiwindi woman with murder after the shooting of Toowoomba's Thor Morgan earlier this year.

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Queensland rugby league spectator handed 10-year ban from sport following racial slur

The Toowoomba Rugby League disciplinary tribunal handed down a 10-year exclusion from the sport to a spectator after the derogatory slur was caught on camera at a match west of Toowoomba.

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Qld woman changed over fatal shooting

A woman has been charged with being an accessory to murder after the fatal shooting of a driver in Toowoomba on Queensland's Darling Downs.

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Lifeline job training program in Toowoomba helps long-term unemployed people find work

It took Renee Perrow eight years to get a full-time job. Others like her are trapped in long-term unemployment but charities say they are an untapped solution to the labour shortage.

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Thor Morgan shooting death results in murder charge laid against Cambooya man

A 24-year-old Cambooya man faced court today on charges including murder after the shooting death of a young man in Toowoomba earlier this year.

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Car located after woman dies in suspected hit-and-run incident near Toowoomba

Police are speaking with the driver of a vehicle involved in a suspected hit-and-run after a 47-year-old woman was found dead on the side of the road.

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Rental stress hits families in Toowoomba with $15 standing between home and homelessness

Just $15 a week is all that stands between a secure home and homelessness for one family in a southern Queensland regional city.

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Census data helps in fight for refugee funding, as Toowoomba found to have largest Yazidi population

Refugees who escaped persecution at the hands of ISIS have changed the face of one regional Queensland city. But the fight for settlement support is ongoing.

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Queensland folklore says Toowoomba chef invented lamington, but historian debunks myth

It's National Lamington Day, and while we can't declare it a holiday, we can tell you all about the history of the little cake that has stood the test of time, and even inspired some boozy ales along the way.

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