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Last Updated: Thursday, 26 September 2024 16:55

City Hall: 4688 8387
Mobile: 0488 109 513 
Email: edwina.farquhar@tr.qld.gov.au
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Portfolios:

  • Business Transformation and Strategy Portfolio
  • Planning and Development Portfolio
  • Corporate Services Portfolio.

Answering community and media queries for:

  • Business Transformation
  • Economic Development
  • Information, Communication and Technology.

Advisory committees:

  • Regional Active and Public Transport Advisory Committee
  • Toowoomba Region Biosecurity Advisory Committee
  • Toowoomba Region Aerodrome Advisory Committee

Working group:

  • International Relations Working Group


Cr Edwina Farquhar has a Bachelor of Business Management (Marketing) from the University of Queensland and over 25 years of experience in marketing, communications, brand, and project management. She has worked for not-for-profits, publicly listed companies, and large multinationals in Australia and abroad.

Edwina has strong connections to the agricultural sector, having grown up on a farm outside Goondiwindi and moved to Toowoomba when she was ten.

Edwina comprehensively understands issues affecting local businesses, customers, and the general community. With her husband, Edwina has owned and operated retail food businesses in Toowoomba since 2011, starting with Domino's Westridge and creating three local enterprises from scratch. Together, they have won two Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards (for The Finch and www.icooked.com.au).

Edwina has a deep connection to the community as a mother of three school-age children. She volunteers at school and for Little Athletics, is a Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce member, and, until recently, sat on the Toowoomba Anglican School Foundation Board as Vice President. She's an active cyclist, trail runner and a member of the Road Runners, so you'll often see her out enjoying our parks, road, and trail network.

Edwina's goal is to see the people of our region thrive in business, education, sport, culture, and quality of life.

Cr Farquhar was appointed Councillor at a Special Meeting of Council on 12 September 2023 and was appointed as a Portfolio Leader for Finance and Business Strategy at the Ordinary Meeting on 19 September 2023.

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Register of Interest - Cr Farquhar E.J.