LifeFlight expansion set to take off at Toowoomba Aerodrome

LifeFlight services are set to grow with Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) agreeing to a long-term extension of the existing site at the Toowoomba Aerodrome. TRC Mayor Geoff McDonald said the decision...

The heat is on for Milne Bay Aquatic and Fitness Centre

The Milne Bay Aquatic and Fitness Centre is set to receive a significant upgrade thanks to more than $1 million in funding from the Australian Government. As part of the upgrade, Toowoomba Regional C...

‘Bus It Free! to Events Trial’ makes getting to the Triple M Mayoral Carols and Toowoomba NYE a breeze

Toowoomba Regional Council is making it easier than ever for families to enjoy two of the city’s biggest festive celebrations, the Triple M Mayoral Carols by Candlelight and Toowoomba’s New Years ...

Make Christmas recycling easy

The festive season is here – a time for joy, laughter and … lots of rubbish. Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is encouraging everyone to keep the Christmas spirit alive by recycling right and redu...

Treasure hunting just got better: extended hours at Toowoomba Region’s Recycle Markets this Christmas

Love the thrill of finding a unique piece of treasure with a story? Treasure hunting and shopping for collectables are booming, and Toowoomba Region’s Recycle Markets are the ultimate destination fo...

Your chance to help deliver our new Planning Scheme

Do you have ideas on how the Toowoomba Region should grow and develop over the coming decades? To help provide input into the new Planning Scheme, community members are invited to join the Planning a...

Waste facilities across the Toowoomba Region to have new battery collection points installed

Waste facilities across the Toowoomba Region will soon have new battery collection points installed thanks to a partnership between Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) and the Queensland Government. TRC...

Share the Christmas spirit at events across the Region

With the festive season in full swing, Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is encouraging residents to join a host of family friendly activities across the Toowoomba Region. TRC Mayor Cr Geoff McDonald ...

Inland Rail board visits Toowoomba Region

The board of Inland Rail Pty Ltd has paid a visit to the Toowoomba Region, gathering for a meeting of the board and attending a civic reception hosted by Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC). Toowoomba R...

TRC joins Zonta’s 16 days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence

Toowoomba Regional Council has joined Zonta’s 16 days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence campaign. At a special Flag Raising ceremony in the Village Green adjacent to City Hall this morning ...

TRC wins Environmental and Sustainability Award for 2022 Flood Recovery Program

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has received the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia Queensland Northern Territory (IPWEA-QNT) Excellence Award in Environment and Sustainability for its...

Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery closed following storm damage

Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery will be closed up to Christmas and into the New Year due to damage caused by water leaking from the roof during intense rainfall on Friday, November 14, 2025. An update ...

Skelly Recreation Reserve, Crows Nest to include new dog off leash area

A key park in one of the Toowoomba Region’s rural towns will soon be home to a new area which will provide dog owners a formal place to train and exercise their animals. At this week’s Ordinary M...

Toowoomba’s iconic Queens Park receives International Green Flag award for second consecutive year

Toowoomba’s iconic Queens Park has been awarded the 2025 International Green Flag Award, marking the second year in a row the park has achieved this globally recognised honour. Toowoomba Regional C...

Council adopts landmark policy to ensure fair and lasting benefits from renewable energy projects

Communities throughout the Toowoomba Region will soon see fairer, longer-term benefits from renewable energy projects following the adoption of Toowoomba Regional Council’s (TRC) new Renewable Energ...

Council approves sale of land to support future housing needs

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has completed a thorough due diligence process in awarding the tender for the sale of surplus land. The decision to award the tender for sale of the former Council Nu...

Rising Council star earns Emerging Planner of the Year industry honour

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) planner Katrina Christensen has been celebrated at the Planning Institute of Australia Queensland Awards for Planning Excellence, being named Emerging Planner of the Y...

Project to upgrade Cooby Dam intake tower set to get underway

A $14 million project to upgrade Cooby Dam’s intake tower and pipework is set to get underway from Monday 24 November, 2025. Toowoomba Regional Council has engaged local contractor Newlands Group t...

Kipper Creek Road improvement project awarded to local contractor

Work has commenced on improving Kipper Creek Road, Biarra as part of early works for Toowoomba Regional Council’s (TRC) Cressbrook Dam Safety Improvement Project (CDSIP). Kipper Creek Road is one o...

Our Pathway to Deliver the Region’s new Planning Scheme

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has taken a significant step towards delivering a new Toowoomba Region Planning Scheme. At the Planning and Development Committee Meeting earlier today, Councillors r...