Whanganui sister city relationship pivots towards economic development

Toowoomba hosted its first ever business delegation from its New Zealand sister city Whanganui last month. The Whanganui Council and Agribusiness delegation was the first of its kind and the first of...

TRC delivers Business Case to State Government for Cressbrook

A Business Case which aims to push the case for external funding for the $270 million Cressbrook Dam Safety Improvement Project was this week handed to the Queensland State Government by Toowoomba Reg...

Paju staff exchange continues to share ideas between sister cities

A staff exchange program between Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) and its Korean sister city Paju continues to open doors to best practice and new ideas for both cities. Paju City Volunteer Centre te...

Flood Recovery Program night works starting in Toowoomba early July

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) in early July 2024 will start a schedule of night works mostly in Toowoomba as part of the 2022 Flood Recovery Program. TRC Construction and Maintenance portfolio spo...

Flagstone Creek Road Landslip Remediation Works progressing

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is progressing with landslip remediation works on Flagstone Creek Road between Spring Street and Burraway Court as part of the 2022 Flood Recovery Program. TRC Constru...

David Carson’s abstract, enhanced photographic images on display at Rosalie Gallery exhibition (2)

Toowoomba Region artist David Carson’s abstract and enhanced photographic images will be displayed at Goombungee’s Rosalie Gallery from June 26 to July 21, 2024. David’s exhibition, Today Is My...

TRC community grant funding applications open until August 1, 2024

Applications are open for Toowoomba Regional Council’s (TRC) next round of community grants. Community and not-for-profit groups are welcome to apply for funding to assist their project or event. A...

Toowoomba parking fees to increase from July 1, 2024

Toowoomba Regional Council’s (TRC) on and off-street parking fees across Toowoomba city will increase from July 1, 2024. Toowoomba Region Mayor Cr Geoff McDonald said Council was retaining the firs...

Minister for Transport backs TRC’s new Public Transport Levy

A new levy aimed at improving accessibility to public transport services across the Toowoomba Region has received strong backing from the highest levels of the Queensland State Government. Toowoomba ...

Weighbridge services return to Jondaryan Waste Facility

Weighbridge operations will resume at the Jondaryan Waste Management Facility on 1 July following a five-year hiatus. State Government legislation requires all leviable waste disposal sites to have a...

TRC adopts $703.6 million 2024-25 Budget, Operational Plan and Revenue Statement

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) today (Tuesday, June 25) adopted its 2024-25 Budget, Operational Plan and Revenue Statement. Toowoomba Region Mayor Cr Geoff McDonald said Council’s $703.6 million ...

Toowoomba’s new Safe Active Street a first for Queensland

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) today (Friday, June 21) has opened Queensland’s first Safe Active Street, with project representatives visiting the new street layout in Pierce Street, South Toowoom...

David Carson’s abstract, enhanced photographic images on display at Rosalie Gallery exhibition

Toowoomba Region artist David Carson’s abstract and enhanced photographic images will be displayed at Goombungee’s Rosalie Gallery from June 26 to July 21, 2024. David’s exhibition, Today Is My...

Crows Nest Gallery print exhibition celebrates life’s brevity with humour, love, social commentary

Toowoomba-based artists Ute Braatz, Sian Carlyon and Jess Millicent explore different contemporary printmaking techniques and their reflections on what makes life worth living in their new Crows Nest ...

TRC endorses lowering Cressbrook Dam water level for Cressbrook Dam Safety Improvement Project

Toowoomba Regional Council this week (18 June, 2024) endorsed lowering Cressbrook Dam’s water level to enable the Cressbrook Dam Safety Improvement Project to safely proceed. Toowoomba Region Mayor...

Toowoomba Regional Council to examine new Councillor community engagement model

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has today taken the first step towards a new approach to community representation for Councillors. At today’s Ordinary Meeting of TRC, Councillors agreed to bring f...

TRC endorses funding for 2024 International Street Fiesta

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) today (June 18) endorsed a $40,000 sponsorship to help stage the third International Street Fiesta in Toowoomba’s Queens Park on Saturday, November 2, 2024. Toowoom...

TRC identifies key areas for 2024-25 Biosecurity Surveillance Program

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) next month (July 2024) starts property inspections that are scheduled as part of the 2024-25 Biosecurity Surveillance Program. The new program was endorsed at today...

2024 Mayoral Prayer Breakfast proceeds aid Safer Toowoomba Regional Partnerships’ Community Connect events

Safer Toowoomba Regional Partnerships Inc. (STRP), a regional charity, today (June 14, 2024) received a welcome funding boost from the proceeds of this year’s Toowoomba Mayoral Prayer Breakfast that...

TRC recommends lowering Cressbrook Dam water level for Cressbrook Dam Safety Improvement Project

Toowoomba Regional Council today (11 June, 2024) supported a recommendation to lower Cressbrook Dam’s water level to enable the Cressbrook Dam Safety Improvement Project to safely proceed. Toowoomb...