TRC endorses steps to amend parking Local Law; seek public feedback

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) this week (May 28, 2024) endorsed the process for amending a parking Subordinate Local Law, with notices for public consultation to be advised in coming weeks. TRC En...

TRC endorses new Councillor portfolio responsibilities

Toowoomba Regional Council this week (May 28, 2024) endorsed the new Councillor portfolio structure that will guide strategic decision making for the next four years. Toowoomba Region Mayor Cr Geoff ...

Council appoints new Water and Waste General Manager

Jaek Passier has this week been announced as the new Water and Waste General Manager at Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC). TRC CEO Brian Pidgeon said Mr Passier had been acting in the role for several...

TRC endorses continuing Toowoomba City Aerodrome operations; to review leases, fees

Toowoomba Regional Council today (Tuesday, May 28) unanimously endorsed a motion to continue operating the Toowoomba City Aerodrome. Council also endorsed undertaking a review to ensure leases, fees ...

Electric waste collection vehicle now in service in Toowoomba

An electric waste collection vehicle will be in service on the streets of Toowoomba after an almost 12-month manufacturing period, with Volvo Trucks building it from the ground up for J.J. Richards sp...

QTC affirms TRC credit rating as Sound

In April 2024, Queensland Treasury Corporation completed the Credit Review process for Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC). TRC’s credit rating has been affirmed as Sound with a Neutral outlook. Toowo...

Postcard art connects Toowoomba, Albury artists in Rosalie Gallery exhibition

Digital duo Lisa Clarke and Ben Tupas have traded their predilection for modern technology by fashioning an exhibition from postcards they sent each other in recent years in a new exhibition at Goombu...

Kerry Harvey’s Crows Nest Gallery painting exhibition captures nuances of light, shade

Self-taught Darling Downs artist Kerry Harvey is exploring the nuances of light and shade in his first solo exhibition, Shadows and Reflections, which will be on display at Crows Nest Gallery from May...

Have your say, TRC community survey now open

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is encouraging residents to have their say on Council services, activities and performance by participating in a community survey which is now open. Toowoomba Region ...

Toowoomba hosts ‘Operation Home on the Range’

Toowoomba Regional Council has today hosted a major joint Local Government and Police disaster management exercise testing the capability of various Local Disaster Management Groups (LDMGs) from acros...

Table Top Mountain Walk to be closed for landslip remediation works

Toowoomba Regional Council is closing the city’s Table Top Mountain Walk, and ancillary access walks, including Road Reserve Trail and Stevenson Street Trail, to public access from Monday, 24 June t...

Trust in God’s view from coach’s box, Cameron Butler tells 30th Toowoomba Mayoral Prayer Breakfast

Don’t discard your confidence, as it brings a rich reward and keep faith in God’s higher view from the ‘coach’s box’, noted sports chaplain Cameron Butler told the 400-plus people attending ...

TRC advising residents to plan trips as Bridge, Holberton Streets intersection works start

Residents are being advised to plan their journeys near the Bridge and Holberton Streets intersection in Toowoomba with multiple works projects starting in the vicinity this month (May 2024). Toowoom...

Cooby Dam Spillway picnic area to be closed for Landslip Remediation Works

Residents are being advised by Toowoomba Regional Council that access to Cooby Dam Spillway picnic area via Pipeline Road will be temporarily closed from mid-May for an expected eight weeks (weather p...

TRC seeking community views on new Economic Development Strategy

Toowoomba Regional Council is seeking public input this month on the new Toowoomba Region Economic Development Strategy 2024-2029. Toowoomba Region Mayor Cr Geoff McDonald said the strategy would be ...

Artists invited to lodge submissions for Carnival Queens exhibition at Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery

Toowoomba Region artists are invited to join the 75th anniversary celebrations for the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers (TCOF) by submitting new art works to be considered for a Carnival-themed exhibitio...

2024 Mayoral Prayer Breakfast to support Safer Toowoomba Regional Partnerships’ program at May 14 fundraiser

A new program designed by Safer Toowoomba Regional Partnerships Inc. (STRP) to strengthen neighbourhood connections will receive funds raised at the 30th Toowoomba Mayoral Prayer Breakfast, which will...

TRC set to show community solidarity for Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is set to literally stand shoulder to shoulder with the community to mark the beginning of May’s Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month. The annual initiativ...

Call for emerging artists to join Rosalie Gallery NextGen InStudio Art Trail exhibition

Rosalie Gallery is seeking submissions from younger emerging artists that will be considered for the NextGen InStudio Art Trail exhibition at the gallery from July 24 to August 18, 2024. The NextGen ...

Sarah Walker’s From Root to Fruit exhibition explores life, death and everything in between at Rosalie Gallery

Emerging Toowoomba artist Sarah Walker is showcasing her first solo exhibition, From Root to Fruit, at Goombungee’s Rosalie Gallery from May 1 to 26, 2024. Sarah loves to paint mostly still life pi...