TRC praises Carolyn’s super recycling efforts

Toowoomba resident Carolyn Cloake’s minimal household waste output is an extreme example of a less-is-more approach which Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is keen to see replicated. TRC Water and W...

Find creative inspiration at Toowoomba, Pittsworth arts workshops

Residents are encouraged to unlock their creative talents at arts workshops in Toowoomba and Pittsworth on Saturday (April 22, 2023). The workshops, which are sponsored by Toowoomba Regional Council ...

Toowoomba Regional Council selects preferred Flood Recovery Program contractors

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) this week (April 18, 2023) resolved to select two preferred contractors to assist in the delivery of the 2022 Flood Recovery Program. Council will now undertake final...

TRC adopts rating review recommendations

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has today (April 18) adopted a number of recommendations from an external review into its rating categories. The changes, which will come into effect in a staged proce...

Queensland Assistant Minister visits Toowoomba region

Queensland Assistant Minister for Local Government Nikki Boyd MP visited the Toowoomba Region last week and was given an outline on key projects by Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) Mayor Paul Antonio....

Mayor Antonio gives thumbs up to Bonza’s flights in wake of visitor influx

Today’s (April 17, 2023) arrival of Bonza Airline’s inaugural Melbourne to Toowoomba flight is a massive boost for regional tourism and business operators, event organisers and travellers, accordi...

Toowoomba artist shines fresh light on escarpment, surrounds

Toowoomba landscape artist Rob Raymond will soon unveil a new body of work, Views from my Studio, at the Rosalie Art Gallery in Goombungee. The exhibition will be on display from May 3 to 28, 2023. ...

Qld Chief Entrepreneur to address Toowoomba Creative Industry Summit

Queensland’s Chief Entrepreneur Julia Spicer is the keynote speaker at the Toowoomba Creative Industry Summit at the Empire Theatre on Friday, April 21, 2023. Ms Spicer is a vibrant rural entrepren...

Acclaimed photographer Ken Duncan OAM to speak at 2023 Toowoomba Mayoral Prayer Breakfast

Internationally renowned Australian landscape photographer and publisher Ken Duncan OAM is the guest speaker for the 2023 Toowoomba Mayoral Prayer Breakfast. The 29th community fundraiser will be hel...

Drive safely across Easter, school holidays

Road safety never takes a holiday and it starts with me. That’s the simple and sobering message Toowoomba Regional Council and emergency services representatives are imploring residents to remember...

Legacy projects worth the toil, Mayor Antonio tells LGAQ ROC Assembly

Persistent and collaborative advocacy by local government will be needed to keep vital infrastructure projects and funding submissions to support growing communities in front of state and Commonwealth...

Have your say on the Active Transport Corridor from Glenvale to the Toowoomba CBD Investigation

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is in the early stages of investigating options to provide an additional active transport route in line with the Downs South West Principal Cycle Network Plan. This c...

Heavy metal music scene focus of Crows Nest Gallery exhibition 

A photographic exhibition capturing the adventures, life and colour of the heavy rock and metal music scene is on display at the Crows Nest Gallery. Toowoomba photographer Makenzie Towson’s exhibit...

Entries open for TRAG’s nationally recognised Contemporary Wearables ’23 Biennial Jewellery Award, Exhibition

Entries are open for Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery’s (TRAG) nationally recognised Contemporary Wearables ’23 Biennial Jewellery Award and Exhibition. Toowoomba Region Mayor Paul Antonio said the...

Service to commemorate 81st anniversary of 25th Battalion’s Spring Bluff departure

A special commemorative service will be held at Spring Bluff station on Friday, March 17, 2023 to remember the 1000 brave soldiers who left the station at night on their way to serve in World War II. ...

Council to consider electoral arrangements

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has asked for a report to consider moving from undivided to divided or multi-member divided electoral arrangements. While any proposal to make amendments would first ...

Controlled right turns for signalised intersections

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) will continue moving towards fully controlled right turn movements at all of its signalised intersections. In making the decision at the Ordinary Meeting of Council o...

Toowoomba Creative Industry Summit to explore sector’s future

Toowoomba Region creative practitioners, entrepreneurs and representatives from arts organisations will examine the arts sector’s current and future trends at a Toowoomba Creative Industry Summit at...

Three Echoes Desert Art national exhibition to open at Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery

  A national art exhibition is set to open this week at the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery with Three Echoes – Western Desert Art, set to open to the public on Saturday 4 March 2023. Curated ...

TRC approves two new eateries for Wilsonton precinct

The growing retail and commercial precinct in Wilsonton is set to expand with Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) conditionally approving new food outlets for the area. At a Special Meeting of Council t...