Toowoomba Region continues to spearhead cultural exchange

Toowoomba Region continues to be a hub for cultural exchange opportunities shown by a recent visit from students of our Sister City of Paju.   Last month, 15 students from across different ...

TRC community grant funding applications open until March 1, 2025

Applications are open for Toowoomba Regional Council’s (TRC) latest round of community support grants. TRC Community Development, Facilities and Tourism portfolio spokesperson Cr James O’Shea sai...

Community Economic Development grants to aid regional town growth

The sustainability and growth of regional towns is in the spotlight with applications open for Toowoomba Regional Council’s (TRC) latest round of Community Economic Development grants. TRC Economic...

Brookstead’s Melrose Road Bridge Project officially opened

The Melrose Road Bridge replacement project across the North Branch of the Condamine River was officially opened today (Thursday, January 30, 2025), providing a significant upgrade for a key rural rou...

TRC seeking feedback on updated Central Highfields Master Plan

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is inviting residents to have their say on updates made to the Central Highfields Master Plan. The original Master Plan, which is for the Council-owned land at the co...

UniSQ Biomedical Sciences student awarded 2025 W. H. Groom Scholarship

Zachary Vellacott, a third year University of Southern Queensland Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (Medicine Pathway) student, has been awarded the Toowoomba Region’s 2025 W. H. Groom Centenary of To...

TRC honours 2025 Australia Day award recipients

Today’s 2025 Australia Day awards are presented to groups or citizens who have made an outstanding contribution to the Toowoomba Region community. The following list includes the 2025 Toowoomba Reg...

Supercars champion Will Brown receives Keys to the City

Toowoomba’s Will Brown is the reigning Australian Supercars champion and the latest recipient of Toowoomba Regional Council’s top civic honour, who is as comfortable working in his family’s car ...

TRC urges residents to take precautions during extreme heat

Toowoomba Regional Council is advising residents to take sensible precautions to guard against the worst effects of the extreme heat that is forecast across the Region and much of Queensland in the co...

Have your say on concept plans for Smithfield Park, Harristown

Residents are invited to have their say on the development of a concept plan for Smithfield Park, Harristown in Toowoomba, as part of the park’s upgrade to a District Recreation Park. Toowoomba Reg...

Mayor McDonald highlights TRC’s key opportunities for 2025

2025 is shaping as a year of opportunities for the Toowoomba Region. Toowoomba Region Mayor Cr Geoff McDonald highlighted several projects that will be top priorities in the coming year, including: ...

TRC closes picnic area below the Cooby Dam spillway as a precaution

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) today (Friday, January 10, 2025) closed the picnic area below the Cooby Dam spillway as a precaution, given the forecast for continuing wet weather. Toowoomba Region ...

TRC reminding supporters to lodge submissions backing RASQ’s Olympic, Paralympic bid by January 10

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is reminding organisations or individuals to lodge their submissions in support of the Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland’s (RASQ) bid to stage 2032 Olympic an...

Aurora Elwell’s Crows Nest Gallery exhibition captures desire through clay

Ceramic artist Aurora Elwell explores human desire in her exhibition, The Body Vessel: Desire, which will be displayed at Crows Nest Gallery from January 8 to February 9, 2025. The Body Vessel: Desir...

New Year’s Eve Celebrations in the Region

Residents are invited to celebrate the beginning of the new year by joining in on some of the Region’s beloved New Year’s Eve traditions. The Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) hosts yearly celebra...

Safer Toowoomba Regional Partnerships Pitches to the Minister for Police

Safer Toowoomba Regional Partnerships Incorporated (STRP) this week pitched its willingness to participate in any state initiatives to improve community health and safety during a meeting with Queensl...

Picnic Point’s Firetail & Fantail Walks re-open marking completion of 2022 Flood Recovery Program landslip works

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has re-opened the Firetail and Fantail Walks at Picnic Point on Toowoomba’s eastern escarpment following the completion of restoration works. Toowoomba Region Mayor...

Nikola Stepanov steps down as Toowoomba Regional Council Planning and Development General Manager

Dr Nikola Stepanov has resigned as General Manager Planning and Development Services with her final day for Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) on 17 January 2025. Beginning her new role in February 202...

Minister for Police and Toowoomba Regional Council Mayor Reinforce Importance of Staying Safe on Our Roads

The Queensland Minister for Police and Emergency Services Daniel Purdie today (Monday, December 23, 2024) joined Toowoomba Region Mayor Cr Geoff McDonald to issue a special plea for motorists to take ...

Mayor encourages Queenslanders to get behind Toowoomba Equestrian bid

Toowoomba Region Mayor Geoff McDonald is encouraging all Queenslanders to get behind the Toowoomba Region’s push to host Equestrian sports as part of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. ...