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...

TRC adopts strong plan to secure future of Central Highfields

*Update 18/11/25* - The Central Highfields Masterplan was unanimously adopted by Councillors at the Ordinary Meeting of Council on Tuesday 18 November, 2025. Toowoomba Regional Council has recommende...

Nobby invited to have a conversation with Councillors

Toowoomba Regional Council is inviting the Nobby community to have a conversation with Councillors about their ideas and aspirations for the town and surrounding area. Toowoomba Region Mayor Geoff Mc...

Community hubs, extended waste facility hours, to help Toowoomba Region residents after recent severe storms

Several community hubs will open this week to assist Toowoomba Region residents impacted by recent severe storms. The hubs have been announced as part of a number of initiatives to help residents get...

TRC joins campaign to ‘Honour, Remember and Protect’ road workers

Toowoomba Regional Council is joining other road safety organisations in the campaign to honour, remember, and protect road workers for National Road Safety Week. This Sunday, November 9, is ‘Road ...

Work underway on Haden-Crows Nest Road upgrade

A vital rural road in the Toowoomba Region is set for a significant upgrade thanks to joint funding from Toowoomba Regional Council and the Queensland Government’s Transport Infrastructure Developme...

Toowoomba Region smart water meter app hits 10,000 downloads

Toowoomba Regional Council’s smart water meter project has hit another milestone recently with 10,000 downloads of the app which assists residents to track their household water consumption. TRC’...

Clean-up continues across Toowoomba Region from severe storms

The orange SES army has been out in force helping residents across the Toowoomba Region to clean-up and make their homes safe following the weekend’s severe storms which impacted the region.   ...