Toowoomba News

• Future of family farm at stake as young farmer opposes quarry

  A young Queensland farmer says his family's property is under threat from a proposed sandstone quarry, but the company behind the project insists there is nothing to fear.

• Queensland police conduct counterterrorism training in shopping centres

  A scenario based on the deadly Bondi Junction shopping centre stabbings in 2024 has been used to test officers as part of specialist counterterrorism training.

• Why this young mum needs to fold 1,300 baskets of washing in three months

  After experiencing postnatal depression, Danica Slack is thinking outside the box to provide for her children. 

• 'Life-changing' virtual chemotherapy helps rural cancer patients

  Cancer patients in Brisbane's rural outskirts have saved thousands of kilometres of travel to access oncology services.

• Farmers claim partial victory after government backflips on gas

  Farmers are claiming a partial victory after the Queensland government backed down on controversial changes to gas mining approvals above a vital underground water source.

• Lifetime ban after bulldog euthanased following severe neglect

  A 67-year-old woman has been banned from owning animals ever again after dogs in her care were found severely neglected in regional Queensland.

• Fraudsters flee waiting media after conviction over industrial espionage

  Two Queensland men are sentenced after pleading guilty to defrauding a major Queensland construction company in an insider plot. 

• Queensland watch houses overcrowded nearly a year after internal review

  The Queensland Police Union says chronic overcrowding is still putting officers and prisoners at risk, despite government pledges to overhaul the system.

• Fears policy change exposes farmers using own gear to fight fires

  More than half of Queensland's volunteer rural fire brigades use privately owned vehicles to fight bushfires, with insurance changes leaving them to question their coverage.

• Bruce Lehrmann makes legal bid for Brittany Higgins documentary footage

  Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has asked a court to order the company behind a film involving Brittany Higgins to hand over raw footage.

• David Littleproud takes on 'parasitic' insurers in the bush

  The MP has referred insurers, which he calls "corporate cancer", to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. 

• El Niño has arrived and it could be the most volatile yet

  El Niño is declared and scientists say the climate change is making its impacts harder to predict.

• 91yo's 'best mate' saved from house fire by quick-thinking police officer

  A fast-acting police officer has saved a feisty Chihuahua from a burning home in the South Burnett. 

• Legendary band Australian Crawl reforms for first time in 40 years

  Australian Crawl will lead a major line-up of classic Australian acts across a run of shows later this year.

• Beekeepers seek solutions as varroa mite destroys colonies

  With many managed colonies under threat from the invasive varroa mite, Queensland beekeepers are trying to find ways to protect their industry.

• Grandfather's fall inspires 20yo student's smart clock invention

  After it took nearly two days for his grandfather to be found following a serious fall, Kai Gould has created a device to connect older people living independently with their loved ones.

• Mystery streak of light from China gives Australians spectacular show

  Some skywatchers describe a silvery or blue-tinted ball of gas that gradually turned red and disappeared.

• Isolated showers tipped for parts of Qld this weekend

  Settled, clear and cool conditions will continue into Queensland's first weekend of winter, with showers brewing from late Sunday.

• Farmers are increasingly embracing change, and it's bringing them hope

  When grazier Matthew Peart took over his family's organic beef operation almost 20 years ago, his pastures were rundown, and the future looked bleak. But now, he's unashamedly optimistic, and a new report suggests he's not alone. 

• Brisbane electrician found not guilty of fatal punch outside country Queensland pub

  A Supreme Court jury in Toowoomba has found Maua Lagaaia not guilty of the unlawful striking causing death of Dalby man Lincoln Hoad.

• Teens charged after man injured in alleged stabbing in Toowoomba shopping centre

  Boys aged 17, 16 and 14 have been charged in relation to an incident involving a knife at a busy southern Queensland shopping centre.

• Beekeepers work quickly to save thousands of bees from highway crash

  A crew of nine beekeepers from across southern Queensland is rushing to save thousands of bees after the truck carrying their hives crashed on the Warrego Highway.

• Man stabbed at busy regional shopping centre, one in custody

  A man in his 20s is being treated for arm injuries after a stabbing in a busy regional Queensland shopping centre.

• Farm profits to dive by 70 per cent as drought and costs bite

  The ABARES report for the June quarter predicts national crop production will fall by more than 20 per cent, with profits down 70 per cent for broadacre farms. 

• Domestic violence survivors rise up to find voice through art

  Dozens of women share their experience of domestic violence through art.