Toowoomba News

• The ATSB found the crash was "entirely preventable".

  The investigation found a known pressurisation default was the cause of the fatal crash.

• Triple-fatal plane crash caused by well-known, long-standing defect, report finds

  A plane crash that killed three people in outback Queensland was "entirely preventable" and was caused by a well-known, long-standing defect which operators failed to report, a transport safety investigation has found.

• RAAF pilot accused of wife's murder charged with breaching bail

  A Queensland man accused of murdering his wife and staging a lawnmower accident as a cover-up has been charged with breaching his strict bail conditions.

• Renewed push for 'most critical water project in modern Queensland history'

  Momentum is building behind plans for a long-discussed dam in Queensland, but doubts still cloud its future.

• Cool conditions persist as rain clears in Queensland's north

  After a wet start to the week rain is expected to ease in Queensland's north, but lower-than-average temperatures will continue throughout the state.

• After 50 years this Queensland-designed steam train is back on the rails

  The BB18 1/4 1037 steam locomotive, now named Peter Ford, is on the rails again after more than 25 years of volunteer restoration work in Mackay and Toowoomba.

• Relief ahead for Queensland as big chill to give way to milder weather

  The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast minimum temperatures will generally move back towards average in most of the state tomorrow with possible rain in parts of the north.

• Refugee turned rapper inspires next generation of filmmakers

  A refugee-turned-rapper teams up with a school of fine art to give young people from the bush a chance to kickstart careers in filmmaking.

• The making of Youngmoze 'Enter The Game' music video

  Students from the McGregor Art School in Toowoomba pitched, filmed and edited this video for emerging local rapper Youngmoze. Supplied: Youngmoze

• Brisbane temperature hits 23-year low as winter chill continues

  Brisbane wakes to its coldest June morning since 2002, as the cold snap continues across south-east Queensland.

• Driver jailed for deadly crash in stolen car during police pursuit

  Kyaharlem Hazard, 21, had been on parole for six days when the crash occurred in a Toowoomba suburb in 2023. His passenger, Heidi Riding, died at the scene.

• Woman allegedly lured PNG nationals to Australia with fake scholarships

  Police allege the 56-year-old woman forced 15 people to work on farms against their will instead of receiving the education they had been promised.

• Queensland's great weather divide — warm north versus freezing south

  The weather divide between Queensland's north and south sharpens as cold temperatures set in below the Tropic of Capricorn.

• Man involved in 'terrifying' petrol fire attack jailed for nine years

  A judge says he considered the need to protect the community while sentencing a 28-year-old who doused another man in petrol outside a Toowoomba hotel.

• Stock Hotel fire attack CCTV

  Jordan Moore retreated into the Stock Hotel in Toowoomba for help after being set on fire in September 2023.

• Cool Queensland start as temperatures fall way below average

  Queenslanders are in for more cold weather as minimum temperatures across the state remain below average.

• Below-average temperatures to remain across much of Queensland

  A deep low weather system off the coast of NSW is reducing temperatures and leading to possible frost across most of Queensland today.

• Uncle jailed over tragic death of 6yo boy on remote highway

  Jessie Dennis was driving a ute with his young nephew in the front seat when it rolled, leaving the boy trapped in the path of oncoming traffic.

• 'Hermit' with sexual interest in children had eisteddfod times on fridge

  A man who had been accessing child exploitation material since before the birth of the internet had a spreadsheet on his fridge detailing children's events, a court has heard.  

• Snake bite victims urged to seek help regardless of what type they think it is

  A coroner this week has been looking into whether there should be more education about snake bites after 11-year-old Tristian Frahm died when he didn't get medical assistance.

• Frosty start for southern Queenslanders with temps around zero

  Queenslanders in the southern part of the state are waking up to another frosty morning on Friday, but warmer temperatures are on the horizon. 

• Queensland College of Wine Tourism rescued from closure

  Business leaders will work to ensure the Queensland College of Wine Tourism will thrive after months of uncertainty about its future. 

• Cold front brings frost to southern Queensland

  Icy temperatures are forecast for parts of southern Queensland, with the rest of the state also preparing for cooler weather.

• Family 'haunted' by questions after boy's snakebite death

  A coronial inquest has been told an 11-year-old Queensland boy would likely have survived a fatal snakebite if he had received medical treatment.

• Drought delivers 8 per cent cut to grain production estimates

  With this year's winter grain crop planted, ABARES estimates drought and dry conditions in SA, Victoria and NSW will see lower harvest totals this summer.