Toowoomba News

• 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.

• Inquest hears father unaware of 11yo's snakebite before boy died

  A Queensland coronial inquest hears the boy may have "snuck" bourbon from an esky before his death, and his father attributed his sickness to alcohol.

• How Bondi Junction killer fell through cracks in mental health system

  Joel Cauchi stabbed six people dead at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in 2024. For five weeks an inquest has sought to uncover shortcomings that led to that day.

• Councillors resign as they struggle to balance role with full-time work

  Low pay and growing workloads may be forcing country councillors out of the job as they struggle to balance the demands of being a politician while working full-time elsewhere.

• Wet and gloomy start to weekend as winter comes early in Queensland

  As Queenslanders rug up for winter's impending arrival, the weather bureau forecasts a "cloudy, cool and wet" start to the weekend. 

• Alleged Kingaroy gunman set to face court on 30 charges

  A 25-year-old South Burnett man accused of firing shots into a Kingaroy property and sparking a lengthy manhunt is expected to face a Queensland court today.

• Country town shakes its 'drive-through' label with visitor boom

  Roma, in Queensland’s Maranoa region, is capitalising on its outback gateway location by giving tourists plenty of reasons to stay a while.

• 'Melbourne-style' weather on the way for parts of Sunshine State

  Temperatures are set to plummet by mid-week for much of the state, forcing Queenslanders to pull out their winter woollies.

• Farmers to plant record crop equivalent in size to entire UK

  Despite droughts and floods battering Australia, farmers are on track to sow a record area of winter crops, covering a land area equivalent to the United Kingdom.

• Elders show how traditions can lead to environmental restoration

  Thousands of years of First Nations knowledge has been documented to help a community, and those beyond, look after the native environment.