Toowoomba News

• Early taste of spring for Queensland before 'wintry' weather returns

  Warm and sunny conditions are expected across most of Queensland for the final week of winter, but the warmer temperatures are set to bring elevated fire dangers.

• Paws, play and TikTok fame, it's the happiest bus ride in Australia

  Sitting in their usual seats, the dogs' excitement is palpable as they head to a doggy daycare park where, amid the canine capers, they are changing the lives of people living with disability and loneliness. 

• These biscuits are gluten-free but can't be sold with that label

  Oats uncontaminated by gluten are sold by a small Queensland business in partnership with a West Australian farmer, but their products can't be labelled gluten-free.

• Good Oats: Uncontaminated oats for gluten intolerance

  Oats do not contain gluten but can be easily cross-contaminated during growing and processing. A range of oat-based food has been created using Australian grown oats from an uncontaminated environment.

• Relief on the way after double average rainfall for August in parts of Qld

  A sunny weekend is forecast for much of the state, after parts of south-east Queensland receive double the average rainfall for August.

• Drivers die in horror two-truck crash on Queensland's D'Aguilar Highway

  Emergency services were called to the D'Aguilar Highway at Nukku, west of Blackbutt, following reports of a head-on crash between a fuel tanker and a heavy rigid transport truck at 5:45am today.

• Heavy rain headed for south-east Queensland

  After a warm and clear start to the week, cold and wet weather will begin drenching parts of Queensland from today.

• Geoscience Australia deploying temporary seismometers to measure earthquake aftershocks

  A magnitude-5.6 quake struck inland from the Sunshine Coast on Saturday morning, with tremors felt as far north as Rockhampton and as far south as Glen Innes in New South Wales.

• Mr Crawford appeared at the Toowoomba Magistrates Court on August 18

  Mr Crawford appeared at the Toowoomba Magistrates Court on August 18

• Former RAAF pilot accused of murdering wife cleared of bail curfew breach

  Robert Crawford, who is accused of murdering his wife Frances, has been cleared of a breach of bail, relating to a night curfew.

• New map reveals deadliest crash hotspots as experts, families demand action

  The RACQ calls for urgent government reform as Queensland Road Safety Week begins, with 2025 on track to be one of the most dangerous years for drivers.  

• Thongs the only requirement at this bush weekender turned nudist haven

  When you think of nudism, you might picture postcard-perfect beaches or serene forests. But what about swathes of rugged Queensland bush, where the only neighbours are cattle herds and coal mines?

• 'Lucky' magnitude-5.6 quake 'didn't hit closer to towns', seismologist says

  Geoscience Australia is reporting the earthquake was centred roughly 250 kilometres north of Brisbane. 

• Queensland police wait nearly four years for DNA results in murder case

  The case against a Darling Downs man charged with the murder of his mother-in-law faces ongoing extensive delays in the wake of a Queensland DNA lab scandal. 

• Unseasonal hail falls across south-east Queensland

  Thunderstorms dump hail across south-east Queensland on Thursday afternoon, but the BoM says it should be a fine weekend.

• Horse herpesvirus found in two Queensland regions

  A rare neurological form of equine herpesvirus that can cause pregnant mares to abort foals is detected around Townsville and Toowoomba.

• Jury finds man not guilty of murder after an hour of deliberation

  Dale Joram Edward Hamilon, from Queensland's Western Downs, walks free after a Supreme Court jury clears him of murder and manslaughter.

• New York Stock Exchange-listed company linked to illicit tobacco trade

  A New York Stock Exchange listed ATM company is the latest to be found to have links to the illicit tobacco trade, and a fraudster, after an ABC investigation into how private ATM suppliers are oiling the industry.

• Epic trek drives 1,670 head of cattle over 770km for a good cause

  The Great Australian Charity Cattle Drive has plenty in common with the droves of years gone by: it's about making sure people get fed. 

• Child's death drives churches to call out cult-like behaviour

  A campaign to educate people about the dangers of coercive control and cults begins in southern Queensland following the death of an eight-year-old girl.

• Driver dies after truck crashes into retirement village unit

  A truck driver has died after a crash into a Toowoomba retirement village unit.

• Undercover officer placed in cell of man accused of murder, court hears

  A Toowoomba court has heard recordings of Dale Hamilton speaking to an undercover police officer who was placed in his watch house cell.

• Family says hospice provides next best option to dying at home

  Neil Robinson’s complex medical needs made the idea of him dying at home a daunting prospect for his family. Central Queensland's only hospice gave them another option.

• Man accused of murder changed his story to police, court hears

  A Toowoomba court hears Dale Hamilton told police he tried to flee from three men trying to break into his Miles home, days after saying he confronted two men with his dog outside.

• Cooler weather brings year's 'best chance' yet for Queensland snow

  A winter wonderland could eventuate this weekend on the state's Granite Belt, where temperatures are set to plummet.