Have your say on concept plans for Smithfield Park, Harristown

Residents are invited to have their say on the development of a concept plan for Smithfield Park, Harristown in Toowoomba, as part of the park’s upgrade to a District Recreation Park. Toowoomba Reg...

Residents invited to TRC’s 2025 Australia Day events on January 26

Toowoomba Region residents are invited to attend Toowoomba Regional Council’s (TRC) 2025 civic Australia Day award presentations and celebrations on Sunday, January 26. (*See event listings below) ...

Mayor McDonald highlights TRC’s key opportunities for 2025

2025 is shaping as a year of opportunities for the Toowoomba Region. Toowoomba Region Mayor Cr Geoff McDonald highlighted several projects that will be top priorities in the coming year, including: ...

TRC closes picnic area below the Cooby Dam spillway as a precaution

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) today (Friday, January 10, 2025) closed the picnic area below the Cooby Dam spillway as a precaution, given the forecast for continuing wet weather. Toowoomba Region ...

TRC reminding supporters to lodge submissions backing RASQ’s Olympic, Paralympic bid by January 10

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is reminding organisations or individuals to lodge their submissions in support of the Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland’s (RASQ) bid to stage 2032 Olympic an...

Aurora Elwell’s Crows Nest Gallery exhibition captures desire through clay

Ceramic artist Aurora Elwell explores human desire in her exhibition, The Body Vessel: Desire, which will be displayed at Crows Nest Gallery from January 8 to February 9, 2025. The Body Vessel: Desir...

New Year’s Eve Celebrations in the Region

Residents are invited to celebrate the beginning of the new year by joining in on some of the Region’s beloved New Year’s Eve traditions. The Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) hosts yearly celebra...

Safer Toowoomba Regional Partnerships Pitches to the Minister for Police

Safer Toowoomba Regional Partnerships Incorporated (STRP) this week pitched its willingness to participate in any state initiatives to improve community health and safety during a meeting with Queensl...

Picnic Point’s Firetail & Fantail Walks re-open marking completion of 2022 Flood Recovery Program landslip works

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has re-opened the Firetail and Fantail Walks at Picnic Point on Toowoomba’s eastern escarpment following the completion of restoration works. Toowoomba Region Mayor...

Nikola Stepanov steps down as Toowoomba Regional Council Planning and Development General Manager

Dr Nikola Stepanov has resigned as General Manager Planning and Development Services with her final day for Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) on 17 January 2025. Beginning her new role in February 202...

Minister for Police and Toowoomba Regional Council Mayor Reinforce Importance of Staying Safe on Our Roads

The Queensland Minister for Police and Emergency Services Daniel Purdie today (Monday, December 23, 2024) joined Toowoomba Region Mayor Cr Geoff McDonald to issue a special plea for motorists to take ...

TRC seeking feedback on proposed new Subordinate Local Law

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is calling for public feedback on the proposed replacement Subordinate Local Law No. 1.15 (Carrying Out Works on a Road or Interfering with a Road or its Operation) 20...

Mayor encourages Queenslanders to get behind Toowoomba Equestrian bid

Toowoomba Region Mayor Geoff McDonald is encouraging all Queenslanders to get behind the Toowoomba Region’s push to host Equestrian sports as part of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. ...

School Holiday Boredom? Never.

Over the school holiday period, from 14 December 2024 to 28 January 2025, there are a multitude of events happening across the Toowoomba Region aimed at beating school holiday boredom. Outlined below ...

Entries open for TRAG’s nationally recognised Contemporary Wearables ’25 Biennial Jewellery Award, Exhibition

Entries are open for Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery’s (TRAG) nationally recognised Contemporary Wearables ’25 Biennial Jewellery Award and Exhibition. Toowoomba Region Mayor Cr Geoff McDonald sai...

Perseverance Dam spilling as wet weather impacts Toowoomba Region

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is keeping a close watch on the current weather situation with Perseverance Dam currently spilling due to continued wet weather across the Region. Toowoomba Region De...

You May Take a Holiday but Road Safety Never Should

This time of year is a busy one on our roads and as we wind down it is important we remember to stay safe. This is a simple message, but unfortunately it is one that is often lost. The latest Queensl...

TRC’s essential services operating across Christmas-New Year closure

Toowoomba Regional Council’s essential services will continue to operate across the Christmas and New Year holiday period. Council operations will officially be closed between 5pm on Tuesday, Decem...

Floodway replacement works at Brimblecombe Road, Wellcamp starting in mid-January 2025 as part of Betterment program

Floodway replacement works are set to commence in mid-January 2025 at the Dry Creek crossing on Brimblecombe Road, Wellcamp, west of Toowoomba, weather permitting. Toowoomba Regional Council Construc...

How You Can Make a Difference in Our Multicultural Community

The Toowoomba Regional Council is seeking up to 13 committee members to join the Multicultural Advisory Committee (MAC). As a committee member, you will provide support, recommendations and advice to ...