Winners announced for 2022 Waste Management Facilities Garden Competition

The winners of the 2022 Toowoomba Region Waste Management Facilities Garden Competition have been announced with some outstanding entries in this year’s awards. Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) Wat...

International Street Fiesta to enliven Queens Park in October

Toowoomba’s Queens Park will be transformed into laneways bustling with roving performers and aromas from enticing food stalls for the inaugural International Street Fiesta on Saturday, October 15, ...

Exhibition triple treat heralds Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery’s re-opening on September 10, 2022

A triple treat exhibition program and free family activities herald Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery’s re-opening from Saturday, September 10, 2022. Toowoomba Regional Council Library and Cultural Se...

TRC repairing flood-damaged roads, finalising major reconstruction works funding submissions

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is giving top priority to repairing roads that were badly damaged in three State-declared disaster events, (including up to seven floods in many areas of the Region) d...

Indigenous artists weave stories into exhibits at Crows Nest Gallery

Artworks from three Indigenous artists are featured in the latest exhibition, Our Stories, Our Culture, Our Country, which is on display at Crows Nest Gallery until September 18, 2022. The exhibition...

Toowoomba set to commemorate 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Milne Bay

Toowoomba is set to commemorate one of the most important battles in Australia’s World War II history on Saturday in remembrance of the Battle of Milne Bay. The 25th/49th Battalion will participate...

TRC studies win Qld landscape architecture excellence award, off to October national final

A love for Toowoomba and its diverse array of natural and urban places was at the heart of the Toowoomba Regional Landscape and Urban Character Study and a Regional Scenic Amenity Study which were rec...

TRC progressing future of Jondaryan Woolshed

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has committed to a further analysis of the benefits and risks associated with a variety of operating models for the Jondaryan Woolshed. The analysis will be presented ...

TRC, LGI inspect cost-saving generator for energy re-use project at Wetalla wastewater treatment plant

Toowoomba Regional Council’s (TRC) ambitious and cost-saving plan to power most of the city’s wastewater treatment plant with gas captured from the city’s nearby landfill is a step closer to rea...

TRC removes red tape to aid housing supply

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) today (August 16) endorsed seeking Ministerial approval to remove regulations to aid new housing supply. TRC Planning and Development Committee chair Cr Megan O’Har...

Mt Kynoch WTP upgrade to secure supply

Work to upgrade the Mt Kynoch Water Treatment Plant will help to secure and improve the reliability of the water supply for Toowoomba and surrounding areas. Water and Waste Committee Chair Cr Rebecca...

TRC calls for contributions to Arts and Cultural Strategy

Community members across the Toowoomba Region are invited to join workshops which will shape Toowoomba Regional Council’s (TRC) new Arts and Cultural Strategy. TRC Library and Cultural Services por...

Mayor Antonio calls on Queensland Government to decide New Acland project’s future

Toowoomba Region Mayor Paul Antonio last week sent a letter to the Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Minister for Resources Scott Stewart calling on the Queensland Government to make a deci...

Smart Parking begins

Smart Parking in the Toowoomba CBD has been switched on, with paid parking recommencing.TRC Infrastructure Committee Portfolio Leader Cr Melissa Taylor welcomed the new technology which will allow res...

TRC seeking feedback on interim amendment to the Local Government Infrastructure Plan

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) this month (July 19, 2022) endorsed working on an interim amendment to the Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP), which deals with required local infrastructure ...

InStudio InSights exhibition at Crows Nest Gallery

Artworks from participating artists in the 2022 InStudio Art Trail will be featured in a new exhibition, InStudio InSights, at Crows Nest Gallery from July 27 to August 21, 2022. The exhibition is a ...

New Council training program to provide pathway to jobs

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is calling for expressions of interest for the new in-house casual and temporary employment pool (TEMPO Pool). TRC Finance and Business Strategy Committee Chair Cr Ge...

Funding the Bridge Street Quarry

Transforming the former Bridge Street Quarry into an international tourist destination is a vision Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) will continue to pitch. With rehabilitation of the site ongoing, Br...

Have your say on E-scooters and E-bikes

Residents are encouraged to have their say on a six-month trial for an e-scooter and e-bike hire scheme in Toowoomba. With community engagement on the project now open, Toowoomba Regional Council Inf...

Council completes Pandemic Response Investment Program

When the Covid-19 pandemic first emerged, Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) approved a raft of economic relief options, including a $125 rate concession for residents, a rent relief package, free parki...