Toowoomba Mayor calls for Summit to keep Inland Rail on track

Toowoomba Regional Council Mayor Paul Antonio has announced that the inaugural Inland Rail Summit will be held in Toowoomba in September this year. It will be officially hosted by the Toowoomba and S...

Everyday cyclists encourage others to make the switch

Does arriving at work each day feeling energised sound too good to be true? According to Toowoomba resident Susie, it all starts with one small change. Susie made the switch from car to bike for her ...

Eidecan Returns Battle of the Bands ready to hit the stage

Some of Toowoomba’s most exciting young musicians are warming up to hit the stage at Toowoomba State High School as part of the Battle of the Bands this Friday 17 June. Hosted by Regional Youth Lea...

Council calls for detail on water pipeline

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) Mayor Paul Antonio said he would welcome conversations with the State Government to discuss the Toowoomba to Warwick water pipeline. “While we’ve been given updat...

Council committed to bike trail network

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) will look at alternative route opportunities for mountain biking along the escarpment rather than progressing with plans to build trails in Redwood Park. As part of a...

Residential development assistance measures progress for Council’s adoption

Toowoomba Regional Council’s (TRC) Planning and Development Committee today (June 14, 2022) recommended supporting a raft of residential development assistance measures to help the development indus...

TRC adopts $519 million 2022-23 Budget, Operational Plan and Revenue Statement

Toowoomba Regional Council today (June 13) adopted its 2022-23 Budget, Operational Plan and Revenue Statement. Toowoomba Region Mayor Paul Antonio said Council’s $519 million financial plan would m...

TRC progressing with road repairs, assessments in wake of four floods in six months

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is progressing with an extensive road repair and assessment program across the Region in the wake of four declared flood events in the past six months. Toowoomba Regi...

New car park opens at Glenvale State School

The Glenvale State School community will be safer during busy school pick-up times with construction of a new car park now complete. Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said the School Tran...

TRC re-opens Region’s dams

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has today re-opened the Region’s major dams in Cooby (Loveday Cove) and Cressbrook for recreation activities following recent wet weather. TRC Parks and Recreation ...

Approval for Crows Nest service station

A service station, at the corner of the New England Highway and Albert Street in Crows Nest, has been approved by consent between the parties in an appeal to the Planning and Environment Court. Toowo...

TRC, UDIA re-sign Memorandum of Understanding

The Urban Development Institute of Australia Queensland (UDIA) today (June 2, 2022) joined Toowoomba Regional Council to re-sign a key business agreement between the parties. Toowoomba Region Mayor P...

Council launches Indigenous Corporate Uniform

As part of National Reconciliation Week, Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has launched its first ever Indigenous Corporate Uniform. TRC Mayor Paul Antonio said he was proud to be involved in today’...

TRC prepares to re-open Region’s Dams

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is working to re-open the Region’s three dams in Cooby, Cressbrook and Perseverance for recreation activities as soon as practicable following recent wet weather. T...

Toowoomba landfill set for further expansion as TRC accepts project tender

Another major project will soon get underway to expand the Toowoomba landfill site to meet future growth and waste disposal needs of the Region. Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has recently awarded ...

Take Fatality Free Friday pledge to make every day safer on our roads

Zero deaths on Australian roads for one day. That is the annual Fatality Free Friday objective for today’s (May 27, 2022) national road safety campaign. Toowoomba Regional Council today reaffirmed...

Council appoints new General Manager

Ann-Marie Johnston has this week been appointed as the Finance and Business Strategy General Manager at Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC). TRC CEO Brian Pidgeon said Ms Johnston had been successful fo...

Council amends Register of Fees and Charges

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has amended its 2022/23 Register of Fees and Charges. To ensure there is appropriate cost recovery for waste fees, TRC Water and Waste Committee Portfolio Leader Coun...

Toowoomba Region braces for more wet weather

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is asking residents to be extra vigilant as more rain is forecast over the coming days. While the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is predicting more rain, it shouldn’t ...

Smart Parking update - Meter installation program to commence

Smart Parking in Toowoomba’s CBD is a step closer, with the installation of new parking meters to commence later this month. Toowoomba Regional Council Infrastructure Committee Portfolio lead Cr Me...