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‘The system’s broken’: police fear vigilantism as Toowoomba residents vent their anger over youth crime

Locals share harrowing stories at sold-out Queensland forum, some admitting they had considered taking the law into their own hands

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Two people injured and one charged after alleged shooting in Toowoomba

Queensland police charge 18-year-old woman with multiple firearm-related offences ahead of community safety forum

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Woman charged after 16-year-old girl shot at Toowoomba hotel with sawn off shotgun

Police charge an 18-year-old woman with multiple firearm-related offences following a shooting at a hotel on Queensland’s Darling Downs.

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Police say teenage girl shot and seriously injured in incident at Toowoomba hotel

The incident occurred at the Oaks Toowoomba Hotel on Tuesday afternoon. Police say a 16-year-old girl has been taken to hospital in a serious condition.

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Large hail, lightning strikes and flash flooding as severe storms hit south-east Queensland after days of hot weather

The Bureau of Meteorology said large hail was observed near Toowoomba and storm warnings extend from the Wide Bay and Burnett including Gayndah and Eidsvold, the Lockyer Valley, Gympie and through to Brisbane City.

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Elderly man who sparked renewed debate of youth crime dies in Queensland hospital

Ministers and police commissioner will attend community forum in Toowoomba as high profile youth crimes put Palaszczuk government under pressure

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Toowoomba man Robert Brown, 75, dies from injuries after alleged assault at taxi rank last week

Robert Brown, 75, is being remembered for his wonderful smile, after he died from injuries suffered when he was allegedly pushed from behind.

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Cheap land, rates relief, high-rise apartments: Country towns innovate to ease housing squeeze

Regional Australia has plenty of cheap land and would-be buyers, but there are few houses for sale, and no builders to make new ones. Here's how some councils are tackling that.

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Three more teens charged over violent Toowoomba robbery

Three more teenagers have been charged after a 75-year-old man was assaulted and robbed in southern Queensland, leaving him with critical injuries.

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Two more teenagers charged over alleged violent robbery of elderly man waiting at Toowoomba taxi rank

The man was taken to hospital in a critical condition after he was allegedly pushed from behind and had his backpack stolen.

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Teenagers face court over alleged taxi-rank attack on elderly Toowoomba man

Police describe an alleged daylight robbery that leaves a disabled man with critical head conditions as "brazen and abhorrent", with two teenagers today facing court over the incident, and more arrests expected to follow.

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Police warn against leaving children in locked cars as south-east Queensland heatwave continues

The 30-year-old woman was taken into custody after police were called to rescue a child left unattended in a Toowoomba shopping centre car park.

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Man, woman and child killed in multi-vehicle crash at Oakey near Toowoomba

A man, woman and one-year-old child have been killed in a multi-vehicle crash west of Toowoomba on the Darling Downs.

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Hot Jupiter exoplanet that fits a year into five days discovered by Toowoomba university

Hundreds of light years away, the hot Jupiter exoplanet has temperatures high enough to melt silver and is orbiting its sun in the length of a working week.

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High-profile man avoids rape case hearing

A high-profile man has not turned up for a court hearing after being charged by Queensland detectives with two counts of raping a young woman in October 2021.

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Car crash murder accused faces court

A Queensland man accused of running down and killing a 55-year-old man on Christmas night, has faced Toowoomba Magistrates Court on multiple charges.

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Millmerran man charged with Christmas Day murder of Russell Klein near Toowoomba

A 30-year-old Millmerran man has been charged after he allegedly drove into the side of a house near Toowoomba on Christmas Day, killing a 55-year-old man.

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Shots fired in six-hour Toowoomba siege as two men face firearms, explosives and drug charges

It is alleged several shots were fired by both police and men inside a suburban apartment complex during the stand-off, with two men taken into custody just before 6pm and charged with multiple offences.

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Elderly woman dies, man injured in Toowoomba unit blaze

An elderly woman has died and a man has been seriously injured after a fire broke out in a unit complex in the city this morning.

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Keita Courtney Martin, one of 14 accused of Elizabeth Struh’s murder, pleads not guilty in Toowoomba court

Keita Courtney Martin is committed to stand trial for the murder of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs on the basis she allegedly aided Elizabeth's parents.

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Native plants a potential saviour for gardeners hoping to avoid spring hayfever sniffles

If you've been sneezing recently, you're not alone. Researchers are warning of a high-pollen season, with native plants a potential saviour.

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How Toowoomba's Wellcamp Airport could boost Richard Branson's space ambitions

A deal to launch rockets from Toowoomba's Wellcamp Airport could give Virgin Orbit a new advantage in the billionaire space race, but others have written the move off as a marketing gimmick.

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Passive houses grow in popularity as homebuyers look for energy efficiency, low environmental impact

With its $60,000 double-glazed windows, this home will be one of Australia's newest passive houses, maintaining a temperature of about 25 degrees Celsius.

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Gardeners happy to swap drought for rainy season as Toowoomba celebrates Carnival of Flowers

Australia's garden city is in full bloom after an unusually cold and wet winter, and gardeners say dealing with La Niña is much more preferable to the drought years.

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Toowoomba deputy mayor Geoff McDonald called out over 'disgraceful' breast 'joke' at cancer charity ball

A breast cancer charity has condemned "disgraceful" and "unpalatable" comments made by Toowoomba deputy mayor Geoff McDonald at a fundraising ball while he was emcee.

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