The Latest Breaking News from Toowoomba

Queensland to trial GPS trackers for child offenders as young as 15 in Toowoomba

Expansion to include 15-year-olds is part of a suite of measures to crack down on youth crime, including making breach of bail an offence for children

The Guardian - AU · Feb 24, 2023

Southern Queensland tourist area known for its beauty in need of reputation overhaul after violent crimes

After a domestic terrorist attack, sieges, stabbings and shootings, Southern Queensland is looking to clean up its recent reputation as a crime hotspot.

ABC News · Feb 23, 2023

Media companies lose bid to name high-profile man charged with Queensland rape

Toowoomba magistrate rules media will have to adhere to Queensland laws that prevent naming him before he’s committed to stand trial

The Guardian - AU · Feb 22, 2023

Teenager allegedly stabbed short distance from where Toowoomba crime forum was held

Police have arrested three teenagers after an 18-year-old man was allegedly stabbed a short distance from where a packed crime forum was held a day earlier.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2023

Toowoomba community tells of robberies, threats and fear to leave home as police commissioner acknowledges crime spike

Harrowing stories of Queensland pensioners being mugged at ATMs, youths roaming the streets with machetes and children being too scared to leave home have been aired at a town hall meeting.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2023

‘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

The Guardian - AU · Feb 15, 2023

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

The Guardian - AU · Feb 15, 2023

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.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2023

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.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2023

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.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2023