Curious passers-by stop to see the sunflowers
Take a drive through southern Queensland right now to see the glow of sunflowers.
View ArticleRoma's roadside living souvenirs
A Roma local is spruiking his love of the region's iconic bottle tree from the side of the road. He has set up a stall so everyone can own one of the hardy species.
View ArticleSummer rain brings hope to western Queensland farmers
Many parts of the sunshine state have been drought declared for more than a year, but recent rain has seen some dry creek beds start to flow again.
View ArticleUp close and personal with southern Queensland's megafauna
Big animals generate big smiles at the Cobb and Co Museum as children of all ages unearth local history. The Toowoomba museum is encouraging people to get hands-on with some of the large animals that...
View ArticleToowoomba parks bloom with bonus display
Thanks to summer rains Toowoomba parks that were dry in spring are now lush and green and sporting a 'wardrobe change'.
View ArticleReflections on being Australian
Underneath the region's largest flagpole, southern Queenslanders share their thoughts on what it means to be an Aussie.
View ArticleMelon festival makes a splash in Chinchilla
Organisers estimate 15,000 people descended on the small Darling Downs town of Chinchilla at the weekend to celebrate all things melon-related.
View ArticleCelebrating the Chinese New Year down on the farm
Every year is the year of the sheep and year of the goat at Helen Darlington's property in southern Queensland.
View ArticleSecond-hand comics throw collector a lifeline
Colin Scrivener has collected comics for most of his life and has found second hand shops a valuable treasure trove.
View ArticleDear Brisbane, if you host the 2028 Olympics southern Queensland can help out
If Brisbane hosts a future Olympic Games surrounding towns want a piece of the action to make the event quintessentially 'Queensland'.
View ArticleWelcome to the Oscars of the bush
A week after Hollywood's night of nights, cotton growers in south-western Queensland have taken to their own red carpet to celebrate farming successes during a tough year on the land.
View ArticleOld cars are a family passion for Toowoomba hot rodders
For the Twidale family, the family that hot rods together stays together.
View ArticleFirst pictures from the new-look Garnet Lehmann park in Toowoomba
After months of protests, followed by heavy machinery work, the wraps are almost ready to come off the Garnet Lehmann Park detention basin project in Toowoomba.
View ArticleLuck of the Irish for family flagpole struck by lightning
Thomas Murphy is feeling lucky, even though his car won't start, after the flagpole next to his home - proudly flying a green 'Happy St Patrick's Day' flag - was struck by lightning during storms that...
View ArticleFive things you might not know about Nanango's Ringsfield House
Ringsfield House is more than just a large Queenslander, it has a link to thousands of people in the South Burnett, and home to many stories of the sunshine state's fourth oldest town.
View ArticleRobert Brownhall turns his attention, and brush, to Toowoomba scenes
Famous for his streetscapes, Robert Brownhall's current exhibition focuses on Toowoomba, a regional city he describes as a great subject.
View ArticleAviation buffs out in force for Oakey fly-in
Plane spotters came from all directions to catch a glimpse of rare planes and helicopters at the Oakey Army Museum fly-in on the Darling Downs on the weekend.
View ArticlePhoto exhibition captures the power and emotion of Anzac Day services
For the past 30 years members of the Toowoomba Photographic Society (TPS) have captured images at Anzac Day commemoration services throughout southern Queensland. This week they have decided to share...
View ArticleArchitect hopes if they rebuild it, people will return to the Toowoomba CBD
With cranes dotting the skyline, Toowoomba is no stranger to development, but a local architect hopes the newest development proposal will help uncover the forgotten beauty of its buildings.
View ArticleEasterfest 2015 in pictures: 'An incredible ride'
A rainy Easter may have kept crowd numbers down and put the future of the annual music festival in Toowoomba at risk, but according to organisers the three day event was "amazing".
View ArticleFirst Coat 2015: works in progress
Street artists converged on the regional Queensland city of Toowoomba on the weekend for its second annual street art festival.
View ArticleFirst Coat just the start for one Toowoomba business owner
Hazel Johnstone was so pleased with the mural painted on the side of her building in the Toowoomba CBD during the First Coat street art festival, she invited the artist back to paint more.
View ArticleHunting dogs go feral for embattled bilbies
It is a case of hunters hunting hunters as two English springer spaniels are on a mission to rid the bilby enclosure in south western Queensland of feral cats.
View ArticleQueensland's worst traffic light runners revealed
Official traffic figures reveal the areas of Queensland which have the highest rates of drivers running red and yellow traffic lights.
View ArticleThe day Chinchilla went to Ilfracombe to help in the drought
The small town of Chinchilla in southern Queensland has extended a helping hand to Ilfracombe in the west of the state, with a convoy travelling hundreds of kilometres to bring hay, groceries and...
View ArticleCould Paris' love lock loss become Toowoomba's gain?
Toowoomba is already known as the garden city and a local locksmith thinks it could become known as the city of love if 'love locks' keep popping up in a local park.
View ArticlePeanut pillow production party for premmie babies
Four times a year, around a table filled with conversation and laughs, a group of Toowoomba women gather to make tiny pillows for tiny babies.
View ArticleRemembering the Goondiwindi Grey
"He's forever there in my mind," says Bill Bishop. "It's a wonderful memory alright."
View ArticleHighway sight to see as last church removed from Acland
The truck driver carting the former Anglican church out of Acland says he hasn't said any extra prayers because of his holy cargo, but hopes no one cursed him on the highway as he drove the...
View ArticleToowoomba love lock fence to be replaced with 'hitching rail' for city lovers
Love locks in Toowoomba will face the same fate as those in Paris as the local council plans to replace the fence hundreds of padlocks are attached to. But there is a 'plan b' for local lovers.
View ArticleArchaeologists uncover secrets of long-lost Toowoomba conservatory
Toowoomba city gardeners are busy in Queens Park planting flowers for the upcoming Carnival of Flowers, but there is digging of a different kind in the park this week as a team of archaeologists hope...
View ArticleToowoomba firefighters awarded humanitarian service medals
Three Toowoomba firefighters have been recognised for their humanitarian work following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
View ArticleToowoomba winter wind vs crane crews
The cold winds from the Antarctic vortex had southern Queensland rugged up, and the crane crews in the city's CBD staying on the ground.
View Article'Coldest day of the year' no deterrent for Toowoomba exercisers
The Bureau of Meteorology forecast the coldest morning of the year today, but that didn't stop Toowoomba exercisers from rugging up and getting on with it.
View ArticleWarwick yarn bombers create the 'woollow tree'
When the temperatures drop in southern Queensland yarn bombers descend on Warwick for the annual Jumpers and Jazz festival. This year the centrepiece is a work created by 80 knitters dubbed the...
View ArticleRecycled plastic has second life as tree art in Warwick
Milk bottles, plastic bags and electrical wire bound for the rubbish tip have been given a second life as part of Warwick's Jumpers and Jazz in July festival.
View ArticleReturn of the yarn as Warwick's CBD trees 'rug up' for winter
The director of the Warwick Art Gallery says this year's Jumpers and Jazz in July festival has seen a return of knitting and crochet works as trees in the CBD don artistic works to celebrate the cold...
View ArticleToowoomba honours avid runner Roger Guard a year after MH17 disaster
Family and friends have gathered in a Toowoomba park to unveil 'Roger Guard Lane' named after the avid runner and popular doctor who was killed along with his wife Jill twelve months ago in the MH17...
View Article110 years of photography in the garden city
Members of the Toowoomba Photographic Society are celebrating their 110th anniversary. President John Stewart says the garden city has provided wonderful inspiration and subject material for more than...
View ArticleRare grass discovered in Toowoomba park now used in new park development
A Toowoomba-based environmental scientist says finding a small population of a threatened grass in the middle of the city was exciting, as is the process of conserving it in another park.
View ArticleVariety Bash charity road trip takes off from Cairns
For the first time in 10 years, the annual Queensland Variety Bash has departed from Cairns.
View ArticleWhen art and science collide
A Toowoomba artist says art has a valuable part to play in helping understand scientific concepts.
View ArticleRockets soar as Space Pilots celebrate 50 years
Toowoomba's Space Pilots club prides itself as the oldest model rocketry club in the world. Past and present members have returned to the paddock where the club has launched many rockets to celebrate...
View ArticleNational Op Shop Week: 'It's become a way of life'
The message from volunteers at Toowoomba's largest op shop is that buying second-hand clothes is 'for everybody'.
View Article500 bikes vs 500 kilometres of southern Queensland roads
Cyclists have converged on the Darling Downs for the annual Cycle Queensland tour. They have become experts on our back roads, riding past road trains, and dodging cranky magpies.
View ArticleStep inside Toowoomba's coffee van classroom
The brightly painted Chill'n Beanz trailer is not just another place to score a shot of caffeine in Toowoomba, it is also a place for young people to learn skills and confidence all during school hours.
View ArticleToowoomba's ABC garden winners of 2015
Congratulations to the winners of the ABC categories in the 2015 Toowoomba Chronicle Carnival of Flowers Garden Competition.
View ArticleA day in the life of Toowoomba's grand champion gardeners
After 25 years of entering Toowoomba's Carnival of Flowers garden competition, two 72-year olds have won grand champion.
View ArticleArt exhibition celebrates human form after breast cancer
A hospital corridor is not where you would normally find an art exhibition, but Busted is not a normal exhibition.
View ArticleThe faces of Toowomba that capture a changing city
Amidst the reflections of cars and signs in the Toowoomba CBD, 12 faces of residents have appeared in empty shop fronts to celebrate the diversity of people who call the garden city home.
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