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Toowoomba (also known as the 'The Garden City') is a city in South East Queensland, Australia. It is located 132 km west of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane, and two hours drive from the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast beaches. With an urban population of 90,199 (ABS 2006 Official Census [2]), Toowoomba is one of Australia's largest provincial cities, and the nation's second-largest inland city after Canberra, the national capital. Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ...
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Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ...
The City of Toowoomba is a local government area in Queensland, approximately 150km west of Brisbane. ...
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Toowoomba North is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. ...
Toowoomba South is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. ...
Cunningham is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. ...
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The Division of Groom is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ...
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Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Anna Bligh (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 28 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $158,506 (3rd...
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Population: 282,645* (2005)[1] (11th) Location: 100 km from Brisbane State District: Caloundra, Maroochydore, Kawana, Noosa, Nicklin Federal Division: Fisher, Fairfax The Sunshine Coast (population 282,645 with up to an additional 50,000 in visitors and seasonal workers) is a coastal region located in South East Queensland, north...
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A university and cathedral city, Toowoomba is famous for holding the Australian Carnival of Flowers each September, and the Australian Gospel Music Festival (AGMF), held annually over the Easter weekend. The Carnival of Flowers highlights Toowoomba's status as Australia's 'Garden City', drawing thousands of tourists each year, who come to see the dazzling display of spring-time colour. Representation of a university class, 1350s. ...
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History -
Toowoomba's colonial history traces back to 1816 when English botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham arrived in Australia from Brazil and in June 1827 discovered 4 million acres (16,000 km²) of rich farming and grazing land bordered on the east by the Great Dividing Range and situated 100 miles (160 km) west of the settlement of Moreton Bay. 13 years later when George and Patrick Leslie established Toolburra Station 56 miles south-west of Toowoomba the first settlers arrived on the Downs and established a township of bark-slab shops called The Springs which was soon renamed Drayton. History of Toowoomba, Queensland // 1800-1820 Toowoombas history can be traced back to 1816 when English botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham arrived in Australia from Brazil where he had been searching for native trees and plant life that would be suitable for the Australian climate. ...
Portait of Allan Cunningham Allan Cunningham (13 July 1791 – 27 June 1839) was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his travels in New South Wales to collect plants. ...
The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range, also known as the Eastern Highlands, is Australias most substantial mountain range. ...
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Towards the end of the 1840s Drayton had grown to the point where it had its own newspaper, general store, trading post and the Royal Bull's Head Inn which was built by William Horton and still stands today. Horton is regarded as the real founder of Toowoomba, although he was not the first man to live there. Drovers and wagon masters spread the news of the new settlement at Toowoomba. By 1858 Toowoomba was growing fast. It had a population of 700, three hotels and many stores. Land selling at £4 an acre (£988/km²) in 1850 was now £150 an acre (£37,000/km²). Governor Bowen granted their wish and a new municipality was proclaimed on 24 November 1860. The first town council election took place on 4 January 1861 and William Henry Groom won. Township in Queensland, Australia. ...
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William Henry Groom arrived in Australia in 1846, a boy of 13 years convicted of embezzlement in England. ...
In 1892 the Under Secretary of Public Land proclaimed Toowoomba and the surrounding areas as a township and in 1904 Toowoomba was declared a city.
Geography
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Toowoomba suburbs on the edge of the range
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The city sits on the crest of the Great Dividing Range, around 700 metres above sea level. A few streets are on the eastern side of the edge of the range, but the majority of the city is west of the divide. The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range, also known as the Eastern Highlands, is Australias most substantial mountain range. ...
The City occupies the edge of the range and the low ridges behind it. Two valleys run north from the southern boundary, each arising from springs either side of Middle Ridge near Spring Street at an altitude of around 680 m. These waterways, East Creek and West Creek flow together just north of the CBD to form Gowrie Creek.
Gowrie Creek drains to the west across the Darling Downs and is a tributary of the Condamine River, part of the Murray-Darling Basin. The water flowing down Gowrie Creek makes its way some 3000 km to the mouth of the Murray River near Adelaide in South Australia. Rain which falls on the easternmost streets of Toowoomba flows east to Moreton Bay a distance of around 170 km. This article is about the region of Queensland, Australia. ...
The Condamine River drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland. ...
Semi-arid grazing country near Burra Creek, South Australia The Murray-Darling Basin being 3430km long, drains one-seventh of the Australian land mass and is currently by far the most significant agricultural area in Australia. ...
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For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ...
Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 11 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $59,819 (5th) - Product per capita $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 1,558,200 (5th) - Density 1. ...
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Climate Toowoomba enjoys four distinct seasons and the rich volcanic soil in the region helps maintain the 150 public parks that are scattered across the city. Jacaranda and Camphor laurel trees line many of the city streets. The city's reputation as 'The Garden City' is highlighted during the Australian Carnival of Flowers festival held in September each year. Deciduous trees from around the world line many of the parks, giving a display of Autumn colour rarely see in Australia, a continent that is almost entirely forested with evergreens. Species See text Jacaranda is a genus of 49 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. ...
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Deciduous means temporary or tending to fall off (deriving from the Latin word decidere, to fall off) and is typically used in reference to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally. ...
Daily maximum temperatures in Toowoomba average 27°Celsius in summer and 16°C in winter. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the highest temperature ever recorded in Toowoomba was 39.3°C, while the lowest was -4.4°C. Winter temperatures seldom go below freezing, however (in a situation unique among Queensland cities) snow has been reported on the higher parts of the city on rare occasions. Light frost will be experienced several nights each winter in the city centre; more often in the western suburbs. Look up C, c in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
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Average annual rainfall, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, is 928 millimetres per year in Toowoomba City. Rainfall in the eastern suburbs along the Great Diving Range nudges 1000 mm per year.
Currently, a combination of below average rainfall and significant population growth has seen temporary water restrictions imposed, including a complete ban on watering gardens. The city is under level 5 water restrictions as of September 26, 2006. This prohibits residents from watering their lawns, gardens or cars, and strongly urges residents to cut down on water consumption.
Governance -
Toowoomba is located in and is the seat of the City of Toowoomba headed by the Mayor. The city is represented in the Parliament of Queensland by three seats: Toowoomba North, Toowoomba South and Cunningham. Toowoomba North is the only Labor held seat in Toowoomba. In the Commonwealth Parliament, Toowoomba forms part of the Division of Groom, which is held by Ian MacFarlane for the Liberal Party of Australia. // Local government Toowoomba contains and largely consists of the City of Toowoomba (governed by the Toowoomba City Council), but the last twenty years has seen the rapid growth of satellite towns and an expanding urban fringe in the surrounding largely rural shires of Crows Nest, Gatton, Cambooya, Rosalie, and Jondaryan. ...
The City of Toowoomba is a local government area in Queensland, approximately 150km west of Brisbane. ...
A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ...
The Queensland Parliament is located in george Street, Brisbane. ...
Toowoomba North is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. ...
Toowoomba South is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. ...
Cunningham is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. ...
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The Division of Groom is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ...
Ian Elgin Macfarlane (born 5 April 1955), Australian politician, has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Groom, Queensland. ...
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Mayors of City of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia William Henry Groom (1861-1862) Abraham Hamilton Thompson (1863 - 1864) William Henry Groom (1864) Thomas George Robinson (1865) Edwin Woodward Robinson (1866) William Henry Groom (1867) Joseph Wonderley (1868 - 1869) Henry Spiro (1870) Michael Power 1871 Richard Godsall (1872) Henry Spiro (1873) Robert...
Economy The largest industry employers in Toowoomba (2004) are retail trade (17.8%); health and community services (13.3%); manufacturing (12.2%); and education (11.1%). Professional employment was the most prominent occupation (18.2%) followed by clerical, sales and service workers (17.7%) and tradespersons and related workers (13.3%). The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is also present in the local community, with the city providing housing and amenities for many of the personnel based at the Oakey Army Aviation Centre (in Oakey, 29 km NW of Toowoomba) and Borneo Barracks at Cabarlah to the city's North.
The City also has many large shopping centres including Grand Central Shopping Centre, Garden Town, The Ridge Shopping Centre, Clifford Gardens and KMart Plaza.
Toowoomba normal retail hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Saturday. Most major retailers and specialty stores open Thursday evenings, especially in summer. Major grocery stores etc are not open Sundays and Public Holidays.
Education Toowoomba is a major education centre.
Primary There are numerous primary schools in Toowoomba. Among these are:
State
- Drayton State School is the oldest school in Toowoomba.
- Toowoomba South State School is the oldest school in Toowoomba proper.
- Darling Heights State School
- Harristown State School
- Harlaxton State School
- Fairview Heights State School
- Gabbinbar State School
- Glenvale State School
- Toowoomba East State School
- Toowoomba North State School
- Middle Ridge State School
- Newtown State School
- Rangeville State School
- Rockville State School
- Wilsonton State School
Private/Religious Drayton State School is one of the oldest schools in Queensland, Australia. ...
Toowoomba South State School is a primary school located on the sourthen edge of the Toowoomba CBD in Queensland, Australia. ...
Darling Heights State School is a state school located in Darling Heights, Queensland, Australia and opened in 1980. ...
Holy Name School is a Catholic gradeschool for grades preK-8 in Birmingham, Michigan. ...
Mater Dei is an elementary school for boys, grades 1 through 8, conducted by Catholic laymen. ...
Sacred Heart School may refer to one of these schools (even in cases where it is not the official name), as well as many others: Sacred Heart School in Anniston, Alabama Sacred Heart School in Saratoga, California, United States Sacred Heart School of Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada Sacred Heart...
Preps Logo Toowoomba Preparatory School, or Prep is a private coeducational primary school located near the Toowoomba range escarpment. ...
Secondary Toowoomba has been claimed to have more secondary schools per capita than any other Australian city. Among these are:
State High
Private/Religious Centenary Heights State High School is a State School located in Toowoomba, Queensland in the suburb Centenary Heights. ...
Harristown State High School is a public High School located in Toowoomba, Queensland. ...
Toowoomba state high school (TSHS) is a prominent Queensland state high school in Toowoomba, Queensland. ...
Concordia Lutheran College is a co-educational, day and boarding school of the Lutheran Church of Australia located in Toowoomba on the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. ...
Downlands College is a high school in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. ...
Fairholme College is an independent, day and boarding school for girls in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. ...
The Presbyterian Church of Australia is the largest Presbyterian denomination in Australia. ...
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St Ursulas College is a private secondary girls school in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. ...
Toowoomba Grammar School is a non-denominational grammar school located in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia which was founded in 1875 as a consequence of the Grammar Schools Act of 1860 passed by Queenslands first parliament. ...
Tertiary The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) is based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. ...
The University of Queensland (UQ) is the longest-established university in the state of Queensland, Australia, and a member of Australias Group of Eight. ...
Culture
Architecture
 Ruthven Street Looking South
 City Skyline From Neil Street Toowoomba's history has been preserved in its buildings. Brilliant examples of fine architecture drawing from the city's wealthy beginnings include Toowoomba City Hall, the National Trust Royal Bull's Head Inn and many examples in the heritage listed Russell Street. Immediately to the east of the CBD is the Caledonian Estate, an area of turn of the 20th Century housing ranging from humble workers cottages to large stately homes, in the classic wooden Queenslander style. Ruthven Street. ...
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Toowoomba also boasts one of the best performing arts theatres in the country. The Empire Theatre was originally opened over 90 years ago in June 1911, as a silent movie house. In February 1933, fire broke out almost completely destroying the Empire Theatre. However, the Empire was rebuilt and was reopened in November 1933. The architectural styling of the new Empire Theatre was art deco, in keeping with the trend of the 30's. Empire Theatre Construction Empire Theatre Exterior Empire Theatre Interior Side View of Empire Theatre The Empire Theatre is located in Toowoomba, Queensland, and is a fine example of art deco architecture in Australia. ...
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After years of neglect the Empire Theatre was extensively renovated in the late 1990s, but retains much of the Art Deco architecture and decorations for which it is famous, especially the proscenium arch. Equipped with the most modern of facilities, and able to seat 2,400 people, the Empire Theatre is now the largest regional theatre in Australia.
The City also is home to the Cobb & Co Museum, hailing to the famous mail company's beginnings as a small mail run in the 1800s to transport mail and passengers to Brisbane and beyond. It also houses Australia's largest collection of horse-drawn vehicles. The Cobb and Co Museum is located in Toowoomba, Queensland. ...
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Sport A rugby league team representing Toowoomba used to compete in the Bulimba Cup tournament. The Bulimba Cup was a representative rugby league competition held between Brisbane, Ipswich and Toowoomba. ...
Toowoomba currently does not host a team in any of the major national competitions but was home to the Toowoomba Clydesdales in the Queensland Cup state league. The Clydesdales were the feeder team for Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL) from 1999 to 2006.[3] The Clysedales dropped out of the Queensland Cup after the 2006 season due to financial difficulties and are no longer a feeder club for the Brisbane Broncos.[4] The Toowoomba Clyesdales are based in Toowoomba, Queensland. ...
The Queensland Wizard Cup is the premier rugby league competition in Queensland, and is regarded by most as the second best rugby league competition in Australia, after the National Rugby League. ...
For information on the current season of the Brisbane Broncos, see Brisbane Broncos 2007. ...
The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. ...
Notable current and former residents of Toowoomba Michael Brennan OAM (born October 15, 1975 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is a field hockey midfielder from Australia, who was a member of the team that won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. ...
Ross Case (born 1 November 1951, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia) was an Australian tennis player. ...
Henry George Harry Chauvel GCMG KCB (April 16, 1865 - March 4, 1945) was a general officer of the First Australian Imperial Force that fought during World War I. He is less well known than a contemporary, General John Monash, because he served in the Middle East theatre and not the...
The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) was the name given to two all-volunteer Australian Army forces dispatched to fight overseas during World War I and World War II. First Australian Imperial Force (1914-18) Second Australian Imperial Force (1939-45) Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, Australia had a...
Natalie Grinham (born 16 March 1978, in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia) is a professional squash player from Australia. ...
Rachael Grinham (born 22 January 1977 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is a professional squash player from Australia. ...
Tim Horan (born 18 May 1970) is a former Australian rugby union footballer. ...
// Characters April Skouris The artistic free-spirited sister of NTAC Agent Diana Skouris, she frequently babysits her niece, Maia, and briefly used Maias ability to choose lottery tickets and wager on sports. ...
Gina Jeffreys (also known as Gina Jeffries] is an Australian Country singer. ...
Geraint Owen Jones MBE (b. ...
Michael Katsidis (born August 15, 1980 in Toowoomba, Australia) is a professional boxer. ...
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. ...
Darren Lange (born August 5, 1971 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is a former freestyle swimmer from Australia, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ...
Meshel Laurie is an Australian comedian and radio-television personality. ...
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Date of Birth: June 24, 1919 Place of Birth: Roma, Australia Occupation: Farmer Position: Forward Height: 6ft. ...
Glynis Nunn (born December 4, 1960) is a former Australian heptathlete, the first Olympic champion in the event. ...
Will Power (born March 1, 1981) is a motorsport driver from Toowoomba in Queensland, Australia. ...
Cheryl Elisabeth Praeger, AM (born September 7, 1948, Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian mathematician. ...
For the radio broadcaster, see Steve Price (broadcaster). ...
Greg Ritchie (born January 23, 1960 in Queensland) was an Australian cricketer who played in 30 Tests between 1982 and 1987. ...
Steele Rudd was the pseudonym of Arthur Hoey Davis, an Australian author. ...
Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning Australian actor. ...
Chloe Sims (1990- ) is an Australian gymnast. ...
Karen Smith (born January 30, 1979 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is a former field hockey midfield player from Australia, who earned a total number of 257 international caps for the Womens National Team, in which she scored 45 goals. ...
Peter Maxwell John Sterling (born June 16, 1960 in Toowoomba, Queensland), nicknamed Sterlo, was one of the greatest Australian rugby league players and a major contributor to Parramattas dominance of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership between 1981 and 1986. ...
Johnathan Dean Thurston (born 25 April 1983 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional rugby league player who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League competition as well as Queensland and Australia. ...
Michael Witt (born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia on January 1, 1984) is a rugby league player from the New Zealand Warriors and is one of the rising stars of the National Rugby League competition. ...
Shane Withington (born 22 August 1958 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia) is an actor. ...
Media
Print The Courier-Mail is the only daily newspaper published in Brisbane, Australia. ...
Radio
AM - 4QS 747 AM (ABC National Radio) (Offices & Studios located on Margaret Street)
- 4GR 864 AM (commercial) (Offices & Studios on Margaret St with C FM)
- 4WK 1359 AM (commercial)- Relay of 4WK Warwick.
- 4AK 1242 AM (commercial)- Based in Oakey, located 20 km west of Toowoomba CBD.
- Radio 2 1620 AM (commercial)- Relay of Radio 2 network Sydney.
FM - C FM 100.7 (commercial) - Named "C" fm rather than SEA due to Toowoomba's inland location, offices & studios on the corner of Margaret St and Burstow St, along with 4GR
- Double 8FM (narrowcast) 88 FM - Non-community FM station featuring tourist information and the best 60s and 70s music, established in 1996. 88FM Toowoomba & 87.6FM Pittsworth
- JJJ 104.1 FM - Also available 103.3 from Warwick and 107.7 from Brisbane
- ABC Radio National 105.7 FM
- ABC Classical FM 107.3
- Country FM 91.5 (narrowcast)
- 92.9 FM The Light (Christian community)
- 93.7 FM (narrowcast - racing)
- 99.1 FM (narrowcast) Kids FM - exclusively kids music and stories
- 4DDB 102.7 FM (community)
- River 949 94.9 FM - Ipswich based station broadcast into Toowoomba
Note: Owners of CFM 100.7 and 4GR (Gold Radio Pty. Ltd) also own all 3 narrowcast stations in Toowoomba (91.5, 93.7 & 99.1 FM).
Television Toowoomba is serviced by three commercial stations and two non-commercial stations. News for Toowoomba is screened every weeknight at 6:00pm on WIN Television, broadcast live from the WIN studios in the Toowoomba suburb of Mt Lofty. On weekends, news is relayed from Channel 9, Brisbane. The current newsreaders on WIN News are Marita Ramia & Travis McNamara(main news), Pat O'Shea (sports) and Peter Byrne (weather). Seven Queensland is an Australian television station, licensed to, and serving the regional areas of Queensland. ...
Southern Cross Ten are a network of Network Ten affiliates in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia. ...
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, Australia. ...
The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ...
SBS TV, sometimes SBS, is a national public television channel in Australia. ...
Seven Queensland and Southern Cross Ten have a physical presence in Toowoomba, but local news programs do not exist on these channels. Instead, they carry news bulletins from Brisbane stations Channel 7 and Channel 10.
In addition to the local television stations, most Toowoomba households can receive Brisbane's three commercial TV stations, bringing the total number of free-to-air stations available in Toowoomba to eight.
Austar and SelecTV pay/subscription television services are also available to Toowoomba viewers.
Infrastructure
Transport There are extensive suburban bus services (operated by Sunbus Garden City) throughout the city from around 9:00am to around 5:00pm Monday to Friday. A limited service runs Saturday. There are no Sunday services.
Students at the University of Southern Queensland may experience difficulties using buses to reach class commencing at 8:00am or reaching home after classes finishing at 6:00pm. Students are advised to obtain a Transport card to ensure discount fares. The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) is based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. ...
There are frequent inter-city bus services between Toowoomba and Brisbane, and other centres.
Toowoomba is not included in TransLink, the Southeast Queensland integrated public transport system - a matter of some local contention. For a list of all TransLink services, see the list of TransLink services. ...
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Toowoomba has a twice weekly rail service from Brisbane to Charleville, Queensland and return on QR's Westlander. The town of Charleville is located in South Western Queensland, Australia, 758 kilometres by road west of the state capital, Brisbane. ...
There are no local rail or light rail/tram services, however the development of a suburban train system has been flagged. Toowoomba is criss-crossed by several railway lines which are largely unused, or used mainly for freight, while idle railway stations can be found in the suburbs (including Ballard, Drayton, Harlaxton and Harristown), dating to when these localities were separate centres. Proposals have centred on bringing these lines and stations into service, perhaps bolstered by additional lines and/or stations, however realisation is likely many years away.
Toowoomba is well-served by taxi services, with over 100 taxi cabs in existence. A taxi fare from the CBD to the city limits is usually under $20.
Health Toowoomba is serviced by one public hospital, Toowoomba Base Hospital, and two private hospitals - St. Andrew's Toowoomba Hospital and St. Vincents Hospital.
Water Toowoomba's third water storage Cressbrook Dam was completed in 1983 and supplied water to Toowoomba in 1988. It has a full capacity of about 80,000 megalitres bringing total capacity of the three dams, Cooby, Perseverance, and Cressbrook, to 126,000 megalitres.
The city also has underground supplies in fractured basalt, it sits above the eastern edge of the Great Artesian Basin (GAB) and to the west underground water is available beneath agricultural alluvium. Lightning Ridge bathing thermes supplied by artesian bore water Hot water bore hole into the Great Artesian Basin in Thargomindah The Great Artesian Basin provides the only reliable source of water through much of inland Australia. ...
The average rainfall in the period 1998 to 2005 has been 30% below the long term average consistent with a prolonged drought. During March 2006 the surface water storage in the dams fell below 25% of full capacity, and as of December 2006 was at 20%.
Toowoomba City Council's Mayor Dianne Thorley has proposed a controversial potable reuse project under the Toowoomba Water Futures plan which will result in water reclaimed from the Wetalla Sewage Treatment Plant being returned to Cooby Dam to provide 25% of the potable water supply for Toowoomba. Other water supply options include importing water from Oakey Creek Groundwater Management Area (average TDS = 1660 mg/L), importing water from Condamine Groundwater Management Area (Average TDS = 740 mg/L), and water from coal steam gas production (TDS = 1200-4300 mg/L). Pre-feasibility study 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
One of the difficulties with the Water Futures proposal was that it relied on Acland Coal, a subsidiary of New Hope Corporation, taking the reverse osmosis waste stream. However, they had never agreed to this. Without their involvement, 6 square kilometres of evaporation ponds, costing at least an additional $70 million, would have been required. This amount was not included in Council's budget for the Water Futures project. Jondaryan Shire Council is now negotiating with New Hope Corporation to provide water from the Oakey bore fields to Acland Coal.
On 29 July 2006 Toowoomba City Council conducted a poll of Toowoomba residents on the proposal to use this multi-barrier filtration system for filtering sewage for drinking purposes.
The poll question was: "Do you support the addition of purified recycled water to Toowoomba’s water supply via Cooby Dam as proposed by Water Futures – Toowoomba?”
38% of voters supported the proposal and 62% opposed.
Current dam levels as of 11 August 2007 is at 13%. Toowoomba currently has level 5 water restrictions
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Notes - ^ [1]
- ^ National Regional Profile : Toowoomba (Statistical Subdivision) (ABS)
- ^ http://www.thechronicle.com.au/localsport/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3712929&thesection=localsport&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection
- ^ http://www.sportsnews.com.au/news.php?item.11599
External links - Toowoomba.org - Everything Toowoomba
- Toowoomba City Council
- Profiling Toowoomba, Queensland's Garden City
- The Chronicle - Daily newspaper for Toowoomba and surrounding regions
- A full update of the local Toowoomba dining scene and directory of its venues
- Toowoomba Antiques & Collectables - A list of antiques stores in Toowoomba
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