Toowoomba News

• What we know about the alleged murder of Jana Armstrong

  The search for Toowoomba mother Jana Armstrong ended in tragedy. Here's what police say happened to the young mother.

• RACQ accuses some retailers of trying to bring back 'unfair' fuel cycle

  The RACQ says south-east Queensland motorists have been getting a fairer deal without a lengthy fuel price cycle, but there are signs of its return.

• Violence against women under national spotlight after four deaths in four days

  Experts are calling for more research and better funding for domestic violence prevention after four women and girls were killed in separate incidents last week.

• Jana Armstrong's former partner remanded in custody on murder charge

  Toowoomba man Dharminder Singh, 48, whose former partner, Jana Armstrong's body was discovered on the weekend, has appeared in a Darling Downs court charged with murder.

• Body of missing Queensland mum found in bushland

  A 48-year-old man has been charged with murder after the body of missing mother Jana Armstrong was found in bushland late on Saturday.

• Sister of missing Toowoomba mum urges community 'to keep looking'

  Faith Isaacs, the sister of missing Toowoomba mum Jana Armstrong, has thanked the community for their search efforts and encouraged them to keep looking.

• Family of missing Toowoomba woman fears the worst

  Police release CCTV footage and switch search focus as the family of young mother Jana Armstrong, who went missing in Toowoomba, fears the worst.  

• Police release footage of missing woman Jana Armstong

• Historic tractors arrive at outback's 800-metre long Machinery Mile

  Ilfracombe's roadside museum is almost as long as the town itself and enshrines machines from Australia's past. Locals are preparing to display the latest donation of four historic tractors.

• Driving lessons open up new world for refugees in Toowoomba

  Learning to drive is helping refugees leave the problems of isolation and difficulty accessing opportunities in the rear-view mirror in Toowoomba.

• Family desperate for information on missing Queensland mother

  Police are searching for a 30-year-old woman who was last seen in Toowoomba on Tuesday.

• Regional town's bid to turn showground into world standard Olympic venue

  Toowoomba is the proposed venue for the 2032 Olympic equestrian event, and while excitement is building, questions remain about how they will pull it off.

• Crisp mornings forecast for southern Qld as temperatures dip

  As Queenslanders brace for cooler temperatures this week, farmers on the Granite Belt are welcoming single digits to ensure their crops are thriving come harvest time.

• Teen granted bail after alleged Woolworths stabbing

  The parents of an 18-year-old charged after allegedly stabbing a man inside a busy regional supermarket are urging families to be more aware of the mental health of young men.

• Future of family farm at stake as young farmer opposes quarry

  A young Queensland farmer says his family's property is under threat from a proposed sandstone quarry, but the company behind the project insists there is nothing to fear.

• Queensland police conduct counterterrorism training in shopping centres

  A scenario based on the deadly Bondi Junction shopping centre stabbings in 2024 has been used to test officers as part of specialist counterterrorism training.

• Why this young mum needs to fold 1,300 baskets of washing in three months

  After experiencing postnatal depression, Danica Slack is thinking outside the box to provide for her children. 

• 'Life-changing' virtual chemotherapy helps rural cancer patients

  Cancer patients in Brisbane's rural outskirts have saved thousands of kilometres of travel to access oncology services.

• Farmers claim partial victory after government backflips on gas

  Farmers are claiming a partial victory after the Queensland government backed down on controversial changes to gas mining approvals above a vital underground water source.

• Lifetime ban after bulldog euthanased following severe neglect

  A 67-year-old woman has been banned from owning animals ever again after dogs in her care were found severely neglected in regional Queensland.

• Fraudsters flee waiting media after conviction over industrial espionage

  Two Queensland men are sentenced after pleading guilty to defrauding a major Queensland construction company in an insider plot. 

• Queensland watch houses overcrowded nearly a year after internal review

  The Queensland Police Union says chronic overcrowding is still putting officers and prisoners at risk, despite government pledges to overhaul the system.

• Fears policy change exposes farmers using own gear to fight fires

  More than half of Queensland's volunteer rural fire brigades use privately owned vehicles to fight bushfires, with insurance changes leaving them to question their coverage.

• Bruce Lehrmann makes legal bid for Brittany Higgins documentary footage

  Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has asked a court to order the company behind a film involving Brittany Higgins to hand over raw footage.

• David Littleproud takes on 'parasitic' insurers in the bush

  The MP has referred insurers, which he calls "corporate cancer", to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.