Logan Petrol Station Robbed
Police are searching for two men who robbed a Waterford West petrol station at knife point early this morning. Preliminary information indicates that the pair entered the Kingston Road business around 2.50am, threatening a male staff member before stealing cash and fleeing. They were last seen running in a north easterly direction. Both men are described as Caucasian and aged in their early 20’s. Both had their faces covered, with one wearing a green hooded jumper and dark park, and was approximately 175cms tall. The other man was wearing a... Read more
Inquest Into Cold Case Hears From Final Witness
The cold-case inquest into the murder of Lorraine Wilson and Wendy Evans nearly 40 yrs ago will hear from a final witness today in Brisbane. The bodies of the Sydney trainee nurses was found in bushland at Murphy’s Creek near Toowoomba in 1976. The pair vanished from the Toowoomba Range while hitch hiking. Witnesses reported seeing the women being forced into a pale-green Holden sedan on the side of road late on a Saturday night in October 1974 As they passed both women screamed, "Help me, oh God help me!". ... Read more
Winter arrives a tad early.
Our friends from the Toowoomba Chronicle posted this pic taken in Toowoomba but similar ice weather reports flooded in to River949 this morning. Local temperatures went down to near zero and it wasn’t surprising that folks awoke to iced windscreens. Tomorrow, check the screen before you drive... Read more
Biggest Mining Expo On Today
SURAT BASIN ENERGY & MINING EXPO Today and tomorrow at theToowoomba Showgrounds Toowoomba is gearing up for Queensland’s biggest resources expo with up to 600 businesses headed for the commercial and economic hub of the Darling Downs for the third annual Surat... Read more
Toowoomba Bins. Check your days
Residents are advised to check their bin labels to confirm collection days and recycling weeks. Toowoomba Regional Council Water and Waste Projects portfolio leader Cr Nancy Sommerfield, pictured, said the correct collection day for all bins was the day listed on the label on any... Read more
RoboRoaches - Your Own Personal Cyborg w…
Ever wanted to create your own cockroach cyborg? – If your answers range between ‘all the time!’ and ‘never in my life… but now I’m curious’ then the team at Backyard Brains have a job for you. A kickstarter from the Backyard Brains crew is bringing DIY cyborg creation to the... Read more
Mild mannered Greg; a Super Hero
Hello, I am Greg Johnson, I am honoured to have been asked to be the Toowoomba entrant in Australia’s CEO Challenge following on from the recent good works of Mayor Paul Antonio, Heritage Bank CEO John... Read more
No more breathing indoors?
Researcher Studies Indoor Air Particles and Their Movement (courtesy National Science Foundation ) Team is working on developing tools to predict exposure of bacteria or chemical and biological agents Most people... Read more
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