Modern twist on classic styles for women's fashion in 2016

WHAT’S TRENDY: Toowoomba designer and stylist Carolyn Taylor-Smith shares the latest trends for 2016.

The world’s fashionistas have taken inspiration from the best trends

Toowoomba's SPER debt more than $16.2 million

A Peregian Springs teenager is facing counterfeit cash production charges after police raided his home.

Crime does not pay, and neither do Toowoomba criminals

Nightmare for families as babies contract rare viruses

Two Toowoomba families have been forced to endure a nightmare

 







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Farmers fight back from $50m storm damage bill

DESPITE a $50 million damage bill, the region’s farmers have welcomed recent rainfalls which have gone some way to setting them up for a positive season.

Swift water rescue crews prepare for Qld flood

SWIFT water rescue crews are on standby on Queensland's northern tropical coast, after the weather bureau issued a flood warning overnight Tuesday.

200 stranded after Stradbroke barge runs aground

ABOUT 200 people spent part of the night stranded in Moreton Bay after Stradbroke Ferries' Big Red Cat car barge ran aground in gale-force winds

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Put safety first when using the Fitzroy River

River users reminded to abide by rules and be considerate of others

Beer & BS: Roothy tells how to keep an old truck running

John Rooth's old faithful Milo: It’s not that hard to keep an old truck flush in new parts

John Rooth lifts the lid on diesel power and Chooka’s latest hairdo.

TALKING TOURISM: Coastal migration booms

Beaches busy as crowds flock to Noosa for the School Holidays. (L-R) Crowd at Noosa Main Beach.

Coastal migration booms with ‘seachange phenomenon’

12V tips: Five easy 4WD upgrades you can do at home

It’s a pretty safe bet there’s been more than a few divorces due to warm steaks, burnt fuses and wives tripping over tent pegs sticking out of the ground in the dark.

A few 12V upgrades can make 4WDing a whole lot more comfortable.

Camp cooking: Whip up a feast from whatever you've got

Roothy ready to get cooking on the campfire

Sometimes I just make things up to suit whatever’s in the truck.

A mechanical life: Roothy gives us a glimpse

Where it all started - on the verandah of the old homestead in the Flinders. Anthony Warry captured this photo of Roothy reflecting on a lifetime of playing with machines.

Roothy rolls the shed door back for a glimpse of his secret life …

Sunshine Coast real estate bounces back

Ray White Caloundra co-principal Andrew Garland says the return in interest to the top end of the market was not so much a surprise as a pleasant development.

The property market has this year had its lows and now its highs

Gen Y face tough choices with home ownership

HOME PLANS: Rockhampton’s Nicola Berg, pictured with partner Tim Mills, says she’s keen to buy a home and raise a family.

Young people putting life goals on hold in order to afford mortgages.

Gladstone makes list of Dirty Dozen suburbs to avoid

I Love Tannum Feature. Photo Paul Braven / The Observer

List takes sales, vacancies, prices into account to predict trends

School is taking a "brake"? ... wait a minute!

Apparently the "school company" is taking a "brake"

Sandman sets tongues wagging at CQ classic car rally

Austin Foxhall from Gladstone with his 1975 Holden HJ Sandman Panelvan at a CQ Classic Cars meet at Red Hill on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Chris Ison / The Morning Bulletin

Austin’s Sandman sets tongues wagging at CQ classic car rally

This psychologist has passion for the human mind

MIND MATTERS: Tania Begg has spent years working with people and companies to figure out how we can get the best from ourselves and now runs her own business.

From a young age she wanted to grow up to be a psychologist