Toowoomba

Toowoomba, with a population of 104,927 is situated approximately 700 metres above sea level on the edge of the Great Dividing Range. The city is strategically located at the junction of the New England, Gore, and Warrego highways, 127kms or a 90 minute drive west of Brisbane.

The city is the largest centre in the Toowoomba Regional Council area and has long been a hub for commerce, industry and education, and as such is considered the capital of the 'Darling Downs' region. It's now also the gateway to the resource-rich Surat Basin Energy Precinct.

The city supports a large and vibrant business community offering a broad range of shops, banks and professional and trade services. It services a diversity of primary and secondary industries and plays a significant roll in the economic development of the southern Queensland area.

The city's amenities include: a library, art gallery, Empire Theatre and council's main service centre, offices and depots. Sporting facilities include; an aquatic centre with two swimming pools; two golf courses; and numerous gyms and sporting clubs with courts and ovals.

Toowoomba's excellent educational facilities consist of a vast selection of public and private primary and secondary schools, Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE and the University of Southern Queensland. There are four hospitals and an extensive range of medical practitioners, specialists and therapists.

The city has over 250 parks and gardens including the magnificent Queens Park, Laurel Bank Park, State Rose Garden and the largest Japanese Garden in Australia. The spectacular floral displays in these parks have lead to Toowoomba being affectionately known as the 'Garden City'. Each year the city hosts numerous events including Easterfest and Shakespeare in the Park, and culminates in the Carnival of Flowers in September.