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The Toowoomba Region is a local government area (LGA) located within the larger Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, the LGA was preceded by several other local government authorities with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyond.
Toowoomba is the seat of the Toowoomba Region local government area. The city is represented in the Parliament of Queensland by three seats: Toowoomba North, Toowoomba South and Condamine. In the Commonwealth Parliament, Toowoomba forms part of the Division of Groom, which is held by Garth Hamilton for the Liberal National Party of Queensland. [44]
The central business district of the region's largest city, Toowoomba The largest city and commercial centre of the Darling Downs is Toowoomba [ 6 ] about 132 kilometres (82 mi) west of Brisbane . Other towns situated on what is now called The Downs include Dalby , Warwick , Stanthorpe , Wallangarra , Goondiwindi , Oakey , Miles , Pittsworth ...
The region consists of the fertile agricultural area west of the Great Dividing Range and south to the New South Wales state border, centred on the city of Toowoomba. It has an area of 410,129 square kilometres (158,352 sq mi) and contains the local government areas of Toowoomba , Goondiwindi , Southern Downs , Western Downs , Maranoa , Balonne ...
Toowoomba City is an urban locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] It is the central suburb of Toowoomba, containing its central business district and informally known as the Toowoomba CBD. In the 2021 census, Toowoomba City had a population of 2,321 people. [1]
On 29 October 1904, Toowoomba was proclaimed the City of Toowoomba. [4] [5] Toowoomba absorbed parts of the Shire of Middle Ridge and Town of Newtown on 23 February 1917. [6] [7] On 19 March 1949, following a major reorganisation of local government in South East Queensland, [8] Toowoomba grew its area to include parts of the Shires of ...
The Southern Downs Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the Shire of Warwick; the Shire of Stanthorpe; Toowoomba Region: Toowoomba: Darling Downs: 2008 12,957: 175,316 178,590 The Toowoomba Region was created from the 15 March 2008 amalgamation of: the City of Toowoomba; the Shire of Cambooya; the Shire of Clifton; the ...
Crows Nest is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] The town is located in the Darling Downs on the New England Highway, 158 kilometres (98 mi) from the state capital, Brisbane and 43 kilometres (27 mi) from the nearby city of Toowoomba.