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With the intervention of the government, funding improved and a number of new purpose-designed buildings were constructed. [1] The Toowoomba Technical College building was designed by the Department of Public Works and built by Alexander Mayes, a Toowoomba contractor and later Mayor of Toowoomba from 1916-1917. At this time, the Under Secretary ...
The Toowoomba Region is a local government area (LGA) on the border of Darling Downs and South East Queensland regions 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 .
Map of Tarampa Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902. Legend: Toowoomba Municipality (4), Middle Ridge Shire (7), Rosewood Division (14), Walloon Division (17) Tarampa Division was created on 15 January 1880 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 , and its board held its first meeting on 20 February 1880.
The University of Southern Queensland is a public research university based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, the sixth largest city in the Australian state of Queensland [9] Founded in 1967 after a successful campaign by the local Darling Downs community, the university is a founding member of the Regional Universities Network.
Toowoomba Grammar School, 1994 Toowoomba Anglican College, 2014 Toowoomba East State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Cnr Arthur & Mary Streets ( 27°33′36″S 151°57′57″E / 27.5599°S 151.9659°E / -27.5599; 151.9659 ( Toowoomba East State
The City of Toowoomba was a local government area in Queensland, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of Brisbane. [citation needed]Elections were held every four years (previously every three years) with ballots for the mayoralty and the councillors being held simultaneously.
From 1913 to 1917, Newtown had its own local government, the Town of Newtown. Newtown State School opened on 6 October 1924. [3] St Ursula's College was established on 2 February 1931 by the Sisters of St Ursula. [3]