Toowoomba

A FAMILY-OWNED business is on the verge of a billion dollar Australian Defence Force contract that could generate more than 250 jobs in Toowoomba.

Keith Jordan was up and down taking phone orders this morning from people looking for a bit of his Christmas magic.

JUST over 18 months ago, Brassall grandmother Ruth Lovell believed she was on

THE Twilight vampire romance sequel New Moon raked in $US140.7 million in its premiere weekend, a spectacular showing for the cult series.

TOOWOOMBA seniors cried, cheered and clapped their way through the last day of school today.

AFTER 45 years of interviewing the world's prominent personalities, it took simply two weeks of promoting his new autobiography to wear Ray Martin's voice out.

A SPECTACULAR lightshow, strong wind gusts but little rain - that was the outcome of tonight's storms which left thousands without power.

Innovative director Spike Jonze collaborates with celebrated author Maurice Sendak to bring one of the most beloved books of all time to the big screen in Where the Wild Things Are, a classic story about childhood and the places we go to figure out the world we live in. ...

MEMORIES of a lost childhood flooded back for Toowoomba orphans Sonia Grevell and Joan Creager as Kevin Rudd apologised to the

THE State Government will waive stamp duty charges and pay for legal fees under a 'generous' buy back scheme for Mary Valley landowners.

THE skull claimed to be that of legendary Australian bushranger Ned Kelly could well be a woman's, former Pentridge Prison chaplain Father Peter Norden says.

NEARLY 80 per cent of the Toowoomba Regional Council area is covered by coal exploration permits, consultants have told the council.

CHEERS and cries of relief rang out across the Mary Valley yesterday as Peter Garrett lived up to his reputation and scrapped the proposed Traveston Dam.

READERS of The Chronicle are being called on to ensure hundreds of needy families have a wonderful Christmas this year.