Month: September 2013

It’s the talk of the Rose City; a famous international motoring journalist coming to town to drive a supercar at the local racetrack. Lawn Mowing Service...

ABC gardening talkback expert, and judge, Rod Hultgren, says despite the warmer start to Spring, the gardens in Toowoomba are looking lovely. “The blossom trees have flowered a little early. But we’ve been seeing some wonderful gardens despite the dryness. I...

The winning garden in the ABC’s New Front Garden section of the Toowoomba Chronicle Garden Competition is chock-a-block full of colour. And visitors! “We’ve had more people through our garden this week than we probably had in the last two years...

“Whatever de-nerdifies science is a good thing.” Lawn Mowing Service...

There’s no river or beach in Toowoomba, so on a hot day the destination of choice is the local swimming pool. Andrew Tolputt is the facility co-ordinator of Milne Bay Aquatic Centre in Toowoomba. “Over the last few days we’ve had...

“I think this year is the return of the annual,” says Rod Hultgren, ABC gardening talkback expert. “And with that, the ‘wow factor’ is back.” (ABC Southern Qld: Peter Gunders) Matt Schick, horticultural officer with Toowoomba Regional Council, says September is...

Updated September 26, 2013 14:32:40 There has been no let-up in the spring heatwave gripping parts of Queensland with long-standing September records breaking on consecutive days. More than 10 record temperatures were set yesterday in areas including the southern inland, and...

Updated September 25, 2013 11:14:15 An extreme fire warning is in place for vast parts of Queensland today with temperatures set to soar into the record books. The Queensland Rural Fire Service (QRFS) says heat and strong westerly winds have increased...

Leisa and Brendon Stewart scooped the prizes in the practical garden categories in 2013. “Our children are teenagers and beyond, so our garden is aimed towards older children. We’ve incorporated a pizza oven and just more grassed and sitting areas.” “The...

The winning garden in the ABC’s Garden Without Annuals section of the Toowoomba Chronicle Garden Competition is full of succulents and cacti. “We used to always have annuals, but with the drought we couldn’t water them,” Brian explains. “We had some...