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Toowoomba Mayor Geoff McDonald joins the Brisbane 2032 Host Mayors Advisory Group, ensuring the Darling Downs is part of Olympic planning.
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Toowoomba Mayor Geoff McDonald joins the Brisbane 2032 Host Mayors Advisory Group, ensuring the Darling Downs is part of Olympic planning.

What’s Happening? Applications are now open for the 2026 intake of the Australian Future Cotton Leaders Program (AFCLP), the cotton industry’s premier leadership development initiative. The program, run and coordinated by Cotton Australia with support from the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), is held every two years and aims to develop leadership knowledge, skills and experience across the cotton supply chain. Applications are open to growers, consultants, merchants, and research and extension personnel who wish to develop their leadership skills and complete a project related to their area of interest. The course is designed for the best and brightest young people from across the industry. Applications close on November 28, and the program will conclude with a graduation ceremony

Ventia secures a $935m Defence clothing contract starting May 2026, strengthening its Toowoomba and Surat Basin operations.

Bendigo Bank Agribusiness reports SEQ farmland prices dropped 18% in 12 months and may stay flat short-term.

Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley mayors renew their call for a passenger rail link to Brisbane to boost connectivity.

Australian cotton growers begin planting for the 2025/26 season, expecting over 4 million bales and strong economic returns.

Brisbane 2032 leaders visited Toowoomba to announce four advisory groups, highlighting the region’s growing role in the Olympic Games.

Southern Downs author Susan Mackie takes out the 2025 RUBY Award for The Barrington Book Club at the RWA conference in Hobart.

Lifeblood has appealed for 200 Toowoomba donors this week as record demand and cancellations hit blood supplies.

Toowoomba is officially an International City of Peace, joining 452 cities worldwide and strengthening its legacy of inclusion.

Toowoomba Mayor Geoff McDonald joins the Brisbane 2032 Host Mayors Advisory Group, ensuring the Darling Downs is part of Olympic planning.

What’s Happening? Applications are now open for the 2026 intake of the Australian Future Cotton Leaders Program (AFCLP), the cotton industry’s premier leadership development initiative. The program, run and coordinated by Cotton Australia with support from the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), is held every two years and aims to develop leadership knowledge, skills and experience across the cotton supply chain. Applications are open to growers, consultants, merchants, and research and extension personnel who wish to develop their leadership skills and complete a project related to their area of interest. The course is designed for the best and brightest

Ventia secures a $935m Defence clothing contract starting May 2026, strengthening its Toowoomba and Surat Basin operations.

Bendigo Bank Agribusiness reports SEQ farmland prices dropped 18% in 12 months and may stay flat short-term.

Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley mayors renew their call for a passenger rail link to Brisbane to boost connectivity.

Australian cotton growers begin planting for the 2025/26 season, expecting over 4 million bales and strong economic returns.

Brisbane 2032 leaders visited Toowoomba to announce four advisory groups, highlighting the region’s growing role in the Olympic Games.

Southern Downs author Susan Mackie takes out the 2025 RUBY Award for The Barrington Book Club at the RWA conference in Hobart.

Lifeblood has appealed for 200 Toowoomba donors this week as record demand and cancellations hit blood supplies.

Toowoomba is officially an International City of Peace, joining 452 cities worldwide and strengthening its legacy of inclusion.

Toowoomba Mayor Geoff McDonald joins the Brisbane 2032 Host Mayors Advisory Group, ensuring the Darling Downs is part of Olympic planning.

What’s Happening? Applications are now open for the 2026 intake of the Australian Future Cotton Leaders Program (AFCLP), the cotton industry’s premier leadership development initiative. The program, run and coordinated by Cotton Australia with support from the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), is held every two years and aims to develop leadership knowledge, skills and experience across the cotton supply chain. Applications are open to growers, consultants, merchants, and research and extension personnel who wish to develop their leadership skills and complete a project related to their area of interest. The course is designed for the best and brightest young people from across the industry. Applications close on November 28, and the program will conclude with a graduation ceremony

Ventia secures a $935m Defence clothing contract starting May 2026, strengthening its Toowoomba and Surat Basin operations.

Bendigo Bank Agribusiness reports SEQ farmland prices dropped 18% in 12 months and may stay flat short-term.

Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley mayors renew their call for a passenger rail link to Brisbane to boost connectivity.

Australian cotton growers begin planting for the 2025/26 season, expecting over 4 million bales and strong economic returns.

Brisbane 2032 leaders visited Toowoomba to announce four advisory groups, highlighting the region’s growing role in the Olympic Games.

Southern Downs author Susan Mackie takes out the 2025 RUBY Award for The Barrington Book Club at the RWA conference in Hobart.

Lifeblood has appealed for 200 Toowoomba donors this week as record demand and cancellations hit blood supplies.

Toowoomba is officially an International City of Peace, joining 452 cities worldwide and strengthening its legacy of inclusion.

Toowoomba Mayor Geoff McDonald joins the Brisbane 2032 Host Mayors Advisory Group, ensuring the Darling Downs is part of Olympic planning.

What’s Happening? Applications are now open for the 2026 intake of the Australian Future Cotton Leaders Program (AFCLP), the cotton industry’s premier leadership development initiative. The program, run and coordinated by Cotton Australia with support from the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), is held every two years and aims to develop leadership knowledge, skills and experience across the cotton supply chain. Applications are open to growers, consultants, merchants, and research and extension personnel who wish to develop their leadership skills and complete a project related to their area of interest. The course is designed for the best and brightest

Ventia secures a $935m Defence clothing contract starting May 2026, strengthening its Toowoomba and Surat Basin operations.

Bendigo Bank Agribusiness reports SEQ farmland prices dropped 18% in 12 months and may stay flat short-term.

Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley mayors renew their call for a passenger rail link to Brisbane to boost connectivity.

Australian cotton growers begin planting for the 2025/26 season, expecting over 4 million bales and strong economic returns.

Brisbane 2032 leaders visited Toowoomba to announce four advisory groups, highlighting the region’s growing role in the Olympic Games.

Southern Downs author Susan Mackie takes out the 2025 RUBY Award for The Barrington Book Club at the RWA conference in Hobart.

Lifeblood has appealed for 200 Toowoomba donors this week as record demand and cancellations hit blood supplies.

Toowoomba is officially an International City of Peace, joining 452 cities worldwide and strengthening its legacy of inclusion.