Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a 24-year-old woman missing from South Toowoomba since Chantelle Drummond (pictured below) left an Alderley Street address between the hours of 5pm and 10pm on Friday night and has not been seen or heard from since approximately 160cm tall with light brown hair and brown eyes She is believed to be driving a yellow 2008 model Honda Jazz with Queensland registration 387ID5 Family and police have concerns for her welfare as she has a medical condition or anyone with information regarding her whereabouts to come forward If you have information for police on this Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time Investigations are under way into two motel fires in south-east Queensland early on Sunday – one in Moorooka Fire crews were called to a motel on Ipswich Road at 8.13am on Sunday with reports of a blaze in a ground-floor unit The Queensland Fire Department said the unit was “well involved in fire” when crews arrived about 8.20am Emergency services were called shortly after 8am on Sunday to a fire in Brisbane’s south.Credit: Police Media Paramedics treated a man in his 30s for life-threatening burns to his arms and upper back before taking him to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Firefighters took about 10 minutes to control the blaze emergency services were called to a motel fire on Boundary Street in Cotswold Hills Police said the motel’s guests had evacuated when crews arrived shortly after 1.30am The Queensland Fire Department said the blaze was contained to “just the one room” and was out by 2.20am Six people were assessed for smoke inhalation and a 34-year-old woman was taken in a stable condition to Toowoomba Hospital for observation but it looks like [the] Queensland Police Service declared it a crime scene so they’re also involved in that investigation,” a QFD spokeswoman said Police said the “suspicious” fire had caused significant damage with investigations into its cause continuing Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter Investigations are under way into two motel fires in south-east Queensland early on Sunday \\u2013 one in Moorooka The Queensland Fire Department said the unit was \\u201Cwell involved in fire\\u201D when crews arrived about 8.20am Paramedics treated a man in his 30s for life-threatening burns to his arms and upper back before taking him to the Royal Brisbane and Women\\u2019s Hospital Police said the motel\\u2019s guests had evacuated when crews arrived shortly after 1.30am The Queensland Fire Department said the blaze was contained to \\u201Cjust the one room\\u201D and was out by 2.20am \\u201CWe\\u2019ve got a fire investigator attending so they\\u2019re also involved in that investigation,\\u201D a QFD spokeswoman said Police said the \\u201Csuspicious\\u201D fire had caused significant damage Start the day with a summary of the day\\u2019s most important and interesting stories There were emotional scenes across Rockville Park on Saturday as two leading Toowoomba coaches bowed out in style claiming victories in the senior men’s and women’s AFLQ Darling Downs grand finals Please call us on 1800 070 535 and we’ll help resolve the issue or try again later. CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) Aussie Rules · Latest News · Sport The South Burnett Saints senior teams began their 2024 campaign in the Darling Downs AFL competition on a winning note despite trying conditions caused by the weather women’s and Under 14s team took on the South Toowoomba Bombers at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy on Saturday South Burnett Saints men 10.8-68 defeated the Bombers 7.9-51 in a close tussle Saints nominated their best players as Mines Saints women 6.10-46 defeated the Bombers 3.1-19 South Burnett 2.0-12 were defeated by a full-strength Bombers side All three sides will hit the road next Saturday to take on the Toowoomba Tigers at Rockville Park in Toowoomba    Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" kingaroy weather information After flying through the COVID-shortened AFL Darling Downs season unbeaten the Goondiwindi Hawks had their wings clipped on Saturday dipping out to South Toowoomba in the Allied Pickfords Cup Grand Final played in Toowoomba The fulltime score was Bombers 10.9-69 to Gundy 9.2-56 The Bombers finished the fixtures rounds in second spot losing only one game during the season – to the Hawks in Round 2 The Grand Final was always going to be tight battle between the top two sides and so it proved with just one point separating them at half-time South Toowoomba had a two-goal lead over the Hawks but Goondiwindi fought back in the second to take the lead 5.2-32 to 5.1-31 The Bombers came out strongly after the halftime break and overhauled the Hawks but then had to withstand a fightback in the last six minutes of the final quarter to hold on to their lead It’s the first win in the men’s premiership by the South Toowoomba club since 2008 The Bombers had teams in each of the Grand Finals on Saturday but failed in their bid for a clean sweep of trophies the Toowoomba Tigers locked in their sixth premiership win in a row by downing South Toowoomba 6.8-44 to 1.4-10 Coolaroo also stopped the Bombers in their tracks in the Under 14s defeating South Toowoomba 7.10-52 to 3.3-21 South Toowoomba were just pipped at the post by the Toowoomba Tigers who fought back in the final quarter to seize victory 4.3-27 to 4.2-26 A man has been charged following a fatal traffic crash in East Toowoomba on March 25 Police will allege the 20-year-old South Toowoomba man was driving a blue 2007 Ford Fairmont northbound on Mackenzie Street when it left the road and crashed into a tree claiming the life of an 18-year-old East Toowoomba female passenger The driver sustained injuries during the collision and has since been released from hospital was transported to hospital for minor injuries only Following an extensive Forensic Crash Unit investigation the man has been charged with one count each of dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death whilst adversely affected driving under the influence and unlicenced driving He was granted police bail ahead of his appearance in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Tuesday July 4 Earlier release: https://mypolice.page.link/8P5K Link copiedShareShare articleThe Liberal National Party (LNP) Opposition is set to hold the state seat of Toowoomba South despite a by-election swing of 10 per cent The LNP was tipped to retain the safe seat and is likely to do so after fending off a challenge from the independent former mayor Di Thorley. With 72 per cent of the roll counted, the LNP's David Janetzki was in a winning position on 45.3 per cent late on Saturday night, ahead of Ms Thorley on 35.6 per cent. Former member John McVeigh won the seat easily in the state election last year with 55.3 per cent of the primary vote, but quit to move to federal politics. With Labor not running in the by-election, Ms Thorley took the fight up to the LNP and matched Mr Janetzki in the early count in many booths, but fell behind when results came in from some of the bigger booths. The LNP also won more than half of pre-poll votes. The result will not be declared until Monday when preferences are counted. ABC election analyst Antony Green said the LNP would "win easily", adding the vote "should improve once postal votes are added to the count". State Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls attributed the swing against the LNP to the increased number of candidates. "The Labor Party's vote seems to have transferred almost entirely to the independent and we've now gone from a three-horse race last time to many more candidates including Katter, Family First and two independents," he said. "We always knew it was going to be a hard-fought election campaign against a well-known former mayor for the city." The LNP's David Janetzki looks set to beat independent Di Thorley. (Facebook: David Janetzki) Mr Nicholls would not comment on how the swing against the LNP reflected on his leadership. "Obviously we've got to go out there and listen to the people of Toowoomba South as we have been doing throughout Queensland," he said. "So I'm pleased that the result has shown that the people of Toowoomba South agree with what the LNP is talking about in terms of getting on with the job, getting on with building the economy." It will not have a major impact on the hung Parliament, where both major parties have 42 seats and there are five crossbench MPs. Speaking last night, LNP president Gary Spence said he was confident that the LNP would win the by-election. "Our experienced scrutineers have indicated that the flow of preferences is likely to assist David," he said. "There are still thousands of postal votes to be counted, and as we saw in the recent federal election, it will be some time before we have the final result." But Mr Spence expressed disappointment that preferences would not be counted until Monday. "For the sake of the people of Toowoomba South, obviously we would like to have seen more certainty this evening, but regrettably the Electoral Commissioner decided not to distribute preferences tonight," he said. Liberal National Party MP John McVeigh has come under pressure from Labor to quit as the state member for Toowoomba South following his preselection for the federal seat of Groom Mr McVeigh, who was agriculture minister in the Newman government, was preselected to replace outgoing former Abbott government minister Ian Macfarlane on the ballot paper in the safe LNP seat on Saturday Toowoomba South MP John McVeigh is under pressure to quit State Parliament after he was preselected for the LNP to run in the federal seat of Groom.Credit: Harrison Saragossi Acting Premier Jackie Trad said it was clear Mr McVeigh had his "attention set on Canberra" and should resign immediately "It's really up to him to make the decision to resign and resign soon," she said "I think it's important that people understand he's still attracting a wage for being a state member of Parliament while quite clearly he's clocked out of that arena." Mr McVeigh said he would speak to the LNP's parliamentary leader about the timing of his resignation when Mr Springborg returned from overseas I'm flat out serving the people of Toowoomba South as their representative in Queensland Parliament," he said in a written statement "I've been formally advised by the Clerk of the Parliament that I would need to stand down by the time a federal election is called "Should I be unsuccessful in securing the federal seat of Groom I can confirm that I will not be seeking re-election to the State Parliament." Ms Trad said a decision on the timing of the byelection could not be made until after Mr McVeigh resigned Ms Trad said if Mr McVeigh was to resign immediately a byelection in Toowoomba South could happen "quite soon" But Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath said a byelection would not be able to be held until the results of the federal election were known "What that means is that the people of Toowoomba South are guaranteed not to have a state member representing them for some weeks all the hyperbole from the LNP at a state level for the past 12 months about the Palaszczuk government potentially forcing people back to an election is that the first election we're going to see is a byelection created by the LNP in Queensland." Acting Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek said there was no need for Mr McVeigh to leave the LNP's state parliamentary ranks any time soon "There's no federal election that has been called and there's nothing in the law that says he should resign now," he said When asked whether the voters of Toowoomba South could feel "ripped off" by Mr McVeigh's departure after they voted him in for a three-year term Mr Langbroek said "these are the things that happen in parliaments" "It's rather amusing that we have people like Yvette D'Ath suggesting that people don't change from one sphere of politics to another," he said "Yvette D'Ath herself has changed from the Federal Parliament to the State Parliament so it's not as though these things haven't happened before." Ms D'Ath's situation was quite different, however, given she was voted out of office at the 2013 federal election prior to successfully seeking Labor preselection for the Redcliffe byelection the following year Mr Langbroek said Mr McVeigh would be focussed on winning Groom for the LNP and the party would select its candidate for the Toowoomba South byelection in due course Labor state secretary Evan Moorhead said the ALP had not yet started the preselection process in Toowoomba South "We are waiting to see the federal election timing and a resignation from McVeigh," he said NOTE: This story was modified after publication to include additional supplied comment from Mr McVeigh in which he said he would not seek re-election to the State Parliament if his federal bid was unsuccessful For independent news coverage, be sure to follow our Facebook feed. Liberal National Party MP John McVeigh has come under pressure from Labor to quit as the state member for Toowoomba South following his preselection for the federal seat of Groom. Mr McVeigh, who was agriculture minister in the Newman government, was preselected to on Saturday. , to take affect at the federal election, following his and an . Acting Premier Jackie Trad said it was clear Mr McVeigh had his \\\"attention set on Canberra\\\" and should resign immediately. \\\"It's really up to him to make the decision to resign and resign soon,\\\" she said. \\\"I think it's important that people understand he's still attracting a wage for being a state member of Parliament, while quite clearly he's clocked out of that arena.\\\" Mr McVeigh said he would speak to the LNP's parliamentary leader, Lawrence Springborg, about the timing of his resignation when Mr Springborg returned from overseas. \\\"In the meantime, as I was two days ago, I'm flat out serving the people of Toowoomba South as their representative in Queensland Parliament,\\\" he said in a written statement. \\\"I've been formally advised by the Clerk of the Parliament that I would need to stand down by the time a federal election is called. \\\"Should I be unsuccessful in securing the federal seat of Groom, I can confirm that I will not be seeking re-election to the State Parliament.\\\" Ms Trad said a decision on the timing of the byelection could not be made until after Mr McVeigh resigned. Ms Trad said if Mr McVeigh was to resign immediately a byelection in Toowoomba South could happen \\\"quite soon\\\". But Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath said a byelection would not be able to be held until the results of the federal election were known. \\\"What that means is that the people of Toowoomba South are guaranteed not to have a state member representing them for some weeks, and potentially months,\\\" she said. \\\"\\u2026What it means, despite what we've heard, all the hyperbole from the LNP at a state level for the past 12 months about the Palaszczuk government potentially forcing people back to an election, is that the first election we're going to see is a byelection created by the LNP in Queensland.\\\" Acting Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek said there was no need for Mr McVeigh to leave the LNP's state parliamentary ranks any time soon. \\\"There's no federal election that has been called and there's nothing in the law that says he should resign now,\\\" he said. When asked whether the voters of Toowoomba South could feel \\\"ripped off\\\" by Mr McVeigh's departure after they voted him in for a three-year term, Mr Langbroek said \\\"these are the things that happen in parliaments\\\". \\\"It's rather amusing that we have people like Yvette D'Ath suggesting that people don't change from one sphere of politics to another,\\\" he said. \\\"Yvette D'Ath herself has changed from the Federal Parliament to the State Parliament, so it's not as though these things haven't happened before.\\\" Ms D'Ath's situation was quite different, however, given she was voted out of office at the 2013 federal election prior to successfully seeking Labor preselection for the . Mr Langbroek said Mr McVeigh would be focussed on winning Groom for the LNP and the party would select its candidate for the Toowoomba South byelection in due course. Labor state secretary Evan Moorhead said the ALP had not yet started the preselection process in Toowoomba South. \\\"We are waiting to see the federal election timing and a resignation from McVeigh,\\\" he said. NOTE: This story was modified after publication to include additional supplied comment from Mr McVeigh, in which he said he would not seek re-election to the State Parliament if his federal bid was unsuccessful. Link copiedShareShare articleA former Toowoomba mayor is hoping to upset the region's safe Liberal status by running as an independent in the Toowoomba South by-election in southern Queensland Toowoomba South residents will head to the polls on July 16 to elect a new state representative after sitting MP John McVeigh was preselected to run at the federal election. Di Thorley headed the Toowoomba council for eight years before moving to Tasmania. She is remembered as one of the region's more colourful leaders. Ms Thorley said now was the time to return to politics. "When seats are safe everybody gets a bit complacent and I kind of thought, well the community aren't always necessarily happy with the major parties," she said. She said she never became a member of the Labor Party. "Because I don't agree with everybody all the time and if you don't agree with the people you're in the party with all the time, then they don't want you in the party," she said. She will be challenged by the LNP's David Janetzki, a local bank manager. Labor is yet to confirm whether it will field a candidate. Topic:Liberal National Party of Queensland Last weekend saw players and fans flock to Chinchilla for the QRL Central Divisions South West Mustangs trials for the U13 The boys and girls competing for final selection were playing for Toowoomba Junior Clydesdales Roma & Districts and Warwick & District Chargers Boys and girls along with their families travelled from as far afield as Charleville The large crowd was blessed with beautiful mild autumn weather along with some very entertaining footy Toowoomba 22 def Warwick & Districts 16 Warwick & District 30 def Roma & Districts 18 Semi-Finals: Weekend Preview - Mal Meninga Cup Mackay and Cairns women eager to dethrone favourites Townsville in Foley Shield Everything you need to know: XXXX Foley Shield 2025 Marlene Hannant and Shirley Palmer went one better this year to play in the winning team in the annual Rose Fiesta Don't miss out on the headlines from Sport Followed categories will be added to My News Marlene Hannant and Shirley Palmer went one better this year to play in the winning team in the annual Rose Fiesta at Warwick East Bowls Club They were joined in the winning South Toowoomba team by Glenda Jeans and Margaret Short who were playing in the carnival for a fourth time and had only enjoyed round success in the past The South Toowoomba team didn't get it all their own way They recorded two point wins against Warwick club and Tenterfield drew with The Summit/Inglewood and beat the host club Warwick East in round 4 yesterday Margaret Short has vowed to be back next year "I want to play at least another five years of Rose Fiesta carnivals," she said Hannant said it was good they played teams outside of Toowoomba "You come to places like Warwick to play other teams and sometimes draw teams from Toowoomba," she said The two Pittsworth teams did meet in the carnival The presentations were made by Ian Tate from the Warwick Credit Union and Mavis Cooper from the Warwick RSL Memorial Club the two major sponsors of the two-day carnival Warwick East secretary Gloria Brady said the club was pleased with the carnival Originally published as Fiesta success for hosts, competitors Toowoomba’s Wellcamp Airport has once again been the Qld touch down point for rugby league stars stuck in NSW while their families bunkered down for the now ex-tropical cyclone Alfred Check out our latest instalment of sports shorts where we shine a light on the region’s sporting stories We’ve got them all listed for you here in this article Admiring Harry Kewell’s fancy footwork or David Beckham’s moves If you reckon your kids could also Bend It Like Beckham Toowoomba has some fabulous options on offer to help them develop their soccer skills and meet some great friends Stop wayward soccer balls shooting off randomly by enrolling your 3-5 year olds into the Football Squirts Program which will teach them basic skills and correct technique. Organised through Football Toowoomba, they will learn different drills games and practices through non-technical coaching It’s also great for kids unable to be registered to play If it is soccer lessons you’re after for your kids, check out Ginger Sport fun and energetic soccer sessions for 2-10 year olds Each session has limited vacancies ensuring more personal attention is given to your child whilst they participate in soccer-themed activities promoting play-based learning and emotional and physical wellbeing Caters for players from 4 years of age right through to ladies and mens Caters for U6 to U16 years and 1 Men’s side If you’re not keen on your kids playing in the rain, why not give indoor soccer a try? It’s speedy and adrenaline-riddled but a great fun. 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