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Toowoomba Region

Toowoomba Regional Council meeting minutes

Track Toowoomba Regional Council decisions, planning items, projects, and community impacts surfaced from public meeting minutes.

18 meetings 13 substantive 5 procedural

Important decisions

Toowoomba Regional Sports Precinct LGID adopted

Council adopted Local Government Infrastructure Designation 01/2026 for the Toowoomba Regional Sports Precinct at Charlton under the Planning Act 2016.

Advances planning approval for a major regional sports infrastructure project that may affect future development, access and investment in the Charlton area.

Walking Network Plans endorsed for Pittsworth and Westbrook

Council endorsed the Walking Network Plans for Pittsworth and Westbrook.

Supports future pedestrian planning and may guide investment in local footpaths and walking connections in both towns.

2026/27 fees and charges register recommended for adoption

The committee recommended that Council adopt the 2026/27 Register of Fees and Charges and the 2026/27 Register of Cost Recovery Fees and Charges, effective from 1 July 2026 until changed by a later Council resolution. The recommendation was adopted by Council at its Ordinary Meeting on 21 April 2026.

This affects what residents, businesses and applicants may pay for a wide range of council services, permits, registrations, animal management, planning and facility-related charges from 1 July 2026.

Latest indexed meetings

Ordinary Meeting of Council - 21 April 2026

Council approved the Toowoomba Regional Sports Precinct infrastructure designation, partly approved changes to a Geham blueberry farm application, endorsed walking network plans for Pittsworth and Westbrook, received its March financial statement, and made several property and governance decisions in confidential session.

Corporate Services Committee - 14 April 2026

The committee appointed a temporary chair and recommended adoption of Council’s 2026/27 Register of Fees and Charges and separate Cost Recovery Fees and Charges, to take effect from 1 July 2026.

Economic Development Committee - 14 April 2026

The Economic Development Committee held a brief meeting with no items submitted for consideration, so no substantive business was discussed or decided.

Environment and Community Committee - 14 April 2026

The committee resolved in confidential session to classify certain freehold properties and State Reserve land parcels as surplus to Council requirements as part of a disposal process.

Infrastructure Committee - 14 April 2026

The committee’s substantive business was recommending Council endorsement of Walking Network Plans for Pittsworth and Westbrook for submission under the State walking grants program.

Planning and Development Committee - 14 April 2026

The committee’s substantive business was support for making and adopting Local Government Infrastructure Designation 01/2026 for the Toowoomba Regional Sports Precinct, enabling the sports precinct planning process to proceed under the Planning Act 2016.

Special Meeting of Council - 14 April 2026

Council met largely in closed session and resolved to remove the Director Appointment Procedure for Empire Theatres Pty Ltd that had been approved in 2006 and amended in 2007.

Water and Waste Committee - 14 April 2026

The Water and Waste Committee held a brief meeting with no items submitted for consideration, so no substantive business or decisions were made.

Ordinary Meeting of Council - 17 March 2026

Council granted Christopher Burton the Keys to the City, received the February 2026 financial statement, and considered a major planning application for the Greenwattle Wellness Community, alongside noting or progressing several transport, parks, governance and service matters referenced in the meeting extract.

Planning and Development Committee - 10 March 2026

The committee considered a quarterly update on the Toowoomba Regional Planning Scheme project and recommended updating the project schedule to match a new state planning-scheme process.

Ordinary Meeting of Council - 17 February 2026

Council received a petition for a mobile library stop in Nobby, deferred adoption of the Toowoomba Region Parking Strategy until further workshop and legal advice, and noted limits on pursuing a People First Bank co-location trial after branch closures.

Corporate Services Committee - 10 February 2026

The committee reviewed Council’s Quarter 2 operational performance and recommended adoption of a change to the 2025/26 Operational Plan, and Council later resolved in confidential session not to grant a requested rate concession.

Economic Development Committee - 10 February 2026

No substantive business was considered at this meeting; the committee report was received, and the Chair noted several recent achievements and upcoming meetings.

Infrastructure Committee - 10 February 2026

The committee recommended endorsing updated Principal Cycle Network plans for the Toowoomba Region, supporting future active transport funding applications.

Water and Waste Committee - 10 February 2026

The committee recommended extending the deadline for the Draft Waste Management Strategy to May 2026 and continuing trial operating hours at the Millmerran Waste Management Facility until Council considers the strategy.

Ordinary Meeting of Council - 20 January 2026

Council received a petition on traffic and parking issues in Anzac Avenue, agreed to lodge 2026/27 pre-budget submissions to the Australian and Queensland governments, noted its December 2025 financial position, received the Mayor’s monthly report, and approved a change application for a blueberry farm development involving road reserve clearing and updated ecological documentation.