Torrington
District of Wellcamp
Queensland - Australia

Toowoomba

Toowoomba (nicknamed 'The Garden City') is a city in Southern Queensland, Australia. It is located 127 km west of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. With an estimated district population of 131,258, Toowoomba is Australia's second most populous inland city and the most populous non-capital inland city. A university and cathedral city, Toowoomba hosts the Australian Carnival of Flowers each September, and Easterfest is held annually over the Easter weekend.

Located at -27.55, 151.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Toowoomba Prison

Toowoomba Gaol is a historic Australian prison site in Toowoomba, Queensland.

Located at -27.55, 151.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Drayton, Queensland

Drayton is an outer southwestern suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Toowoomba Region. The first substantial settlement on the Darling Downs in c.1842. The nearby township of Toowoomba expanded more rapidly than Drayton, and in the 1860s the centre of population shifted to Toowoomba, leaving Drayton as a southwestern suburb. One of the oldest buildings in the Drayton area is the Royal Bull's Head Inn.

Located at -27.6, 151.906 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Towns in the Darling Downs, Suburbs of Toowoomba

Glenvale, Queensland

Glenvale is a district in Queensland, Australia, that comprises part of greater Toowoomba's western suburbs. During the 1990s and 2000s it was a hive of new construction, with new housing estates (developments) opening almost monthly.

Located at -27.567, 151.897 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Toowoomba

Electoral district of Toowoomba West

The Electoral district of Toowoomba West was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created with the 1960 redistribution and removed by the 1972 redistribution. The seat was based in the City of Toowoomba. The member for North Toowoomba, John Duggan successfully stood for election in Toowoomba West in 1960 after his previous seat was lost in the redistribution.

Located at -27.5649, 151.918 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Darling Downs, Toowoomba, Former electoral districts of Queensland

Electoral district of Drayton and Toowoomba

Electoral District of Drayton and Toowoomba was the original seat for the urban settlement on the eastern Darling Downs. In 1912, it was redistributed into Drayton (1912–1927), Toowoomba (1912–1960) and East Toowoomba (1912–1950). The district elected one member from 1860 to 1878 and two members from 1878 to 1888. The seat is notable for Member and perennial Toowoomba Mayor William Henry Groom who went on to be the region's representative at the first Commonwealth Parliament in 1901.

Located at -27.5898, 151.932 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Gowrie Junction, Queensland

Gowrie Junction is a town and locality north-west of Toowoomba. It contains a small shop, a school and a community hall. A shopping centre is also in the planning stages. The residents of Gowrie Junction funded and built the town recreational hall by themselves, largely through the efforts of the local progress association. At the 2006 census, Gowrie Junction had a population of 1,217.

Located at -27.492, 151.889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Towns in Queensland, Towns in the Darling Downs

Grand Central Shopping Centre

Grand Central Shopping Centre is a retail shopping centre in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. It is the largest shopping centre in the Darling Downs area and includes the area's only full-line department store: a three floor Myer. It also features a Target, Coles, Birch, Carroll and Coyle 6-screen cinema, and over 180 specialty stores over two levels.

Located at -27.5608, 151.949 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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St. Mary's College, Toowoomba

St. Mary's College, Toowoomba is an all-boys Roman Catholic college in Queensland, Australia. The College was established by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1898, and currently has an enrolment of approximately 640 students from years 5 to 12.

Located at -27.5604, 151.942 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Harristown State High School

Harristown State High School is a public High School located in Toowoomba, Queensland. It was officially opened in 1955. The school currently has approximately 1500 students and is the largest on the Darling downs.

Located at -27.5739, 151.933 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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High schools in Queensland, Public schools in Queensland, Schools in Toowoomba

Concordia Lutheran College

Concordia Lutheran College is an independent, co-educational, day and boarding school of the Lutheran Church of Australia, located in Toowoomba on the Darling Downs of Queensland, Australia. Concordia Memorial College was renamed Concordia College and later renamed Concordia Lutheran College, after merging with Martin Luther Primary School and Concordia Primary School.

Located at -27.5741, 151.929 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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St Ursula's College, Toowoomba

St. Ursula's College is an independent, private secondary girls' school in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The current principal is Mrs Pawsey. The school is Catholic and was established in 1931 by Ursuline nuns. The school is heavily influenced by the teachings of Saint Angela Merici. Many of the school's buildings are named after Italian cities and places such as Brescia and Lake Garda that were part of Merici's life.

Located at -27.5561, 151.941 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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ABC Southern Queensland

ABC Southern Queensland is an ABC Local Radio station based in Toowoomba broadcasting to the Darling Downs region of Queensland. This includes the towns of Warwick, Dalby, Kingaroy and Goondiwindi. The station began broadcasting as 4QS in 1939. As well as a number of low power FM transmitters, the station broadcasts through the following main FM and AM transmitters: 4QS 747 AM 4QS/T 104.9 FM

Located at -27.5602, 151.948 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Radio stations in Queensland

Birnam, Queensland

Birnam is a locality north of Toowoomba, Queensland. It is situated 9 kilometres from the central business district. The area is named after a railway station in the area, which was named after the village of Birnam in Scotland. The boundaries were established on 12 February 1999, and amended in 2005.

Located at -27.491, 151.927 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Cotswold Hills, Queensland

Cotswold Hills is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 8 kilometres north-west of the city centre off Warrego Highway. It is a rural-residential area with homes on small acreages.

Located at -27.523, 151.893 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cranley, Queensland

Cranley is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 6 kilometres from the central business district. A railway station existed here from the 1870s, most likely named after a home, or after Cranleigh in Sussex, England (which was spelt "Cranley" until the 1860s. ) The suburb is home to Baillie Henderson Hospital, which provides mental health services in the Darling Downs region, and a waste water treatment plant.

Located at -27.512, 151.926 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Torrington, Queensland

Torrington is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 7 kilometres west of the city centre off Warrego Highway. A significant industrial area serving the Toowoomba region is located along the suburb's eastern boundary on Boundary Road.

Located at -27.538, 151.885 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Charlton, Queensland

Charlton is a locality near Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 11 kilometres from the city centre off the Warrego Highway.

Located at -27.516, 151.849 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Wellcamp, Queensland

Wellcamp is a locality near Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 12 kilometres west of the city centre. The locality was named by the Railways Department after a camp for workers constructing the Toowoomba–Hendon railway, which happened to be located beside a well in the area. The line opened in 1869.

Located at -27.552, 151.832 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Wilsonton, Queensland

Wilsonton is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 5 kilometres west of the central business district. The suburb, officially named in 1981, is believed to honour James T. Wilson, an 1870s businessman and supporter of the Toowoomba Agricultural Society. The suburb was amended in 2006 after the gazettal of Wilsonton Heights as a separate suburb.

Located at -27.54, 151.918 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Wilsonton Heights, Queensland

Wilsonton Heights is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 7 kilometres northwest of the central business district. It is a relatively new suburb, having split in 2006 from Wilsonton. The suburb is mostly residential, and contains Toowoomba State High School (Wilsonton Campus).

Located at -27.532, 151.926 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Harristown, Queensland

Harristown is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located to the southwest of the city centre. The suburb was officially named in 1981, and is believed to honour George Harris (1831–1891), a Brisbane businessman. Originally in the Shire of Drayton, the suburb was first opened as the Harristown Estate in 1902, and in 1911, Harristown State School opened. From 1915 until 1993, the suburb had a functioning railway station on the Toowoomba–Wyreema line. After World War II, the area boomed.

Located at -27.578, 151.926 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Newtown, Queensland (Toowoomba)

Newtown is an inner suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, located directly west of the city centre. The area was the first outside the city centre to be subdivided for residential purposes, in 1865. It was officially named and bounded in 1981.

Located at -27.554, 151.93 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Rockville, Queensland

Rockville is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 4 kilometres north-west of the city centre. Rockville was named after Rockville Estate, consisting of 114 allotments in the area ranging from 2,000 square metres to 20,000 square metres, which itself was named after Rockville House. The suburb was officially named in 1981. The eastern edge of the suburb is home to an industrial area.

Located at -27.536, 151.939 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Royal Bull's Head Inn

The Royal Bull's Head Inn is a historical property located in Drayton, Queensland, Australia. It is currently managed as a trust property by the National Trust of Queensland.

Located at -27.6011, 151.914 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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