Round-ups, suggestions and ideas to make your weekend better.
Chocolate, Hazelnut & Pear Cake
Everything about this cake screams autumn. Baked by Sally Cleary at The Bungalow & Basket, the recipe is adapted from an old faithful by Donna Hay.
For the Love of Thrifting
We’re handing over all of our best secrets. Whether you’re looking for a designer handbag bargain, some vintage glassware for the bar cart or a new dining suite, there’s an op-shop waiting for you!
Junktion Coffee House
Experience the authentic taste of Vietnam at Junktion Coffee House, where family recipes simmered overnight and carefully curated herbs and spices meet generous portions of soulful Vietnamese cuisine.
At home with. . . Carmen Darwin
Carmen Darwin has carefully curated her stunning Queenslander with exotic wallpapers, character furniture and curiosities from her travels. Luckily for visitors, her home is now also a Guesthouse. We popped over recently to ask questions, and walked out feeling more than a little wanderlust.
Getting hygge with it
Whether you prefer a luxurios day spa experience or a more intimate boutique-style setting, Toowoomba offers multiple options to choose from when it comes to pampering yourself in a hygge-inspired way. Just sit back, relax and let the health begin.
Tony’s Community Op-Shop
Op-shop lover’s rejoice, Tony’s Community Op-Shop expands into new premises
Falling Forward
From a terrible accident that almost took her life, Madeleine Riehl shares about seizing the day, about gratitude and how one defining moment led to 12 months of rehab, meeting her husband, and stepping out to start her own business, Hey Marketing.
Toowoomba Busking Festival invites local performers to take CBD centre stage
If you’ve got a passion for sharing your musical talent for the world, the annual event could be your time to shine, with applications open now.
Coffee, Community, and Art: Banter Coffee Kitchen is up for sale
If you've ever dreamed of opening your own café, stepping into something of your own, or turning your passion for community and coffee into your next venture, now may be your opportunity.
3 Independent Bookshops to Browse
Fill up those bookshelves on a budget.
These second-hand bookshops are full of surprises.
Metiisto releases its 2023 range of Easter eggs and bunnies.
If you haven’t discovered Metiisto chocolate yet, you’re in for a treat.
Intertwined - an immense exhibition of fibre and ceramics opens this weekend
Intertwined, an immersive art exhibition featuring vast webs of fibre and ceramics, celebrates our shared humanity and the emotions that bind us together.
Australia Post’s small-business grant applications are now open
Australia Post’s Local Business Heroes program, is currently open for applications, offering winner’s a $5,000 support package to see their business thrive.
A sneak-peak inside artist Monique Correy’s upcoming collection 'Honey'.
Local Artist Monique Correy’s upcoming boutique collection 'Honey' drops next week, and we’re already gooey with excitment.
Ready, Set, Gold
With Queensland hosting the Olympic Games in 2032, and talks of preliminary events being held on Toowoomba soil, the region is abuzz with excitement. Nicole Yap gets some local insight into the Toowoomba sport scene and the Olympic dream.
New airline Bonza officially launches in Toowoomba
The budget airline is hoping to reconnect Darling Downs residents to the rest of the country, with new flight routes that will encourage locals to explore their own backyard.

