Toowoomba City, Queensland

Toowoomba City Toowoomba, Queensland
Toowoomba City
Coordinates	27°33′36″S 151°57′04″E / 27.56°S 151.951°E / -27.56; 151.951Coordinates: 27°33′36″S 151°57′04″E / 27.56°S 151.951°E / -27.56; 151.951
Population	2,281 (2006 census)[1]
• Density	845/km2 (2,190/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4350
Area	2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Location	123 km (76 mi) W of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Toowoomba North
Federal Division(s)	Groom
Suburbs around Toowoomba City: Newtown North Toowoomba North Toowoomba Newtown Toowoomba City East Toowoomba Harristown South Toowoomba South Toowoomba

Toowoomba City is the central suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, containing its central business district.

Education

• University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
• University of Queensland Medical School located at Toowoomba Hospital
• Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE (Bridge Street campus)
• Toowoomba North State School (1869)
• Holy Name Primary School (Catholic, 1916)

Shopping

Toowoomba City contains two significant shopping centres, presently under the same ownership. Grand Central Shopping Centre, with a GLA of 46,000 square metres (500,000 sq ft), contains the region's only Myer store, as well as a Coles, Target and 145 specialty stores. Garden Town Shopping Centre, across Gowrie Creek and containing a GLA of 12,434 square metres (133,840 sq ft) (2009), contains a Supa IGA supermarket, Best & Less and Lincraft along with 40 other stores. Both are currently owned by QIC, following its acquisition of Garden Town in January 2009 from Aspen Group, they are now being redeveloped to join together via a two level galleria to form one shopping centre.^[2]

Two smaller centres, the Hooper Centre and a homeware centre, and street shopping along Ruthven Street round out the city centre's retail offerings. There is also a small shopping area on the corner of Ramsay and South streets called Southtown. It contains several eating places, supermakert, newsagent and Post Office.

Transport

Toowoomba City is situated at the intersection of the New England Highway and Warrego Highway, and contains Toowoomba railway station (the terminus of the Westlander service) and the city's bus interchange on Neil Street, from which various buses depart for the suburbs.Toowoomba also has a taxi facility available.^[3]

Libraries

The Tooowoomba City library is located at 618 Ruthven Street (a temporary arrangement until a new building on the corner of Herries Street and Victoria Street is completed). The library is open seven days a week.^[4]

The Local history library is located at 476 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba.^[5] The Local history library has a comprehensive archival collection that is of local, state and national significance, including the Robinson Collection named after Nellie E. Robinson.^[6] This comprehensive collection contains records from local personalities, businesses and community organizations.

Heritage listings

Toowoomba City has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Carlton House, 2014

Toowoomba railway station, 2013

Vacy Hall, 2014

• 9 Boulton Street: Tawa^[7]
• Herries Street: St Luke's Anglican Church^[8]
• 149 Herries Street: Soldiers Memorial Hall^[9]
• 152 Herries Street: St Luke's Church Hall
• 136 Margaret Street: Toowoomba Post Office^[10]
• 159-167 Margaret Street: Strand Theatre^[11]
• 245-253 Margaret Street: Exchange Building^[12]
• 3 Mill Street: Carlton House^[13]
• 145 Mort Street: St James Church^[14]
• 46 Neil Street: Toowoomba Court House^[15]
• 50-52 Neil Street: Toowoomba Police Station Complex^[16]
• 54 Neil Street: Wesley Uniting Church^[17]
• 56 & 56A Neil Street: Empire Theatre^[18]
• Russell Street: Men's Toilet^[19]
• Russell Street: Toowoomba railway station^[20]
• 2 Russell Street: Toowoomba Permanent Building Society^[21]
• 19A Russell Street: Toowoomba Trades Hall^[22]
• 112 Russell Street: St James Parish Hall^[23]
• 120 Russell Street: Clifford House^[24]
• 126 Russell Street: Kensington^[25]
• 127 Russell Street: Wislet^[26]
• 135 Russell Street: Vacy Hall^[27]
• 251-267 Ruthven Street: Toowoomba Foundry^[28]
• 269-291 Ruthven Street: Defiance Flour Mill^[29]
• 381-391 Ruthven Street: Pigott's Building^[30]
• 386-388 Ruthven Street: Karingal Chambers^[31]
• 451-455 Ruthven Street: Alexandra Building^[32]
• 456 Ruthven Street: White Horse Hotel^[33]
• 541 Ruthven Street: Toowoomba City Hall^[34]

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