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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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TRC rates to rise by 2.76 per cent
Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has announced an increase of 2.76 per cent to the overall Council rate for local property owners, which factors in rises to the general rate, wastewater, water access and consumption charges and other charges as part of its 2021/22 Budget.
TRC Deputy Mayor and Finance and Business Strategy Committee chair Cr Geoff McDonald said this rise would equate to an extra $1.76 a week. He said the $551 million Budget features $187 million in capital projects and $364 million operational spend. Continued on page 3 RIGHT: Mayor Paul Antonio with Deputy Mayor and Finance and Business Strategy Committee chair Cr Geoff McDonald and Finance and Business Strategy portfolio leader Cr Kerry Shine after the adoption of the 2021/22 Toowoomba Region Budget.
One person dead in local crash
One person died and another is in a critical condition following a crash between a truck and a car on Warrego Highway at Bowenville on Friday.
The two patients, a 29-years-old woman and a 35-years-old man, were the occupants of a car which collided with a truck on the Warrego Highway. The woman was pronounced deceased at the scene while the man was airlifted to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a
critical condition with serious injuries to his arms and legs. A third patient, a 35years-old man who was the driver of the truck, was transported in a stable condition by ambulance to Dalby Hospital. Emergency services were called to the incident at the corner of the Warrego
Highway and Newton Stephen Road, west of the Bowenville township turnoff at about 8.30am on Friday. Early investigations indicate that the vehicles were travelling in opposite directions when they collided. The highway was shut for several hours, while police
and emergency services cared for the occupants of the vehicles involved. The Forensic Crash Unit is appealing for any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage of either vehicle before the crash, to contact police via Policelink on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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