Toowoomba City, Queensland
| Toowoomba City Toowoomba, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°33′36″S 151°57′04″E / 27.56°S 151.951°ECoordinates: 27°33′36″S 151°57′04″E / 27.56°S 151.951°E | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
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Toowoomba City is a 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.
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Toowoomba City (Toowoomba City) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ↑ Leasing Information Services. "Garden Town Shopping Centre, Toowoomba, Queensland". Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ↑ Transport and Main Roads (Queensland) (March 2011). "Toowoomba/Highfields/Crows Nest bus network" (PDF). Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ↑ "Toowoomba City library". Toowoomba Regional Council. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ "Local history library". Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ "Robinson, Nellie Elizabeth (1915-1992)", Trove, 2009, retrieved 24 October 2014