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TOOWOOMBA REGION
The Toowoomba Region Covers Around 12'957sqm
Outside the bustle and bright lights of downtown Toowoomba, you’ll find many smaller communities each with their own proud identity and wonderful histories – some dating back to early settlement.
Our rural towns are all within an hour or so drive from the Toowoomba CBD and they each have something unique to offer. Many residents choose a rural lifestyle and commute to work in the city.
North
Head north into the hills where you’ll discover the best scenic bush walks, creative businesses, fabulous food and lots of cute cottages for cosy weekends away. Fertile soil means abundant local produce from olives to blueberries and avocados to rhubarb.
Highfields
Population: 14,000
Famous for: shopping centre, tavern, Chocolate Cottage Centre, Danish Flower Art, Pioneer Village, views, Peacehaven Park
Highfields is literally 15 minutes from the Toowoomba CBD which is probably why it’s the fastest growing town in the region. With underground power and big house blocks, it’s popular with families who want room to grow.
High Country Hamlets
The locals call the area north of Highfields the “High Country” and they have forged a strong, connected community that works together for economic and social benefit.
Cabarlah
Population: 1,075
20 minutes from Toowoomba CBD
Famous for: Golf course, Australian Defence Force Base, Colours of San Cris cafe and gallery, Farmers Arms Pub.
Ravensbourne
Population: Around 250
38 minutes from Toowoomba CBD
Famous for: National Park, wedding venues and cottages, glorious views and mountain walks.
Hampton & Pechey
Population: Around 460
30 minutes from Toowoomba CBD
Famous for: State Forest, great views, cute B&Bs, avocado farms, gin distillery.
Pechey was once a thriving timber town. The Pechey State Forest still grows pine trees for commercial timber markets today. The descendants of Edward Wilmot Pechey live in the same farmhouse built in the 1920s but these days they are distillers of quality spirits.
Crows Nest
Population: Around 2,160
36 minutes from Toowoomba CBD
Famous for: Historic township, Mountain Bike Mecca, Crows Nest Falls, soft drinks, Pioneer Village, Bunnyconnellen Olive Grove, Curly Carrot Restaurant, Holland Wines, wedding venues
Crows Nest is one of those picturesque Australian country towns with a pretty main street, Memorial Park and a large friendly pub which is central to everything. Locals have mapped out some wonderful cycling routes which they’re calling Mountain Bike Mecca – worth checking out!
Yarraman
Population: 1,064
1.5hrs from Toowoomba CBD
Famous for: Historic township, Heritage Museum, bakery, pub, start of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail
Goombungee
Population: 1,026
35 minutes from Toowoomba CBD
Famous for: Historic township, main street lined with Jacaranda trees, golf course, antique shop, museum, Rosalie Art Gallery, pub post office and cafes.
South
Cambooya
Population: 1,584
26 minutes from Toowoomba CBD
Famous for: Historic township and buildings, sunflowers, large vegetable farms including lettuce.
Cambooya’s amazing black soil plains seem to be able to grow almost anything! In the right season, you'll see spectacular fields of crops as you drive around.
Clifton & Nobby
Population: Around 2,000
45 minutes from Toowoomba CBD
Famous for: Historic township, Nobby Pub, Arthur Hoey Davis “Steele Rudd”, Sister Elizabeth Kenny, Heritage Walk
These cute neighbouring towns have some pretty important history behind them. Pop in and find out for yourself.
Greenmount Area
(inc Pilton)
Population: Around 700
40 minutes from Toowoomba CBD
Famous for: Historic Greenmount Hotel and the Wheatsheaf Hotel, Mountview Homestead Farm Stay, Darling Downs Zoo at Pilton.
Drive around the Greenmount area and you'll get a feel for what drives this farming community.
West
Pittsworth
Population: 3,594
36 minutes from Toowoomba CBD
Famous for: Historic township, McKinlay Nursery, Pioneer Village, Broxburn Bash, Pittsworth Craft and Fine Food Spectacular.
Pittsworth is another one of those quintessential country towns with attractive main street, central pub, great coffee shops and lots of historic buildings.
Millmerran
Population: 1,563
One hour from Toowoomba CBD
Famous for: Historic township, historical murals, Millmerran Museum, Factory Dam Park, Mount Basalt Reserve, Annual Sheep Races, Camp Oven Festival.
You really are in the country now with a beautiful local community, quality agricultural land and lots of broadacre crops, cattle and sheep farms.
Charlton & Oakey
Population: Around 4,529
30 minutes from Toowoomba CBD
Famous for: Jim’s Jerky DFO, Hitchley & Harrow DFO, Oakey Army Base, New Hope Mine, colonial architecture, butter factory.
Oakey is another picturesque country town with bustling main street, pubs, train station and lots of cute colonial cottages. Just outside Oakey, at Charlton, is a small DFO worth checking out.
Here at Toowoomba Regional Council we’re more than employees – we’re part of the community. We love our Region and we want you to love it as much as we do.
While providing essential services to our community remains a priority, there are a number of unique and interesting jobs that make up our workforce.
Whether it be working as a building surveyor, landscape architect, environmental planner, laboratory services scientist, in the tourism and events field, in marketing and design or at one of our libraries, art galleries or even aerodromes – we have a wide variety of jobs.
We pride ourselves on having a highly-skilled workforce to serve our Region and offer a wide-range of attractive benefits, including competitive wage/salary rates and remuneration packages, employment initiatives, generous leave provisions, access to facilities and services, corporate rates and memberships.
We have various opportunities to provide career progression through our trainee, apprenticeship and work experience programs, scholarships, bursaries and competitions, undergraduate and graduate programs, volunteering and professional development.
We value the health and wellbeing of our workforce and offer support through our Employee Assistance program, membership discounts at Milne Bay and Highfields Aquatic and Fitness Centres, corporate rates for private health cover and free yearly flu vaccinations and skin checks.
There is something here for everyone. To see all our current career opportunities visit
www.tr.qld.gov.au/jobs
