Highlights:
- All Toowoomba Regional Council facilities will close tomorrow, Friday 7 March, 2025, until further notice
- TRC Customer Service Call Centre will remain open on 131 872
In an ongoing effort to keep the community safe from potential impacts of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, all community-facing Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) facilities and waste services will be closed or suspended tomorrow, Friday 7 March until further notice.
Toowoomba Region Mayor and Chair of the Toowoomba Local Disaster Management Group Geoff McDonald said TRC would close these facilities and halt these services in the best interests of the community.
"The safest place for almost all residents of the Toowoomba Region across the weekend will be in their own homes.
"We are not expected to have the same severe impacts from TC Alfred as Brisbane and coastal areas however we are making preparations and ask residents to do the same.
"The good news is, there's still time for our residents to prepare as the cyclone has slowed its westward path and a coastal crossing is now not expected until late Friday or even Saturday.
"We are currently gathering resources in line with the latest forecasting which will allow us to assist the community to deal with the potential impacts of this weather event.
"Residents should take precautions such as driving to conditions on our roads, preparing your home for storm-type impacts and having an emergency plan if you live in a location across our region which floods or becomes isolated from flooding should that potentially occur later this week and across the weekend," Mayor McDonald said.
List of Toowoomba Regional Council Facility closures -Closed Friday March 7, 2025, until further notice
*Please note this list is subject to change/addition and may not be exhaustive:
TRC Customer Service Centres:
Clifton Customer Service Centre, 95 King Street
Crows Nest Customer Service Centre, 25 Emu Creek Road
Goombungee Customer Service Centre, 89 Mocatta Street
Highfields Customer Service Centre, 32 O'Brien Road
Millmerran Customer Service Centre, 2-16 Cambell Street
Oakey Customer Service Centre, 64 Campbell Street
Pittsworth Customer Service Centre, 85 Yandilla Street
Toowoomba Customer Service Centre, 4 Little Street
Waste Services:
Kerbside waste collection - suspended across the Region for Friday 7 March
Waste facilities:
Bringalily Bin Station
Cecil Plains Waste Management Facility
Clifton Waste Management Facility
Cooyar Waste Management Facility
Crows Nest Waste Management Facility
Emu Creek Waste Management Facility
Evergreen Waste Management Facility
Goombungee Waste Management Facility
Greater Toowoomba Waste Management Facility
Reviva Reuse Shop
Greenmount Waste Management Facility
Jondaryan Waste Management Facility
Kleinton Waste Management Facility
Reviva Re-Use Shop Kleinton
Kooroongarra Bin Station
Millmerran Waste Management Facility
Oakey Waste Management Facility
Pittsworth Waste Management Facility
Ravensbourne Waste Management Facility
Rocky Creek Bin Station
Rural Residential No.1 Bin Station
Rural Residential No. 2 Bin Station
Toowoomba Waste Management Centre - Landfill
Turralin Bin Station
Yarraman Waste Management Facility
Libraries:
Cecil Plains Library
Clifton Library
Crows Nest Library (John French VC Memorial Library)
Goombungee Library
Highfields Library
Local History Library
Millmerran Library
Mobile Library
Oakey Library
Pittsworth Library
Quinalow Library
Yarraman Library
Toowoomba City Library
Art Galleries:
Crows Nest Gallery
Rosalie Gallery
Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery
Pittsworth Art Gallery & Visitor Information Centre
Visitor Information Centres:
Clifton Railway Information Centre
Crows Nest Museum and Tourist Information Centre
Goombungee Tourist Information Centre
Hampton Visitor Information Centre
MillmerranVisitor Information Centre
Oakey Tourist Information Centre
Pittsworth Visitor Information Centre
ToowoombaVisitor Information Centre
Yarraman Tourist Information Centre
Community Halls and Centres:
Highfields Cultural Centre
The Goods Shed
Oakey Cultural and Community Centre
The Annex
Hodgson Vale Community Sports Club Hall
Laurel Bank Park Hall
Millmerran Community and Cultural Centre
Crows Nest Community and RSL Centre
Newtown Hall
Cecil Plains Hall
Emu Creek Hall
Clifton Library and Community Centre
Haden Hall
Coalbank Hall
Southbrook Hall
Yarraman Memorial Hall
Aquatic Centres:
Cecil Plains Aquatic Centre
Clifton Aquatic Centre
Crows Nest Aquatic Centre
Highfields Aquatic and Fitness Centre
Millmerran Aquatic Centre
Milne Bay Aquatic and Fitness Centre
Pittsworth Aquatic Centre
Yarraman Aquatic Centre
Indoor Sport Centres:
Crows Nest Indoor Sports Centre
Highfields Fitness & Recreation Centre
Millmerran Indoor Sports Centre
Milne Bay Aquatic and Fitness Centre
Dams (closed for recreation including picnic areas):
Cressbrook Dam
Cooby Dam
Perseverance Dam
General preparedness information
Sand stockpiles
Sand stockpiles are currently available at the following locations:
- Toowoomba Showgrounds: Glenvale Road, Glenvale.
- Clifton - 28 Tooth St (behind the Clifton SES HQ)
- Millmerran - Saleyards Road (on the grass verge outside the TRC Works Depot)
- Jondaryan: Duke Street, near the steam train.
- Goombungee: In front of SES, 33-35 Cooke Street.
- Pittsworth: Railway St, in front of SES (at Pittsworth Showgrounds).
- Crows Nest: Timber Street, Crows Nest (next to SES).
- Wyreema: Newman Road, Wyreema (on road reserve between Newman Road and Toowoomba Karara Road).
- Cambooya: Lucy Street Park (next to the tennis courts)
At this time, sand it not available at Oakey due to the ongoing Queensland Fire Ant declaration.
Residents should bring their own shovels and sandbags to these locations.
Schools
The Queensland Premier has announced all schools in the Toowoomba Region will be closed today (Thursday) and Friday. For a full list of these closures visit https://closures.qld.edu.au/
Resources
In case of a life-threatening emergency call 000.
The Queensland State Government has a disaster web site with useful resources at https://www.disaster.qld.gov.au/
For SES help and assistance with sandbagging and preparing your home call 132 500 or visit https://www.ses.qld.gov.au/diy-using-sandbags
Resources on preparing for Tropical Cyclone Alfred can be found athttps://www.getready.qld.gov.au/news/tropical-cyclone-alfred-march-2025
For the latest updates on weather warnings across Queensland visit http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/
Council's Disaster Dashboard is also available as an important resource for road closures and weather warnings across the region here -https://disaster.tr.qld.gov.au/
