Second tunnel on the cards for Brisbane’s long-touted ‘western bypass’

Second tunnel on the cards for Brisbane’s long-touted ‘western bypass’

With an election looming,the state government says it will investigate a potentially tolled tunnel linking Darra and Toowong.

  • byMatt Dennien

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Seven of the best luxury homes for sale right now

Seven of the best luxury homes for sale right now

From a near-new home that takes its cues from mid-century style,to an 1880s villa with a bluestone facade,we’ve rounded up our top picks.

  • byKate Farrelly
Council seeks federal funds for new bridge from West End to Toowong

Council seeks federal funds for new bridge from West End to Toowong

Brisbane City Council cannot afford to build the pedestrian and cycle bridge on its own,and is examining several avenues to raise funds.

  • byTony Moore
Blood found at bin area near Toowong units where woman disappeared

Blood found at bin area near Toowong units where woman disappeared

Police investigating the disappearance of Lesley Trotter,78,who was known to check through bins at her unit complex to ensure recycling compliance,have sent blood samples found at a nearby unit block for forensic testing.

  • byCameron Atfield
Schrinner moves to secure land needed for next Brisbane green bridge

Schrinner moves to secure land needed for next Brisbane green bridge

The pedestrian,cycle and scooter bridge between Toowong and West End was put on hold after the flooding in early 2022.

  • bySean Parnell
Police charge two men over Brisbane restaurant shooting

Police charge two men over Brisbane restaurant shooting

Police have made arrests two days after shots were fired at the Italian restaurant in Toowong.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
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Fresh calls for council to purchase former ABC Toowong site

Fresh calls for council to purchase former ABC Toowong site

The site,sold to developers by the federal government in 2009,is back on the market and politicians are keen to see it in public hands.

  • byLucy Stone
Residents fear Toowong is becoming an'overdeveloped'car park

Residents fear Toowong is becoming an'overdeveloped'car park

An online survey of hundreds of residents included calls for the privately owned former ABC site on the river in the area to be transformed into parkland.

  • byTony Moore
Coronation Drive reopens after police incident in Toowong

Coronation Drive reopens after police incident in Toowong

Traffic and bus service disruptions were expected from the incident,with police on the scene at High Street for much of the afternoon.

  • byMatt Dennien
Greens want developer levy to pay for Toowong-West End bridge

Greens want developer levy to pay for Toowong-West End bridge

The bridge could replace a planned private development if the federal or state government bought back the land,which sold for $20 million in 2013.

  • byLucy Stone
Push for former ABC site at Toowong to be turned into a park

Push for former ABC site at Toowong to be turned into a park

The developers who own the site have gone back to the drawing board after its"champagne flutes"plan was rejected.

  • byFelicity Caldwell