Toowoomba, the City, the Range, the People

Courtesy Tourism Queensland

Courtesy Tourism Queensland

Did you know Paddy Perkins' XXX beer was first brewed in Toowoomba in 1867, decades before Brisbane's XXXX beer? Did you know that the lamington was first made in Toowoomba? Cobb + Co Museum has a number of interesting displays and stories about the local area.

Toowoomba is perched on the edge of the Great Dividing Range. There are four distinct ecosystems on the Range and each one has unique and overlapping flora and fauna. Explore the ecology, geology, palaeontology and ornithology of the area and investigate a Diprotodon Skull.