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Toowoomba

Sitting high on the edge of the Great Dividing Range (700 metres above sea level), you’ll find a town with a big city feeling but a small-town heart.

Known as Queensland’s Garden City, Toowoomba is home to hundreds of parks and gardens as well as the iconic Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers spring event. No matter when you visit, you’ll discover rolling plains, vibrant country towns, bright sunflower farms and quaint hamlets – all a 90-minute drive west from Brisbane.

Getting Here

Just 90 minutes drive west from Brisbane, sitting 700 metres above sea level make your way up the Great Dividing Range to Queensland’s largest inland city.

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Discover why they call Toowoomba the Garden City with a visit to Australia’s second most populous inland city. Getting there is easy, whether you come by road, rail or air – look for the Great Dividing Range and rise 700m above it.

Once you arrive, you’ll soon see how the town earnt its moniker, with 150 plus parks and gardens around its city-surrounds. Time your visit for spring to soak up the atmosphere of the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, a ten day festival of food and florals that takes over the region.

Regardless of what season you visit, you’ll find a bustling CBD filled with a cafe and street art scene and see why Toowoomba is one of Australia’s fastest growing cities.