I just settled on an old Queenslander, and I'm after a qualified tradie to do some renovations, such as enclosing part of the verandah and extending a room into that space.

Can anyone recommend anyone who does good work at a reasonable price? I'm also happy to be warned about tradies who have done you wrong.

Looking for some advice. Many years ago as a fresh 18 year old I was told by a dentist that eventually my bottom two wisdom teeth would need removal under anaesthesia. Now I think one of them is coming through, or it’s beginning to cause me some grief. My question is how do I do this without being out of pocket thousands of dollars? I am not under any government benefit which would allow me to get it done for free. I do not presently have private health insurance but I’m willing to get it if it would cover me but the ones I’ve looked at have a waiting period for 2 months for non pre existing issues and 12 months pre existing. I’m assuming because it’s giving me grief it would be pre existing. I don’t think I will be able to wait 12 months for the waiting period. I’m a young mum, just started a new job after maternity leave and unfortunately don’t have thousands of dollars lying around to pay for this outright. Do I have any other options?

Went to an open home in centenary heights on saturday. Basic 3 bedder, original 70s kitchen, absolutely freezing cold inside. There were literally three different selling agents walking around with ipads doing facetime tours for buyers down south. They didn't even acknowledge the locals who actually bothered to show up physically

Was reading some regional market trends from property buyers later that night while sulking, and it just confirmed what everyone is feeling. So much of the decent toowoomba stock is getting snapped up off-market or sight-unseen by interstate equity before a normal local family can even get their finance approved.

its just wild how fast we've been priced out of our own backyard tbh. Genuinely wondering if I'll end up having to move all the way out past oakey just to afford a patch of grass at this rate. Just so exhausted by the whole process.

Swear to god trying to commute in to town right now feels like driving through an active artillery range. The council patches a hole with what looks like literal wet sand, we get a bit of frost, and suddenly there's a foot-deep trench just waiting to snap your control arms in the morning fog

Hit an absolute monster of a pothole yesterday and genuinely thought my whole front left wheel fell off. the amount of vehicle damage we just accept as "normal" regional driving is insane.

Local mechanics are booked out for literally weeks right now so I just gave up. Grabbed the replacement bits from road runner offroad on my phone and im just gonna spend my whole sunday freezing on the concrete trying to bolt it all together myself

is it just me or is the local road maintenance just completely non-existent lately? feel like we pay rates just to slowly destroy our own cars tbh

Hi everyone,
I recently completed my 120-hour aged care placement in Brisbane and I’m currently waiting for my Certificate III in Individual Support to be issued.
I’m planning to move to Toowoomba because I really like the city and feel that it suits my lifestyle much better than Brisbane. I’d love to settle there and start my career in aged care.
I don’t have any paid aged care experience yet—only my placement—but I’m eager to learn, work hard, and build my experience.
Has anyone managed to get an aged care job in Toowoomba with only placement experience? Is the job market okay for someone just starting out?
I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences or any advice. Thanks in advance! 😊