ACCUSED robber Timothy Lucas Bartman was yesterday committed to stand trial on the robbery of a man in Toowoomba on Christmas Day.

THE Christmas weekend rain either bucketed down or barely came at all.

CHRISTMAS toys proved bothersome for some children and adults presenting to Toowoomba Hospital’s emergency department with a range of injuries over the weekend.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says only a couple of areas missed out on good Christmas weekend rain in Queensland.

WILLIAM, Anna and Maggie McLennan woke up on Christmas morning to find that Santa had left them a new baby brother.

It is shaping as a wet Christmas for much of NSW and authorities have begun preparing for major flooding in parts of the state.

Emergency services are preparing for major flooding in the north-west of NSW as tropical cyclone Laurence breaks up and moves inland.

Charity workers around Queensland are packing Christmas food hampers for people in need.

Queensland police will be out in force as holiday makers hit the road for the Christmas break.

AN unimpressed Edward Eric Collis was led from Toowoomba Magistrates Court yesterday shouting obscenities after he was remanded in custody over Christmas.

After just three days of the Queensland Christmas Road Safety Campaign, three people are dead and 109 have been injured.

Qld DPI officials say they will work to find new opportunities for 40 employees.

MAGISTERIAL compassion saved recidivist offender Peter Edward Holland from spending Christmas behind bars and away from family.

MORE than 200 motorbike riders roared through Toowoomba’s streets yesterday en route to make a special delivery of toys for the city’s needy children.

BONGEEN farmer Kerry Connolly is facing a desperate situation. “This is the worst summer season that we’ve ever struck,” a frustrated Mr Connolly said.

The Queensland Retailers Association (QRA) says it expects spending this Christmas to meet or exceed figures recorded last year.

Carols in the Park was anything but a “silent night”.

IT MAY well have been the most exciting moment in three-year-old Kodi Pike’s life when she saw Santa arrive in a helicopter.

QUEENSLAND Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) is urging Queenslanders to take the time to check their electrical appliances this Christmas holidays.

WHAT has become a Christmas tradition in Toowoomba will continue with the Christmas Day charity lunch at St Lukes Hall.