By CAITLIN CROWLEY | EXCLUSIVE
WESTERN Downs Regional Council has been hailed as "welcoming" and an "enabler" by Toowoomba's business community, as it lobbies Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) to slash red tape and adopt more business-friendly policies.
Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce issued a stark warning for the future of small businesses in the region if TRC's Draft Corporate Plan wasn't amended to acknowledge critical issues already strangling the local economy.
The Draft Corporate Plan 2024-2029 was released earlier this month and according to the Council it outlines TRC’s “vision, goals and key priorities” for the next five years.
Chamber CEO Todd Ro...
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