City CBD Looking South |Population:||90,466 (2006 census)|
|Area:||116.5 km² (45.0 sq mi)| |Region:||Darling Downs, South
East Queensland| The City of Toowoomba was a Local Government
Area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland,
Australia, encompassing the centre and inner suburbs of the
regional city of Toowoomba. The city covered an area of 116.5
square kilometres (45.0 sq mi), and existed as a local
government entity in various forms from 1860 until 2008, when it
amalgamated with several other councils in the surrounding area
to form the Toowoomba Region. The Toowoomba Municipality was
proclaimed on 19 November 1860 under the Municipalities Act
1858, a piece of New South Wales legislation inherited by
Queensland when it became a separate colony in 1859. William
Henry Groom, sometimes described as the "father of Toowoomba",
was elected its first mayor. It achieved a measure of autonomy
in 1878 with the enactment of the Local Government Act. With the
passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Toow