marieo1

Toowoomba is a good place to visit for a day trip from Brisbane. Everyone I grew up with left town and most made good lives for themselves. The bogan elements tend to stay.
On the good side, you can cycle and walk around most of the town with ease. It is quite pretty and peaceful. Kids would enjoy it but might need to be home schooled. Toowoomba could improve if more industrious people moved here to profit from the obvious gaps in entertainment and employment.
You could not survive this town without regular trips to the coast or country towns for relief from the boredom. Low self esteem and paranoia is a common personal trait - it took me a while to figure out what was going on. Gossip is a big part of the culture. Marijuana and drug use also explains a lot of the town's stagnation.