The Daily Toowoomba Newsroom

Built by locals, for locals

The Daily Toowoomba was founded by Shane Anderson, a publisher who grew up reading the local paper at the kitchen table and believes every Australian city deserves a daily masthead that takes its community seriously. After watching regional newsrooms shrink for two decades, Shane started the Daily Network to rebuild local journalism from the ground up: small teams, modern tools, and a daily email that actually arrives before breakfast.

The The Daily Toowoomba desk is a tiny operation by design. We keep overheads low so we can stay independent, focus the budget on reporting, and respond to what readers in Toowoomba and the Darling Downs tell us matters. If you have a story, a tip, or a correction, Shane reads every email sent to the newsroom.

AI-assisted journalism

The Daily Toowoomba is a small, modern newsroom that uses AI tools to help us cover more of Toowoomba than a traditional masthead our size could. AI assists with research, drafting, transcription, summarising public documents, and monitoring official feeds. It does not have the final say on what we publish.

Every story is reviewed by a human editor before it goes live. We take responsibility for every word published under our masthead, whether it began as a tip, a press release, a council agenda, or an AI-assisted first draft.

Editorial oversight

Our editorial desk reviews each story for accuracy, fairness, local relevance, and tone. We follow Australian English conventions, avoid speculation, and clearly label opinion or analysis when we publish it. Corrections are issued promptly and transparently when we get something wrong.

Sourcing and verification

• We cite and link to primary sources wherever possible: council minutes, court listings, Bureau of Meteorology data, ABS releases, and on-the-record statements.
• Claims of fact are checked against at least one independent source before publication.
• Photographs and video are credited to their creators. We do not pass off AI-generated imagery as real photography.
• Anonymous sources are used sparingly, only when the public interest is clear and the information cannot be obtained on the record.

Our standards

For the full detail on accuracy, corrections, conflicts of interest, and how we use AI tooling, read our editorial standards.

Contact the newsroom

Story tips, corrections, and feedback are always welcome. Visit our about page for contact details and more on who runs The Daily Toowoomba.