Our Stories - People First Bank (Heritage)

CEO of People First Bank (formerly Heritage), Peter Lock takes Lee through the amazing history of one of most well known local businesses as they move into an exciting new future!

Live From Studio One - Special Guest - Brass In Pocket

Heidi and Josh from Special Guest joined us Live in Studio One for their take on a Pretenders classic 

Live from Studio One: Tristan James as Elvis!

Darling Downs own Elvis, Tristan James, joined us to sing one of The King's songs that became an 80's classic thanks to Cheap Trick.

Our Stories Darling Downs Zoo pt 2

Lee is once again joined by Darling Downs Zoo owner Stephanie for the second part of their story and how we got a Zoo in our part of the world

Live from Studio One: Jarrad Wrigley

Check out Jarrad Wrigley as he performs a wonderful rendition of the John Williamson classic, "True Blue"

Our Stories Darling Downs Zoo part 1

Our Stories brings you the incredible story of how we got a Zoo in The Darling Downs.

After the Whistle: Netball represent and funding questions for Clydesdales!

This week Dane and Meals catch up with Brooke Marjoribanks the Toowoomba Netball Rep Convener to chat about the amazing amount of talented Darling Downs netball players vying for a rep position and the hope for funding for better lights. PLUS...After the Whistle's own Lee Faulkner catches up with Western Clydesdales CEO Shane Sullivan to chat about the funding reports from the ARLC and some exciting BMD Premiership signing news!

Live from Studio One Grace Drummond

Local artist Grace Drummond joined us Live from Studio one with a belting rendition of an all time 80s Classic from Journey! Turn it up and enjoy!

Our Stories Sunrise Way

Hear the powerful story of our local Drug and Alcohol rehabilitation centre with CEO John Griffiths. Triple M is proud to be embrace partners of Sunrise Way 

Live from Studio One Carmen and Matt

Local artists Carmen (2nd hand Souls) and Matt (Hound Dog Swagger) tore the roof off the Studio with a melissa Etheridge 80s banger.  Hear the full performance here

The Empire Theatre announces 2024 musical!

General Manager of The Empire Theatre Giuliana Bonel announced the 2024 musical that will hitting the Empire Theatre stage early next year! Anyone else picture Lee as an ugly step sister?

MM winner and Producer Robs Clues Oct 2023

Well done to Rae who scored $500 thanks to BNW Automotive on the Money map. Now the fun bit, Producer Rob explains his clues

Live from Studio One Lucy Korts

Joining us in Studio One Lucy Korts shared her unique talent performing the Cyndi Lauper classic Girls Just Want To Have Fun.

Live from Studio One Liar Birds

Hear the extraordinary vocals of Meggsy and the sublime guitar skills of Chris from  Liar Birds as they blew the roof off Studio One. Aussie classics done right!

After the Whistle: First signings and World Records

This week on After the Whistle Meals and Dane catch up with the Western Clydesdales BMD Premiership first signing - Paige Edwards and Toowoomba is now home to another WORLD RECORD!

Our Stories K and R Plumbing Supplies

Starting in 1978 hear the story of one of our local iconic businesses and how it's grown over the last 4 decades with second generation owner Paul Reedy 

Live from Studio One Shark Drive

Check out Producer Rob and his band of brothers, Shark Drive, ahead of their new single release tonight, taking on an 80s classic Live from Studio One!

Money map winner Barb and Producer Rob explains the clues

Barb scored $500 after using the clues to find us on the Money Map.  Find out what the clues all meant with Producer Rob right here....

Live from Studio One Cade Geiger

Local muso Cade Geiger joined us Live in Studio One with his version of Men at Works Down Under

Live From Studio One Michael David

Hear local Muso Michael David take on a classic from INXS

The Angels founding member John Brewster

Ahead of their upcoming gig at The Big Skies Festival, Lee spoke the Angels founding member and guitarist John Brewster about 5 decades of Rock n Roll, a new lead singer and the time they cancelled a Toowoomba Concert.

Our Stories - The Springs

Lee talks with Ashley McEwan, who along with wife Marie turned an abandoned water park into a destination retail centre celebrating 25 years. Hear the story and some of the history surrounding the area that will also feature in a soon to released book.

Live From Studio One Ruby and Dale

Check out the amazing performance from Ruby Slippers and Dale Robbins as they do Pat Benatar justice Live From Studio One 

Our Stories: 4 Brothers Brewing

Lee chats to master brewer and local business owner Adrian Cubit of 4 Brothers Brewing to get the story on Toowoomba's original micro brewery.

Live From Studio One Presents: Kane Maher!

Hear local artist Kane Maher blow the roof off the studio with a medley of 3 certified 80's classics!

Our Stories - Super Rooster

It's an icon of Toowoomba, but do you know the story of Super Rooster? Lee chats with second generation owner Kris Klarich about the history and future of our favourite Chicken and Chips

Kevin wins $500 and Producer Rob explains the Money map clues

Kevin wins $500 and Producer Rob explains the Money map clues

Live from Studio One Peter and Barney

Local musos Peter and Barney smashed out a Cold Chisel Classic Live from Studio One.

The Buzz: The definitive guide to the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers

IT'S CARNIVAL TIME! Dane caught up with James O'Shea to learn the history of the carnival, the best events and what to look forward to this month! Get more information HERE!

The Buzz: Festival of Food and Wine headliner Jon Stevens

Aussie music superstar Jon Stevens brings his sounds of Noiseworks and INXS show to the TCOF wrapping up the Festival of Food and Wine Sunday Night and Lee caught up with him ahead of the show

Live from Studio One Ethan Bielefeld

Ethan blew us away with his version of the Black Sorrows classic Harley and Rose

Money Map Round 23 - Dulacca! Producer Rob explains all 23 clues!

It took 23 clues but finally Shaun caught us on the Money Map and scored $500 thanks to BNW Automotive. Hear Producer Rob explain his thinking behind all 23 clues.

After the Whistle: NRLW Brisbane Bronco Shenae Ciesiolka

From the Glennie School to lifting the State of Origin Women's shield with the Queensland Maroons, Shenae Ciesiolka is a sporting superstar. Now playing for the Brisbane Broncos Shenae chats with Dane and Amelia about the expansion of the NRLW, what needs to happen next for the growth of the game and a message for all those future NRLW stars!

The Road Back to the Queensland Cup - The Western Clydesdales Story

Join Lee and Tony for an in depth look at the 2023 season, the off season and what's next for the Clydesdales

Live from Studio One Ben Ross

Check out local artist Ben Ross and his version of the Cyndi Lauper classic Girls Just Want to Have Fun.

The Buzz: trEATS

A chance for you to eat your way through September and the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers with delicious dedicated local fresh trEATS for you to try. Find your favourite trEAT here!

Savannah in the Round headliner Jimmy Barnes with Lee!

Ahead of his gig at Savannah in the Round Lee caught up with icon of Australian music Jimmy Barnes Talking recovering from surgery, playing with his wife and kids and new projects, check the full chat here exclusive to Listnr.

The Buzz: Behind the Scenes of Getting the Gardens Ready!

Beautiful gardens bloom perfectly for thousands of visitors to enjoy. But what does it take to prepare all of the gardens for us all to enjoy? Dane catches up Matt Schike Horticulturalist from Toowoomba Regional Council to chat about all things gardens leading up to Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers. Click here for the full program.

Live from Studio One The Voll Sisters

The incredibly talented Voll Sisters blew us away with the Seekers classic I am Australian.

After the Whistle: It's GRAMMAR DOWNLANDS DAY

The biggest day in school rugby union is here as Toowoomba Grammar School and Downlands College go head to head in the O'Callaghan Cup. Meals and Dane catch up with both the schools ahead of the over 70 year grudge match!

Our Stories: Precinct Urban Planning

Lee chats to Andrew Bullen from Precinct Urban Planning about their role in shaping our regions future. From working on major projects like the Wellcamp Airport to tackling the housing crisis, this is a fascinating chat about and often under valued profession and a great local business.

Paul Antonio the story part 2

Join Lee for the second half of his chat with former Millmerran Shire and TRC Mayor Paul Antonio as he and other former Mayors, now councillors come to terms with amalgamation and beyond. 

Live From Studio One: Sean P treats us to his version of Tainted Love!

Local music scene legend, Sean P, joins us Live From Studio One, to give us his unique, MIND-BLOWING rendition of the 80s classic "Tainted Love"!

The Buzz: Festival of Food and Wine line up announce with ADAM THOMPSON!

The biggest line up of the spring has been announced for this years Festival of Food and Wine at Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers. Lee chats to one of the amazing acts about his band and dating a Baywatch star.

The Buzz: Farm to Fork with Justine Schofield

Celebrity chef Justine Schofield will showcase a range of in season produce from around the Toowoomba Region at the Festival of Food and Wine. When: 11.30am – 12.00pm 1.30pm – 2.00pm 3.30pm – 4.00pm Sat & Sun only! For more information and to purchase tickets head to https://tcof.com.au/festival-of-food-wine/

Our Stories Paul Antonio Pt 1

Lee sat down with former TRC Mayor Paul Antonio to discuss the highs and lows of a life lived serving the community.

Live from Studio One Tom Gillespie

Hear Tom Gillespie from Sticks and Tones take on a Bruce Springsteen classic live from studio one

Lee's 25th Anniversary Show

Join Lee for a fun show of memories and more celebrating a career spanning 25 years!

Discover Darling Downs: Brewoomba

This Saturday Fitzy's turns into a beer lovers paradise! Brewoomba is back bigger than ever before and MJ caught up with Anita from Fitzy's to get all of the details!

Plastic Free July with Stirling and Truffles

It's the end of plastic free July and Petria and Ben from Stirling and Truffles joined Lee to chat about the month, single use plastics and how they are trying to make Toowoomba and surrounds more sustainable.

Live From Studio One The Solitary Men

Lyndon, Richard and Mark from The Solitary Men join us to play The Aussie classic Run To Paradise.

Moira Kelly AO her incredible life and the TBDA

Lee talks to Moira about her amazing life journey, from working alongside Mother Teresa in Calcutta to bringing conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna to Australia and adopting them.  Moira will be the keynote speaker at this years Toowoomba Business Disability Awards in October

Local Ballet Superstar Lily Pietsch joins the show

CLC student Lily Pietsch has been given the honor of performing with the Ballet Theatre Queensland’s production of "Sleeping Beauty" at the magnificent QPAC in January.  Lee finds out what it takes to reach such a milestone at such a young age

Mayor Geoff McDonald tells us when he'll have a Deputy Mayor.

After over 40 years of service and three terms as Mayor, Paul Antonio retired and paved the way for a mayoral vote at council on Friday. Geoff McDonald is now Mayor of Toowoomba Regional Council and he revealed exclusively with Lee when the vote will happen to find a deputy.

After the Whistle: High 5 for Holly and Hockey 5s

At the inaugural Hockey 5s Oceania Cup on the Gold Coast the women's team went through the competition UNDEFEATED and won their way to the Hockey 5s WORLD CUP! Toowoomba's Holly Gilbar was part of that team and she joins Dan and Dane in the After the Whistle studio to chat about the game, the team, the event and the World Cup!

Live From Studio One Observe the Goose

Check out the performance from Concordia Lutheran College students Observe the Goose taking on the Brian Adams classic Summer of 69.

Our Stories - Blooming Gorgeous

Lee caught up with the new owners of iconic Toowoomba business, Blooming Gorgeous. Check out the chat to hear the awesome plans they have for the future of our favourite florist.

Cornhole for your earhole!

Have you heard of cornhole? A BBQ game HUGE in the USA has made it's way to Warwick. Alex from Warwick Cornhole chats through the rules, the excitment and the wave of support for this game.

Fridays Live In the Studio James Ford

Local artist James Ford takes on the Dire Straits classic Romeo and Juliet

The Smelly Boot Rd 20

Lee, Gov and Solid take you through the tips for this round and check out the TRL and Western Clydesdales games as well

Producer Rob chats to Phil Jamieson

Producer Rob took over the studio to interview one of his earliest musical influences Phil Jamieson from Grinspoon

Our Stories - Toowoomba's Town Crier Kevin Howarth

Lee catches up with Australia's number one town crier, Toowoomba's own Kevin Howarth!

The Smelly Boot RD 19

The boys give their tips for Round 19 as well as TRL and Western Clydesdales and next weeks SOO

Fridays Live in the Studio Chris and Jasmine

Father and daughter local duo Chris and Jasmine take on a Cyndi Lauper classic.

Money Map Round #21 - Sue guesses Glenvale, and Producer Rob explains the clues

Congrats to sue from Highfields, who managed to work out all the clues for this round of The Money Map! Listen to Lee's exasperation as Producer Rob details his thought process behind all the clues!

After the Whistle: Toowoomba to Las Vegas for April Mammino

Local Futsal superstar April Mammino has her passport stamped and headed to Las Vegas! She has been selected to represent Australia at the Futsal US Nationals in Las Vegas next month! Amelia joins Dane to learn about her inspiration and her quick rise to futsal superstardom. 

The boys from Smelly Boot have a look at round 18 of the NRL

Gov, Solid and Dane cast their rather untrained eye over Round 18 action of the NRL. Don't forget you can listen to the NRL call right here on LiSTNR!

Stephanie Robinson from Darling Downs Zoo

They've built the Darling Downs Zoo from the ground up since 2005. With over 500 animals and 50,000 visitors a year, it's time for a new adventure and Stephanie and Steve Robinson are moving on.  Does Stephanie have a favourite animal? What's required to run a zoo and what's the first thing she'll do once it's handed over?

Fridays Live in the Studio - Dan Holmes from The Screaming Chokos! Playing Bette Davis Eyes

Producer Rob is joined in-studio by Dan Holmes, of The Screaming Chokos, a legendary local band! Hear them reminisce about Toowoomba's music scene, before Dan RIPS THROUGH a cover of the Kim Carnes classic, "Bette Davis Eyes"!

The Smelly Boot - Rd 17 feat. Producer Rob!

With Lee away, Producer Rob steps into the studio to join Gov and Solid in putting the curse on some unfortunate NRL teams!

Our Stories: National Tiles

This week a deep dive into National Tiles with Barton Castley and the story of how this well known business found a home in Toowoomba.

Fridays Live in the Studio Palinola

Another local artist covering an 80s classic live in the studio at 864 MMM 

The Smelly Boot Round Rd 16

Lee, Gov and Solid take you through this weeks NRL fixtures along with the Western Clydesdales and TRL

The Road Back to the Queensland Cup - The Western Clydesdales Story

Tony and Lee talk travelling to PNG and which former TRL stars are having a great season at the state level

Dan wins The Money Map and Robbies Clues

The Smelly Boot RD 15

Join Lee, Gov and Solid for a look at the games in the NRL plus local TRL fixtures and The Western Clydesdales

Fridays Live in the Studio Special Guest

Lee is joined in the studio by Heidi and Josh from Special Guest to recreate an 80s classic

After the Whistle: Cheers for the Neers!

Dane and Dan catch up with a couple of players and coaches from the Toowoomba Mountaineers ahead of their games this weekend. Chatting home court advantage, the great season so far and jammin' June!

TRC Mayor Paul Antonio on 2023 budget and rate rise

The reason for the 4 percent rate rise explained for TRC residents

Our Stories - The Empire Theatre part 2

Lee sits down with GM Kerry Saul for the final time as we finish the story of the icon of Toowoomba 

After the Whistle: QUEENSLANDER!

Dane and Dan unpack the awesome Origin results this week, celebrating the locals who played a HUGE role in both the Men's and Women's Origin!

Robbie with Mell from The Bends

Check out our own Producer Rob as he accompanies Mel from local band The Bends on an 80s classic

The Smelly Boot RD 14 2023

Join Lee, Gov and Solid as they tip the latest round of the NRL plus the Western Clydesdales and TRL fixtures

The Buzz: Festival of Food and Wine line up announce with ADAM THOMPSON!

Lee announces the lineup for this years Festival of Food and Wine at the Toowoomba carnival of Flowers and has a chat to one of the stars of the show about his band and dating a Baywatch star.

Dobbo's SOO Game 1 Preview

Dobbo calls in from Adelaide to talk Game 1, toothaches, navy jerseys and taking SOO out of the East coast.

HYBOTD Lee get's high

Lee get's roped in by boss man Dane to confront his greatest fear - heights. Listen to find out what happened as he jumped into the open cabin of an 85ft Boom lift thanks to MasterHire to help raise funds for the Toowoomba Hospice.

Our Stories - Empire Theatre pt1

Join Lee and Empire Theatre GM Kerry Saul for a deep dive into the history of our most famous CBD landmark, the heritage listed Empire Theatre.

After the Whistle: Mate vs mate, chip vs chip

This week it’s no Dane no problem. The Pod’s number one fan Amelia joins Dan to chat with Jodie Beutel, a Crows Nest local and STIHL Timbersports Australian Women’s Champion. They also catch up with Amelia’s schoolyard chum Shenae Ciesiolka who just been selected for her fourth Telstra State of Origin series in as many years and of course they talk chippies. 

The Smelly Boot Rd 12

Join Lee, Gov and Solid as they take you through the latest round of the NRL, and check in on the Western Clydesdales and the TRL

The Money Map winner Doug

Doug guessed Glen Aplin correctly and won $500 thanks to BNW Automotive. Here how it unfolded and Producer Rob giving us the breakdown of the clues.

The Road back to the Queensland Cup - The Western Clydesdales Story

Lee and Tony discuss the teams performance, the coaches idiosyncrasies and the events being put on by the club to engage with the community. Tony also has his say on the TRL clubs coming under fire for player payments

The Smelly Boot round 11

Join Lee, Gov, Solid and special guest tipster Charlotte Chimes for a look at rd 11 in the NRL

Charlotte Chimes podcast

Lee is joined by Toowoomba actress Charlotte Chimes (Neighbours, Schapelle, Catching Milat)  Catch up on Charlottes Neighbours bombshell, improv fun with Producer Rob and tackling a Topical Topics

Our Stories The Powerhouse pt 2

Lee is joined by Ruby Slipperz to reminisce  about some of the international acts to have graced the stage as we celebrate 40 years of The Powerhouse

The Smelly Boot Magic Round

Join Lee, Gov and Solid as they take you through the matches this Magic Round as well as this weekends TRL fixtures and the Western Clydesdales next game.

After the Whistle: Locals on top in Too-WIN-ba

Dan and Dane chat about a spooky phenomenon in local sport.....it seems every guest on the show goes on to do GREAT things. They run through the local sporting results from the weekend and catch up with Elle de Nooyer after the 2023 Oceania Downhill Mountain Bike Championships!

Weather Kid Wednesday - Mayah Dass

This morning we welcomed our first Weather Kid Wednesday reader Mayah Dass from St Anthony's Toowoomba. Mayah was great on air and received a small gift, certificate and put her school in the draw for $1000 to spend at Harvey Norman Computers Toowoomba. Enter Here!

Producer Robs clues Blenheim

Well done Deano who worked out Blenheim was the location on the Money Map and scored $500 thanks to BNW Automotive. But he only got there thanks to producer Robs clues which we break down in this episode

Discover Darling Downs: Prima Facie at the Empire Theatre

This powerful one woman show comes to Toowoomba after a sold out run in West End.  From Empire Theatre "Prima Facie is an indictment of the Australian legal system’s failure to provide reliable pathways to justice for women in rape, sexual assault or harassment cases. It’s a work of fiction, but one that could have been ripped from the headlines of any paper, any day of the week, so common you could cry." MJ speaks with Sheridan Harbridge who stars as Tessa, a criminal lawyer to find out more about this amazing show.

The Smelly boot podcast rd 9

The full Smelly boot Experience with Lee, Gov and Solid