Toowoomba rates a mention in The Economist ...

An excerpt:

In Queensland, with one of the faster-growing populations in Australia, Mr Beattie proposes also to build two new dams to serve Brisbane, the capital, and to pipe water 1,200km (750 miles) from the north of the state.

Yet many have criticised these proposed schemes for being too costly and damaging to the environment.

The proposal to recycle Queenslanders' sewage may also be frowned on. On July 29th voters in Toowoomba, a town in Queensland whose water is running out, voted against it.

See - The Economist - Dry as a dead dingo's donger.