Abstract This Journal article analyses the long battle for 1 South Street in Rangeville between the community school and area residents. The Maridahdi early childhood community school made an application to the city council of Toowoomba seeking permission to expand into the nearby location which is listed as a heritage area by the state. This proposal attracted strong resistance from residents of Rangeville who cited various reasons for their opposition to the proposal. They cited several reasons such as increased traffic, loss of area amenity, increased noise, stability of the escarpment on which the school is to be developed among others.