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Lobbying for Highfields High School

admin — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:50:58 +0000

Hi all,

The ALP govt promising to build a high school at Highfields was great news this week and it would be just as great to see an equivalent story about an LNP announcement before we go to the polls on March 24. Word has it that the ONLY WAY the LNP will make this commitment in the lead-up to this election is if its Shadow Minister for Education, Dr Bruce Flegg, is bombarded with emails saying Highfields needs a high school. Trevor Watts has said in his campaign literature that getting a high school for Highfields is his top priority for the electorate and there’s no reason to doubt his sincerity, but it seems he could do with some help to get his party to realise how important this issue is.

This is not a luxury for Highfields, it is a NECESSITY!

If you’d like to get behind the cause, please email Dr Bruce Flegg, the LNP Member for Moggill, moggill@lnpqld.org.au and tell him Highfields needs a high school. We’re trying to do a bit of a viral campaign here so PLEASE FEEL FREE to forward this message to anyone you feel might be prepared to fire off an email and help make the high school a certainty, regardless of who wins government.

A few of us have been trying hard to make this happen for a long time now and this is the best chance we’ve ever had to get a high school in Highfields built, so let’s not waste it. Wherever you sit on the political field, please give the LNP a nudge.

Thanks and regards,

Bronwyn Cairns & Liz Wells
bhcairns@bigpond.net.au

Highfields Better Business Group March Meeting

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:23:08 +0000

The March breakfast meeting was held on Tuesday in the main auditorium of the Highfields Cultural Centre.
It was pleasing to see interest remains high, with a number of new faces attending.

Dr Erin K. Lean (Highfields Chiropractic) & Julie Roosen, newly appointed Heritage Bank Highfields Branch Manager

Chair Heather Welch reminded everyone that the AGM was not far away, and with the constitution permitting a maximum of two conxsecutive terms in office, members of the executive would be retiring and new people would need to accept nomination for the vacant positions.

Bob Holland was called on to moderate a discussion on the committment required of office bearers(one breakfast meeting and one after hours executive meeting per month plus project involvement).

Guest speaker was Mark Jocumsen of Better Business Outcomes who presented a workshop on the importance of having written goals.

Interested persons are welcome to attend monthly meetings held on the morning of the first Tuesday of each month (except January) at the Highfields Cultural Centre. Non-Members $25.00, RSVP and any special dietary requirements to Ingrid Russell secretary@better business.org.au

FREE Business Seminar for Highfields Small Businesses, Farmers and Graziers

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:30:39 +0000

Highfields Better Business Group February Meeting

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:52:11 +0000

The first breakfast meeting for 2012 was held at the Highfields Cultural Centre on the morning of Tuesday, 7th February.
Candidates for the electorate of Toowoomba North in the forthcoming State Election were invited to address the meeting. Three of the contenders attended, and each gave an overview of their respective party’s platforms.
They were (left to right) Peter Pyke (Katter’s Australian Party), Trevor Watts (NLP) and the incumbent, Kerry Shine MP (ALP).

The next meeting will be held at the Highfields Cultural Centre on Tuesday, March 6th from 6.30am to 8.15am.

RSVP’s to secretary@better business.org.au

Highfields Better Business Group December Breakfast 2011

admin — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:09:00 +0000

Derek Tuffield holding one of the boxes of foodstuffs as Heather Welch displays the donation cheque

Held on the first Tuesday of the month, the final Highfields Better Business Group breakfast meeting for 2011 was held at Highfields Cultural Centre on Tuesday, December 6th.

The meeting was well attended, and speakers were Derek Tuffield, CEO Lifeline Darling Downs and SW Queensland who gave an overview of what they were achieving and some of the over 300 programs being run by Lifeline. At the end of the meeting Derek was presented with a $100 donation and a number of cartons of non-perishable food items from the Better Business Group.

The other speaker was one of the members, Mary Reid of Merivale Cakes and Craft. Mary reported on the phenomenal success her business was enjoying, training programs and the projected visit to the United Kingdom in 2012.

Highfields Better Business Group November Breakfast 2011

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:50:33 +0000

The November Better Business Group Breakfast was held on November 1st at the Highfields Cultural Centre. With meetings being held on the first Tuesday of each month, November always coincides with Melbourne Cup Day, and members and guests are encouraged to wear something special in keeping with the Cup theme.

The ladies were a delight to behold with their fashions, fascinators etc and really got into the spirit of Melbourne Cup, whilst the men were much more conservative. Fiona Rose was named best dressed female, and Gordon Alden once again took out the male award with his bookie outfit.

Fiona Rose & Gordon Alden at Highfields Cultural Centre for the Melbourne Cup Breakfast.

Guest speakers were Andrew McClintock of Downs Financial Services, Greg Tucker, deputy headmaster of Highfields State School and Kim Cahill of Tesltra Business Centre, Toowoomba.

The next meeting of the Highfields Better Business Group will be held on Tuesday, December 1st at the Cultural Centre, O’Brien Road, Highfields.

8th Annual Millmerran Sheep Races Saturday, August 27th

admin — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:08:18 +0000

Helpers getting the sheep ready. The gates open at the Millmerran Showgrounds, Cecil Plains Road, 11 am on Saturday the 27th of August 2011. A fun filled day for the whole family with free entry!!! The first race hits the track at 1.00pm, culminating in the electrifying calcutta at 4.30pm. Kiddies are kept busy all day with great side show style attractions including Bouncy Boxing, Sumo Wrestling, mechanical bull plus many more. A one off cost of an arm band will have them entertained for hours. The Macquarie Wagyu Wine and Cocktail Marquee is a place to relax with your friends and enjoy the social side of Sheep Racing. Fashions of the Field is always a hotly contested event with Best Dressed Lady/Man, Best Contemporary Lady, Best Dressed in Wool and Hat of the Day. To keep the crowd entertained AWI, Maylee Boutique, Merino Country, Myer and Lilly Pilly will host a fashion parade at 2pm. A new attaction this year is the Toowoomba Solar Centre’s Welly Waddle. Punters will line up on the race track in a pair of “wellingtons” to see who will make it to the finish line with their cup still full! Great prizemoney on offer – well worth a run. …and they're off and racing! Once the sheep are safely trucked home the evening entertainment begins with Toowoomba band “Solitary Men”, so you can dance the night away. The Shearers Kitchen will keep you well fed and the evening meal will begin from 5.30pm. There are plenty of camping spots with a cost of $15 for a powered site. Alternatively for those who don’t feel the need to “rough” it, try Millmerran Village Caravan Park (4695 2020), Rams Head Hotel (4695 1488) or Millmerran Motel (4695 1155). Enquiries phone Doug 07 4695 7178 or Nikki 07 4695 6199

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8th Annual Millmerran Sheep Races Saturday, August 27th

All Singing, All Dancing Wild West Show 18th to 20th August

admin — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:47:32 +0000

The Glennie School, with a little help from the boys from Toowoomba Grammar and Downlands College, are putting the finishing touches on their stage performance of the Wild West classic Calamity Jane . The performance is an extravaganza of singing and dancing set against a backdrop of an iconic Wild West town so familiar from those Sunday afternoon cowboy movies. The Calamity Jane cast is comprised of musicians and performers who won the QLD Youth Music Awards in Brisbane earlier this year, and swept the prize pool at the Toowoomba Eisteddfods in May and July. And it’s not just the cast putting in their best performance. A production of this size has a lot going on behind the scenes. The crew in charge of props, costumes, sets, lighting and sound is a collaboration of students and parents. Their work goes largely unnoticed but without them, there would be no show. With all this talent, Calamity Jane promises to be much more than just another high school musical. Round up the family and come along for a wild old time. Calamity Jane runs for three big nights from Thursday, 18 August to Saturday, 20 August. The show starts at 7:30pm each evening with a special matinee performance on Saturday at 2:00pm. Tickets cost $20 for adults and $15 for students and concessions. The show will be performed at Humeridge Church of Christ on Hume Street, Toowoomba. Tickets are available online from www.trybooking.com/QCT or you can phone the Glennie Performing Arts Office on 4688 8816 . Submitted by: Mrs Sharon Gilbert HOD – The Arts The Glennie School

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All Singing, All Dancing Wild West Show 18th to 20th August

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Explosive Detection Dog ‘Lucky’ Missing in Action

admin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:44:05 +0000

An Explosive Detection Dog (EDD) working with the Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) is Missing in Action, regrettably, likely to be dead after an intense fire fight in northern Helmand province last month. On 4 July, EDD Lucky broke away from a partnered Australian Special Forces and Afghan National Police force heavily engaged with a large number of insurgents. Lucky went missing during the same battle that took the life of Sergeant Todd Langley. Defence has delayed the release of information concerning Lucky in order to first exhaust all possible efforts to recover the dog and confirm his status after the battle. Explosive Detection Dogs are highly trained search animals capable of finding buried munitions and indiscriminately placed bombs including Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). Their training enables them to detect explosives in all their various forms and concentrations. EDDs are chosen on the basis of their endurance, sociability, boldness, high retrieval abilities and their capacity to withstand extreme levels of distraction and noise. Lucky was a male Golden Retriever/Labrador cross born in October 2009. He was acquired from Canberra City Pound and was within six-hours of being euthanised when he was assessed as being suitable for EDD training by a visiting School of Military Engineering assessment team. Lucky entered service in September 2010 and was registered in the Army as ‘EDD 499.’ He completed EDD training at the School of Military Engineering at Moorebank, NSW and was assigned to the Incident Response Regiment in Sydney. Lucky later proceeded on his first operational tour in Afghanistan. Lucky is officially categorised as missing in action. He was last seen in the vicinity of a major insurgent concentration. It was not possible for the Australian soldiers to search for the dog in safety as they were under heavy insurgent fire. Despite efforts to recover the dog and confirm his status after the battle, Lucky is likely dead. It was Lucky’s first operational deployment. Australian Special Forces and their Afghan partners have since made all reasonable attempts to secure Lucky’s return, including repeated calls to the dog by loudspeaker and broadcasting an offer of a monetary reward in the local area. EDD 499 Lucky will be commemorated on a dedicated EDD memorial at the School of Military Engineering. Defence Media Operations

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