Tag Archives: august-2010
Julie Boyce Exhibition
Over 60 paintings in acrylics and watercolours inspired by the Australian Bush, 1st to the 30th of September 2010 from 10:00am to 4:00pm daily at Village View Gallery. Official opening on the 4th of September at 2:30pm by Jenny Gersekowski (Publicity Officer of Heritage Building Society Highfields Community Branch). Sponsored by Second to None Winery. Works are for sale and Julie has donated a special painting to raffle on the Opening Day to raise money for the Highfields Pioneer Village. All are welcome. Please bring a plate, Billy Tea and Damper also available. RSVP by 1st September 2010: Jody Ashford Village View Gallery Highfields Pioneer Village: 73 Wirraglen Rd, Highfields QLD 4352. Phone 07 4635 6223 or email: highfieldspioneervillage@hotmail.com Continue reading
Advance Notice for Trash Ya Hair
Schools, Businesses, Clubs/Community Groups or individuals on the Downs and in the Lockyer Valley are encouraged to have a Trash Ya Hair Day during the month of October. You can colour, mousse, gel or shave your hair to raise money for the Toowoomba Hospice. These funds will assist the daily operations of this important community facility providing palliative and respite care for all ages. There are some great prizes to be won for Schools, Businesses, Clubs/Community Groups or individuals, that raise the most money! The Toowoomba Hospice’s mission is to provide optimal palliative care; based on mutual respect and trust, the needs of those who come to us and their families. For more information call Mark NOW on 07 4659 8500 or email him on admin.toowoombahospice@bigpond.com Continue reading
Memorial Golf Day to Aid Cancer Unit
The third annual Leon Treadwell Memorial charity golf day in aid of the Oncology (Cancer Care) Unit at the Toowoomba Hospital will be staged at the City Golf Club on Friday 3 rd September. Leon was an avid golfer at City, representing the club in representative Pennant competition, before his untimely death at the young age of 32 due to an extremely rare cancer disease to his appendix. A schoolboy friend from Leon’s Charleville days, Kris Currie, contacted Toowoomba Hospital Foundation CEO Peter Rookas and so far the two memorial days have been a huge success, raising in excess of $10,000. Kris said Leon was a great friend and he appreciated how well he was treated at the Oncology Unit at Toowoomba Hospital during his illness. “I wanted to do something to perpetuate Leon’s memory so what better than a golf day to help the cancer care unit, and especially at his favourite golf club”. Hospital Foundation CEO Peter Rookas was easy to convince to help organise the day. ‘I played golf with Leon and know his wife Leah and their two lovely girls. And I knew our staff at the Toowoomba Hospital cared for Leon and remember him fondly so it was a natural to get involved with the day.’ The event will be a 4-a-side Ambrose with a shotgun start at 11.30am with the entry cost just $30 player ($120 a team) and there will be a host of great trophies on offer. The Leon Treadwell Memorial shield will be presented to the team with the best nett on the day. Leah with daughters Emily (l) and Jade (r) and good friend Kris Currie who came up with the idea of the Memorial golf day…. (Leon’s widow, Leah and local identity Michael Betros (who lost his wife Jodie to cancer) found romance and love after both their tragic losses and have a little boy, LACHLAN JOEL BETROS – The name Joel is derived from their two precious late spouses, Jodi and Leon).. It is a great story and both Leon & Jodie were cared for at Toowoomba Hospital….) For nominations and further information, contact Peter Rookas at 46166 166 or 0418 713 138. Continue reading
Presentation of Certificates To Young Volunteers
Kiyua Performing Arts Inc, formerly known as The Community Performing Arts Project, is a not for profit organisation that provides dance and drama classes free for young people. Their vision is ‘A community based group nurturing self worth and personal development through performing arts’. On Sunday 22nd August, Kiyua will be holding a ‘Choreography Day’ at ‘The Barn’ on Flagstone Creek Road, Toowoomba. The day starts at 9am and will run till about 2.30pm. The young people divide into groups, get given a song and make up a dance as a team. They have lunch, then the groups perform their dances as the finale to the day in the afternoon. They are provided with a free sausage sizzle, and cake to celebrate the anniversary of the start of the project. The Project has the full support of the Toowoomba Regional Council with the patron of the project being Cr Carol Taylor, who will be present and mingling with the young people. This Sunday is special as we have Mayor Peter Taylor coming down at about 1.30pm to acknowledge our junior teachers, the young people (14-22yrs) who give up their Saturdays and other times to teach and mentor other young people. The Mayor is giving out certificates to 5 of these young people. We welcome you to attend and view the project for yourself For further details contact Sheriden Wright on 0412 135 925. Tony Rehn Crime Prevention Officer Southern Region Queensland Police Service Ph 07 4631 6755 Fax 07 4615 3200 P.O. Box 1333, Toowoomba, Qld. 4350 Continue reading
Presentation of Certificates To Young Volunteers
Kiyua Performing Arts Inc, formerly known as The Community Performing Arts Project, is a not for profit organisation that provides dance and drama classes free for young people. Their vision is ‘A community based group nurturing self worth and personal development through performing arts’. On Sunday 22nd August, Kiyua will be holding a ‘Choreography Day’ at ‘The Barn’ on Flagstone Creek Road, Toowoomba. The day starts at 9am and will run till about 2.30pm. The young people divide into groups, get given a song and make up a dance as a team. They have lunch, then the groups perform their dances as the finale to the day in the afternoon. They are provided with a free sausage sizzle, and cake to celebrate the anniversary of the start of the project. The Project has the full support of the Toowoomba Regional Council with the patron of the project being Cr Carol Taylor, who will be present and mingling with the young people. This Sunday is special as we have Mayor Peter Taylor coming down at about 1.30pm to acknowledge our junior teachers, the young people (14-22yrs) who give up their Saturdays and other times to teach and mentor other young people. The Mayor is giving out certificates to 5 of these young people. We welcome you to attend and view the project for yourself For further details contact Sheriden Wright on 0412 135 925. Tony Rehn Crime Prevention Officer Southern Region Queensland Police Service Ph 07 4631 6755 Fax 07 4615 3200 P.O. Box 1333, Toowoomba, Qld. 4350 Continue reading
Charity Rodeo to Support Toowoomba Renal & Cancer Units
There’ll be Bulls, Broncs, Barrels & Music at the annual Fossil Downs Charity Bush Rodeo Extravaganza, Fifteen Mile Road, Murphy’s Creek on Saturday 4th September…. It’s top class rodeo with NRA affiliated cowboys in action plus all the thrills of barrel racing. There will be poddie calf rides, children’s games, Cleo the Clown & face painting plus a host of country music entertainment. Some of the biggest & meanest bulls will be in action including ‘Pocket Rocket’, ‘Terra Firma’ & ‘Eden’ while the NRA Bucking Horse of the Year 2006 ‘Denim & Lace’ will be on show plus ‘Strawberry Roan’, ‘Turbulance’ and ‘Crazy Horse. This is the third year of the rodeo and nominations for this year’s event have more than doubled so there will be plenty of action and some of the best cowboys and cowgirls on show. Entertainment by renowned country artists including James Anderssen & the Outlaws and Dude Lovett & Kathy O’Sullivan will keep everybody entertained. Entry is Adults $15, Children $5, Concessions $10, Families $30 (unlimited kids under 16). Camping with breakfast is also available $10 per adult & $5 for children over 8 years. Contact Rosemary on 46305714 or Gaye on 0417-633051. BYO Swag & chairs. No eskys allowed. Proceeds from the day will aid the Renal & Cancer Units at the Toowoomba Hospital. Gates open at 1.00pm, music from 1.00pm to 3.00pm and the action gets underway at 3pm with the Open & Junior Barrel racing, at 4.30pm Local Poddie Calf rides and then rodeo action from 5.00pm. Just follow the signs to Murphy’s Creek and get into the action of Charity Rodeo….. For further information, Peter Rookas, Toowoomba Hospital Foundation Ph. 4616 6166 Continue reading
New Shed For Carbethon Folk Museum Thanks to Heritage Crow’s Nest
Heritage Crow’s Nest community branch has presented a cheque for $33,302 to Crow’s Nest Historical Society Inc. for a shed to built at Carbethon Folk Museum in Crow’s Nest. The shed will be 18 metres x 7 metres with a sealed cleaned storage area with shelving. One third of the shed will be used as a workshop area with craft workshops such as leatherwork and silver smithing and school holiday programs among future uses in this area of the shed. Machinery and other items will be housed in the rest of the shed. Inspecting the plans for the shed to be built in the south-east corner of the grounds are Crows Nest Historical Society Inc. President Sue Pechey (left) and Heritage Crow's Nest Community Branch Manager, Julie Murphy. Heritage Crow’s Nest Community Branch is a joint venture between Progressive Community Crow’s Nest Ltd (PCCN) and Heritage Building Society. Under the Heritage community banking model, 50% of branch profits are distributed to community organisations, charities and special community events. Submitted by Jenny Gersekowski Continue reading
The Enchanted Mixed Bag Exhibition
The exhibition will be officially opened on Friday 13 August, 2010 at 6pm at 53 Russell Art Gallery, 53 Russell Street, Toowoomba. All are Welcome. This is an exhibition featuring a selection of recent paintings which have been produced by emerging artist, Chantel Schott. Chantel is a self taught abstract artist and has been painting since 2005. She enjoys using acrylic as her main medium and from that creates vibrant, vivid and quirky artworks. Out-of-place creatures or objects feature in the Enchanted Mixed Bag exhibition musing the idea that the characters are stuck in a dreamscape – where anything goes. The Enchanted Mixed Exhibition will run to Wednesday, 25th August. Free admission to 53 Russell Art Gallery, 53 Russell Street, Toowoomba. Gallery opening hours: Wed—Sun 10am to 4pm http://www.chantelschott.daportfolio.com/about Email: schottc@usq.edu.au Continue reading
‘Old Bags Brunch’ at Downlands Sunday 15th August
Lauren Gray For those of you unfamiliar with an ‘Old Bags’ function, we will be auctioning off ‘previously loved’ handbags provided by ladies of some standing in communities across Australia (June Dally-Watkins, Kerri-Anne Kennerley. Jessica Schipper etc). As well we’ll have a table where you can bring along your previously loved handbag and bid for a bag in our secret auction. To ensure a good time, the delightful Joy Mingay will MC the event and intriguing Grand Central Stylist Carolyn Taylor-Smith will be providing some hot fashion tips. Stud stock auctioneer Andrew Meara will be auctioning the gorgeous bags on offer! The time and date is Sunday 15 August 10.30am at Downlands College 72 Ruthven Street. Toowoomba. To book your table at this fun fashion event contact Lauren Gray, Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers Young Ambassador Program Entrant, on 0401 050 427 or email lauren.l.gray@hotmail.com or Downlands College on 4690 9500 All proceeds go to the Toowoomba Hospice and the Kath Dickson Family Centre. Continue reading
Heritage Crow’s Nest Community Branch Funds Historical Plaques
Discussing placement of the former Railway Yards plaque in Curnow Street Crows Nest, No. 41 on the map are :- L to R:- Heritage Crows Nest Community Branch Manager Julie Murphy(with map), Lions Club of Crows Nest Inc. President Meg Hatfield and Club Secretary Rob Crosato. Heritage Crows Nest Community Branch has presented a cheque for $17,820 to the Lions Club of Crows Nest Inc. for their history plaques project, Stage 2 of three stages to promote awareness of historical sites in Crows Nest village. Stage 1, a map entitled “Crows Nest – More History Than You Think” was published last year by the club, financed by a Q150 grant from the Queensland Government and completed with the invaluable help of the Crows Nest Historical Society. The map shows the locations of 60 sites of historical interest. A cast bronze plaque will be placed on footpaths at each of the 60 locations with information and in the instance of now vacant sites or major structural changes, an illustration of the history of that site. The plaques should last 100 years and will be constructed by Wagners Toowoomba. Stage three will be the publication of a book of oral history, again focussing on the 60 sites. A questionnaire will be sent to the public outlining the club’s plans for obtaining oral history. “We plan to interview older residents and former residents of Crows Nest and anyone else who is interested in passing on valuable information about the history of Crows Nest village,” said Club President Meg Hatfield. The idea for the project was instigated by Russell Hamilton & Meg Hatfield who saw a similar completed project done on buildings in Rockhampton. If you can help with any information, please phone President Meg Hatfield on 4698 2665 or Secretary Rob Crosato on 4698 1538. submitted by Jenny Gersekowski Continue reading
