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Council Connections: Week 2, August 2011
Toowoomba Regional Council Connections The weekly program keeping you up to date with Toowoomba Regional Council’s facilities, activities and services. Council Connections with Darren Burton This week Darren talks about a special meeting of council for the budget, draft planning scheme, lending a hand at Carnival events, Carnival’s Garden Space, photography exhibition, new library hours, burn offs, gallery proposals and a reminder to dam users. Continue reading
Council Connections: Week 1, August 2011
Toowoomba Regional Council Connections The weekly program keeping you up to date with Toowoomba Regional Council’s facilities, activities and services. Council Connections with Darren Burton This week Darren talks about a photographic exhibition at Rosalie Gallery, burn offs, the Committee of Council meeting, new library hours, mobile library and the draft planning scheme. Continue reading
Council Connections: Week 5, July 2011
Toowoomba Regional Council Connections The weekly program keeping you up to date with Toowoomba Regional Council’s facilities, activities and services. Council Connections with Darren Burton This week Darren talks about the next meetings of council, registering for Carnival’s “Garden Space”, new library hours, our Draft Regional Planning Scheme, Carnival’s program guide, family history research tips, scheduled burn offs, the mobile library and a reminder to dam users. Continue reading
Council Connections: Week 4, July 2011
Toowoomba Regional Council Connections The weekly program keeping you up to date with Toowoomba Regional Council’s facilities, activities and services. Council Connections with Darren Burton This week Darren talks on the Draft Regional Planning Scheme, the Carnival program guide, National Tree Day celebrations, scheduled burn offs in the Pechey area, a family history workshop, Toowoomba Art Gallery submissions, the mobile library back on the road and a reminder to dam users. Continue reading
Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers Ambassador Entrant Seeks Volunteers
‘Volunteering for all the right reasons… Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers Young Ambassador Entrant Skye Michels is running a Crushed Car Competition and is seeking volunteers to help man a stall at Toowoomba Plaza for few hours each day begining 16th July to 30th July. Ms Michels said “We will be running a guess the make/model of the crushed car for a ‘Gold Coin’ donation with entry forms being placed in a barrel, and the first 3 correct entries will win a prize! I’m in need of 4 – 6 volunteers per day for a few hours to help me raise $4,000.00 for RACQ Care Flight.” Anyone who is interested can call Skye on 0467 906 992 Continue reading
Come and See the Next Generation of Stars in Country Music
The Annual Junior Country Music Talent Quest sponsored by Mountain Track Recording Studios and organised by Garden City Country Music Assn Inc will be held on 25 June at the Oakey Cultural Centre, Campbell Street, Oakey . Competitors from south east Queensland will compete against each other in sixteen different sections (sections such as bush ballad, vocal, country rock, gospel, instrumental, group and duo). Entries are well up on 2010 with an expected 130 acts for the day. The programme commences at 8.30 a.m. Saturday morning and will conclude with a performance by our 2010 winner Alice Benfer who recently won the senior section of the Urban Country Talent Search at Caboolture, prior to the presentation to the winners. Admission: Adults $8.00 per day Children (under 12) – $4.00 per day Under 4 years – free Pensioners $6.00 per day Canteen available all day. Proceeds from the event will go to aid Toowoomba Hospice. Further information call Dell 4635 6429 (a/h) or Paul Wilson 0448 772 972 Continue reading
June 15th Twilight Recital Cancelled
The USQ Twilight Song Recital scheduled to be presented in the USQ Arts Theatre on 15 June has been cancelled due to illness. One half of the IkonMusic duo, soprano Emma Baker-Spink, has been struck down with a severe case of laryngitis and is unable to perform. The next recital in the series will see local jazz ensemble Swing On In perform an evening of traditional jazz favourites with a contemporary edge, at the Twilight Jazz Recital on 29 June – bookings and enquiries – USQ Artsworx Box Office on 4631 1111. Submitted by Michelle Fox, USQ Artsworx 4631 1114 Continue reading
Council Connections: Week 1, June 2011
Toowoomba Regional Council Connections The weekly program keeping you up to date with Toowoomba Regional Council’s facilities, activities and services. Council Connections with Darren Burton This week Darren talks about roles available on the Heritage Advisory Committee, Wheelie Bin calendars, an economic insight to the Region, Qld Day celebrations, mobile library off the road, the Energise program and meeting of Council. Continue reading
Council Connections: Week 5, May 2011
Toowoomba Regional Council Connections The weekly program keeping you up to date with Toowoomba Regional Council’s facilities, activities and services. Council Connections with Darren Burton This week Darren reports on QLD Day celebrations, the mobile library being refitted, Economic Brief information, ChemClear chemical collection, a call for historical photos, the Energise program and the next meetings of Council. Continue reading
Cultural Heritage Network 2011 Seminar a Success
‘Looking outside the museum’s walls – making the most of your town’ was the theme of the Cultural Heritage Network – Toowoomba Region’s 2011 seminar held at Nobby on Saturday 28 May. As the title suggests, the day was jam-packed with information. Delegates experiencing the Nobby Heritage Guided Walking Tour Held at Rudd’s Pub, Nobby, the Seminar provided delegates with the opportunity to learn methods of engaging with local communities and raising heritage awareness, with examples from Eumundi and Nobby showcasing how it can be done. It offered delegates an occasion to network and discuss common issues with other organisations in the Region. At the Nobby Forge Vintage Museum Opened by Councillor Ros Scotney, the Seminar had over 30 attendees from as far afield as the Western Downs and Wandoan. President of the Network, Karen Barrett said, “The annual seminar provides a great opportunity for cultural heritage organisations within the Toowoomba Regional Council area to learn, catch up and be reminded that they are not alone on this journey.”The full day program included presentations and workshops on tour guiding and public programs. Hosted by Ken and Louise from the Nobby Forge and Vintage Museum, attendees also took part in a Heritage Guided Walking Tour of Nobby with Narelle Maddison from the Nobby Heritage & Development Association. Continue reading
