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A Cool Vegetable Hot in the Fight Against Cancer
Health-conscious Australians may soon be adding watercress to their plates. Watercress sandwiches – one of the best ways to eat watercress Mounting evidence shows watercress may combat certain types of cancer and food scientists at the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) are investigating the most nutritious ways of preparing and cooking the leaves. Watercress has had a place on tables in Asia and Europe for centuries. Even Socrates was convinced of the health promoting abilities of the vegetable. He built his first hospital next to natural springs growing watercress so he could easily reap the benefits of this potent food. The cancer fighting capability of watercress, a member of the brassica family, is due to the high levels of phytochemicals known as isothiocyanates (ITCs). These are the same disease fighting components found in broccoli and cabbage. But despite its popularity around the world, the peppery flavoured plant is seldom used in Australia. Scientist Dr David Williams According to DEEDI scientist Dr David Williams it is the ITCs that provide the plant’s hot and tangy flavour. “Watercress is a bit of a paradox,” Dr Williams said. “As a fresh salad vegetable it is cool when first experienced, and then hot when chewed. “In cancer-fighting terms, watercress is best eaten raw either in salads or in sandwiches as spicy filler. “Eating it raw has the advantage of stopping the breakdown of the vitamins A, B1, B2, C and folate, as watercress is also a rich source of these vitamins. Our results have shown when watercress is cooked it releases large amounts of ineffective compounds called nitriles. The high levels of iron in watercress are a disadvantage in these circumstances as it enhances this formation. While further research is needed to fully understand this anti-cancer capability of watercress, results so far confirm a significant health gain from adding this highly nutritious plant to your daily diet.” Submitted by David Burgin Corporate Communications Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation GPO Box 46, BRISBANE QLD 4001 Continue reading
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
Millmerran Sheep Races This Saturday
There are plenty of sheep and helpers to get them ready The Millmerran Sheep Races is a major fundraiser for St Joseph’s Primary School. We are a small school with 80 enrollments and the Sheep Races is now in it’s seventh consecutive year. The Sheep Races is a great family day and every effort is taken in making sure the whole family gets good value for money and that each member has a wonderful time. The children are catered for with side show alley style rides including sumo wrestling, face painting, bouncy boxing and of course the mechanical bull. The Macquarie Wagyu Wine Marquee promises to be a hit with the ladies with a fashion parade of woolen garments from AWI as well as the Fashions Of The Field with many categories. The Sheep Races are on this Saturday 28th August, gates open at 11am and the first of a six race program begins at 1pm. The calcutta draw and auction commence at 3.45pm and the final shall be run at 4.30pm. Our band Toowoomba’s “The Solitary Men” start playing at 5pm and will break while the mechanical bull competition takes place. Jumping Sheep at the Millmerran Races More information and pictures from last year are at www.millmerransheepraces.com or you can find Millmerran Sheep Races on Facebook. Submitted by Nikki Macqueen Ph 4695 6199 email: bnmacqueen@bigpond.com Continue reading
Glennie School’s New Hospitality Centre Officially Open
Students and staff at The Glennie School for in Toowoomba have celebrated the official opening of their new hospitality training centre recently. Member for Toowoomba North, Kerry Shine said the new centre was a major asset for the school community. “The hospitality centre offers an excellent training facility for hospitality students,” Mr Shine said. “It has a commercial training kitchen containing a barista-style coffee machine, and an industrial oven, and the neighbouring classroom can double as a function room for school events. “The hospitality students are putting it to good use – they helped cater for the Glennie Foundation cocktail party and have prepared morning tea for the official opening.” The State Government contributed $250,000 in capital assistance funding to the project, adding to the $850,000 raised by the school. From left: Right Reverend Rob Nolan (Anglican Bishop West Region), Kerry Shine MP, Wendy Ashley-Cooper (Head of Glennie School). The Member for Toowoomba North represented the Minister for Education and Training Geoff Wilson at the opening. Mr Wilson said the Queensland Government was pleased to help support the school’s ongoing development. “Over the past five years, The Glennie School (an Anglican school for girls) has received more than $5.6 million in recurrent funding and $1.9 million in capital assistance from the State Government.” Further Information Phone: 4638 5755 or Email: toowoomba.north@parliament.qld.gov.au Continue reading
Children’s Book Week Celebrations
Local primary school children are being encouraged to celebrate Children’s Book Week this week (August 21-27). Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine Week said “With the State Government’s continued focus on improving children’s literacy, Children’s Book Week represents another opportunity to help us spread the word about the importance of reading, and to encourage young Queenslanders to learn to love reading from an early age. I urge parents to make the most of any Book Week activities and celebrations taking place at local schools.” Children’s Book Week is organised by the Children’s Book Council of Australia and this year marks the program’s 65th anniversary, with the 2010 theme ‘Across the Story Bridge’. Member for Toowoomba North, Kerry Shine had quite a few interested students when he was invited to read a mystery book at the Rockville State School library. Mr Shine went on to say “Currently more than 60,000 students from 400 schools are involved in the fifth annual Premier’s Reading Challenge, which sets reading targets for all primary students in Queensland. The Challenge finishes on August 27 and I’m told we’re on track to better last year’s results where more than 1.2 million books were read during the campaign.” Further Information: Phone: 4638 5755 or Email: toowoomba.north@parliament.qld.gov.au Continue reading
Treasures from the Royal Collection
“Treasures from the Royal Collection” is the topic chosen by Oliver Everett for the public lecture he will present for the Toowoomba Group of the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society (ADFAS) on 24 August. The Royal Collection comprises more than 485,000 objects collected by the Royal Family over the past five centuries. It includes works by many great artists including Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Rembrandt, Monet, Lucian Freud and Michelangelo; porcelain; jewellery; furniture and manuscripts. Oliver Everett has selected about fifty of the finest items in the Collection to speak about in his illustrated lecture. Oliver Everett is well qualified to speak on his chosen subject having served in the Royal Household in several positions including that of Librarian in the Royal Library, Assistant Keeper of the Royal Archives and Private Secretary to Diana, Princess of Wales. He is a graduate of Cambridge University, Tufts University (USA) and the London School of Economics. Oliver Everett’s lecture will be given in the Glennie Room, The Glennie School, Herries Street, Toowoomba on Tuesday 24 August starting at 6.45 pm and will be followed by supper. Members of the public are welcome to attend. The cost is $20 for persons who are not members of ADFAS and $10 for students. For further information about Oliver Everett’s lecture and about membership of ADFAS contact the Secretary of ADFAS, Toowoomba on 07 4636 6164. 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
