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Hospital Foundation and Hear & Say Centre to Benefit from Melbourne Cup Luncheon
The Toowoomba Hospital Foundation & the Hear & Say Centre will be the beneficiaries from a Melbourne Cup luncheon hosted by members of the Toowoomba West Lions Club & Quota International Toowoomba on Tuesday 2nd November 2010 at Angelo’s House in Herries Street, Toowoomba. A sumptuous luncheon that will feature champagne and savouries on arrival at 11.00am, a main course and desert plus coffee & tea with handmade chocolates, all provided for guests at just $55 ticket that also includes a ticket in the major multi-draw raffle and the chance to win the Angelo’s House $100 dinner voucher lucky door prize. Fashions modeled by the ladies of QUOTA from Bramptons Toowoomba at the last year's Melbourne Cup celebrations… Coomera Houseboat Holidays on the Gold Coast have donated a houseboat holiday for the charity auction plus there will be accommodation packages at Coolum Caprice on the Sunshine Coast & Dayboro Cottages to be won & lots more prizes in the multi draw raffle. The usual Melbourne Cup sweeps will be conducted plus there will be a fashion parade from Bramptons and prizes for the Best Dressed. For table bookings and more information contact Angelo’s House on 4659 9200. Continue reading
Worms Set To Race
The township of Crow’s Nest, just north of Toowoomba, is set to host the annual worm races this Saturday. Featuring the Perseverance Cup and run over an 18 inch course, the racing worms are in training and on a special diet to produce the fastest times – whatever the weather. Tourist and Progress Secretary Marg Barnes said that the track may be wet on the day but the worms won’t mind. “Early favourite is Crafty Crow by Happy Hand out of The Nest Time”, Mrs Barnes said, “but Pipe Dream by Tunnel Runner out of Wivenhoe also has some solid backing”. The worm races are just part of the fun day festival being held at Crow’s Nest this Saturday. There will be a fun run, whip cracking, hay bale stacking, the Australian Crow Calling Championships as well as two free concerts by Brendon Walmsley and plenty of entertainment. Food and drinks and stalls will also be around the park. The grand procession heads out at noon, led by the Toowoomba Caledonian Pipe Band, and the Heritage fireworks go off with a bang at 8pm. The ten day festival finishes with the Poets Breakfast at Highfields Pioneer Village on the Sunday 24th. All of the up to date information can be found at the festival website on www.crowsnestfestival.com.au Continue reading
6th Annual ‘Trash Ya Hair for Hospice Care!’ Happening During October
The Toowoomba Hospice is a six bed facility which offers respite and palliative care for the terminally ill. As part of our ongoing fundraising efforts, the Toowoomba Hospice is holding its ‘‘Trash Ya Hair for Hospice Care!’ this month. ‘Trash Ya Hair for Hospice Care!’ week is aimed at raising the awareness and profile of the Toowoomba Hospice in our local community. Each participating organisation selects a day during the ‘Trash Ya Hair for Hospice Care!’ month in which participants are encouraged to make a donation to the Hospice by colouring, moussing, gelling or shaving their hair. All monies raised on the day are donated to the Toowoomba Hospice with Prizes for Most money raised by: * An individual * A business * A club or community group* * A school* *To make it fair monies raised will be divided by total participants, ensuring a fair chance for all. Ambrosiussen Accountants’ staff getting trashed for the Toowoomba Hospice Peter Ambrosiussen Kate Harley Back – Susie Campbell, Craig Dawson, Paula Hansen, Michael Grogan, Peter Ambrosiussen, Front – Sam Wright, Cheryl Lesler, Kate Harley and Toni Skillington. The Hospice is a community organisation which relies heavily on Toowoomba and the surrounding districts for support. For further information please contact Mark Munro, Promotions & Fundraising Manager on 07 4659 8500 or email admin.toowoombahospice@bigpond.com Continue reading
Career Links – Health and Fitness Industry Career Information Afternoon
On Monday 25th October school students and their parents from across the Toowoomba region are invited to take part in a free Health and Fitness Industry Career Information Afternoon at the Harristown High School to explore the many career pathways available in the health and fitness industry. This will be a great opportunity to talk face to face with a wide range of local employers and health professionals, and hear about “a day in their life” and find out what their industry is really like. Professionals available on the day will include a Doctor, Nurse, Fitness Instructor, Sports Coach, Physiotherapist, Oral Health Practitioner, Optometrist, Speech Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Podiatrist and Midwife. The afternoon will kick-off at 3.30, and will finish by approximately 5pm. If you would like to attend please contact your school’s Vocational Education Coordinator for more information or just come along on the day. If you are considering a career in Health or Fitness field or just want to know more about this rewarding industry, this is the perfect opportunity to hear real people, tell real stories about real jobs! This event is an initiative developed by the Toowoomba Industry Schools Working Party. Submitted by: Scott Jones-Christ, Senior Program Officer Office of Training Queensland – Darling Downs South West Region Phone: 07 4687 2833 Fax: 07 3259 8728 Continue reading
Australian Golfing Greats to Visit City
Rodger Davis with Nudgee GM Max Mason Some of Australia’s greatest professional golfers will converge on Toowoomba for this year’s staging of the $10,000 R & O Communications Senior Pro Am at the City Golf Club on Monday 2 nd August. Former Australian Open champion & three times Queensland Senior Open champion Rodger Davis will spearhead the field which also includes the likes of prolific Japan Tour champion Brian Jones, Australian Senior Open champion John Clifford plus the popular trio of Mike Ferguson, Jeff Woodland and Ossie Moore. Throw in a couple of former Queensland PGA champions and former City professionals Bryan Smith and John Victorsen and you have a top quality field of golfing greats. A field of 50 professionals will join local amateurs to contest the event which is a part of the Darling Downs swing of the Queensland Legends PGA tour. The City Senior Pro Am kick-starts a number of senior pro am events locally with Dalby, Chinchilla and Jandowae to follow. The real interest in this year’s tournament is the ‘red hot’ form of Rodger Davis who was a prolific winner of major events in his glory days in Australia and Europe. Davis played one of the greatest shots of his career last week to birdie the final hole of the Queensland Senior Open championship and claim an unparalleled third title at Nudgee Golf Club. With his drive bunkered on the left hand side of the fairway and his approach to the elevated 18th green obscured by an overhanging Moreton Bay Fig, Davis crisply struck his second to within six inches of the hole to claim victory. Amateur golfers have been invited to join the field of veteran professional greats with a 12 midday shotgun start on Monday 2 nd August. A presentation dinner and interviews with the golfing greats will follow that evening in the City Golf Club function rooms. For more details, contact the City Golf Club on 4636 9000. Continue reading
