Toowoomba Regional Council Connections The weekly program keeping you up to date with Toowoomba Regional Council’s facilities, activities and services. This week - Darren Burton with a variety of topics including Summer Tunes, Swine Flu Immunisation, Crow’s Nest Art Gallery etc. Audio: Council Connections with Darren Burton
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Council Connections: Week 2, February 2010
Five recruits on Lifeline’s Green Army Recycling project have graduated with new skills and self-confidence after completing 23 weeks paid work. The State Government provided $228,000 to the Queensland’s Green Army project to employ 12 jobseekers at Lifeline’s Distribution Centre and Smart Tip Shop to reduce landfill by identifying reusable and recyclable materials. Lifeline Darling Downs and South West Queensland Business Coordinator Angela Klein said the project included some accredited training so participants worked safely and gained some valuable skills. “Two participants have earned their fork lift licences and another completed a course and gained a Statement of Attainment so he can check, test and tag electrical equipment as safe.” Ms Klein said “We’ve also helped each person to improve their resume and we will keep supporting them as they start searching for their next jobs.” Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine attended the event and said the project had helped the wider community while offering the participants an excellent chance to sharpen their workplace skills. “All jobseekers can check their eligibility and I encourage them to register their interest in joining a Queensland’s Green Army project like this through the website www.greenarmy.qld.gov.au or by calling 1300 369 925.” L to R Lifeline General Manager Derek Tuffield, Philip Obote, Percy Popovich, Lifeline Business Coordinator Angela Klein, Emmanuel Mansaray, Charlef Ochan, Nick Dowdle, Lifeline board executive chair person Tai Soo Kim Watson, Lynnette Pirie and Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine.
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Toowoomba Graduation for five Green Army workers
Goal to see 50 teams registered by Saturday Toowoomba Relay For Life is only five weeks away, and the committee would like to see 50 teams registered by the end of this week. “The committee and I are really looking forward to seeing 50 teams register by the end of this week,” said Miss Kenyon, Relay For Life Co-ordinator for Cancer Council Queensland. “30 teams have currently registered and we’d like to see 100 teams participate in this years Relay For Life.” To aid participants not familiar with registration or wanting more information the committee is holding a Registration Assistance Day at The Ridge Shopping Centre, outside Woolworths, this Saturday February 6. “This registration assistance day gives the community a chance to register their team and ask questions face to face”. Relay For Life is a fun, outdoor fundraising event where teams of 10 – 15 people take turns to walk/run around an oval while celebrating local Survivors, remembering those lost and fighting back against cancer. Locals are encouraged to pitch a tent, camp overnight and enjoy the community atmosphere. The Toowoomba Relay For Life will be held March 13-14 2010 at the Clive Berghofer Events and Recreation Centre – Toowoomba Showgrounds. Teams can register by calling 1300 65 65 85, online at www.relayforlife.org.au or by visiting the committee this Saturday at The Ridge Shopping Centre. For further information on Relay For Life and the registration process, please call Kathryn Kenyon on 4690 5805 or 0429 055 461 or email kathrynkenyon@cancerqld.org.au
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Toowoomba Relay For Life
The Toowoomba Hospital Foundation will be the beneficiary from the sale of art being exhibited at the Toowoomba Art Society’s ‘Culliford House’ over the next six weeks. ‘Works… Present & New’ is an exhibition of paintings and drawings by renowned local artist Mike Grice BVA. A collection of his works including both paintings and drawings will be officially launched at ‘Culliford House’ this Friday evening by CEO of the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation, Peter Rookas. Mr. Rookas said it was an honour to be invited to launch the works. ‘I have known Mike for a number of years and I am very aware of his talents. His pencil art is extremely unique and very detailed. And his paintings are of the highest order.’ Mr. Rookas also said the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation had engaged Mr. Grice’s services on numerous occasions, with the most recent work undertaken, the drawings of a collection of various hospital buildings over the past 150 years to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Toowoomba Hospital. Mike Grice commenced painting in 1980 and completed his BA in Visual Arts at USQ in 2003, majoring in Portraiture. He has entered works in the Sulman Prize, the Blake Prize and will enter his work in the Archibald Prize for the 7th time this year. The exhibition commences on Friday 5th February from 6.00pm with the official opening free to all wish to come along. A donation of 10% of sales from exhibition will be donated to the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation. For further information, Peter Rookas, THF Ph. 4616 6166 or Mob. 0418 – 713138
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Art Exhibition to Benefit Local Hospital
Reunite service by Crime Ctoppers Qld Crime Stoppers Queensland has launched a bold new community safety initiative called the Reunite Service. The Reunite Service is simple, effective and secure and utilises the Crime Stoppers call centre to help reunite parents, guardians and carers with those in their care, should they become separated. It is a web based system where the public register those in their care onto a secure database. The database will be accessed only by the Crime Stoppers call centre when a person is reported separated. Uniquely numbered identification “face” cards and a matching numbered wristband will be issued with each registration, with the wristband being worn by the registered person and the face cards carried by the parents, guardians or carers. If a person becomes separated they can ask for help and show their wristband. A call is made to the Crime Stoppers call centre quoting the identifying number. The call centre then contacts the parent, guardian or carer directly. If contact can not be made the local police are called to attend. Alternatively, if it is discovered that a person is missing, the parent, guardian or carer makes the call to Crime Stoppers quoting the identifying number from the face card. The Crime Stoppers call centre then raises an alert and electronically distributes the person ’s crucial identification information and image to local Police. The service is available twenty four hours a day, seven days a week from the low single per annum cost to the user of $9.95. Help will only be a phone call away when you need it most by calling Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 . For peace of mind register your loved ones today on the Reunite Service website . Your local school can also get involved as a fund raising incentive of $2.00 per registration will be offered to schools for the first six months of the service.
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Reunite Service — provided by Crime Stoppers Qld
Toowoomba’s Australia Day celebration offers a grand finale to the lazy days of January with a day of free family entertainment. January 26th offers an unmissable event for an increasing number of families who enjoy the billy tea, damper, lamingtons, the sausage sizzle, snowcones, fairy floss, sideshow rides, tattoos and the coo-ee competition to a
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Free Family Fun Day at Picnic Point on Australia Day
DownsSteam Tourist Railway and Museum are inviting you to their annual Australia Day celebrations to be held at the railway precinct in Cambooya Street, Drayton. Take the opportunity to inspect the new working diesel locomotive and enjoy watching the children taking a fun ride on a railway trolley car. Other attractions include face painting, live steam
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Celebrate Australia Day with DownsSteam
14 members of the Oakey Art Group exhibit their most recent works in their latest exhibition “Along the Way” at the Cam Robertson Room, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Ruthven Street, Toowoomba from the 26th January to 21st February 2010. The official opening will be by Councillor Ros Scotney on Sunday 31st January at 2pm rsvp
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Oakey Art Group to Exhibit at Regional Gallery
Bendigo Bank Charity Raceday 2010 flyer
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Date Claimer – Charity Race Day Sat. 6th February
Clients staying at the Toowoomba Hospice have received some wonderful Christmas gifts from a community group and business.
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Hospice receives an early Christmas gift (or 2)!
