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Hospice Christmas Lunch served with Community Spirit!
The bells were ringing this year (for the right reasons) at the Toowoomba Hospice as a special Christmas Lunch for clients, their family and staff was supplied and catered for by locals. Director of Nursing Mrs. Alicia Trimingham-Turl said this Christmas was different from the previous 6, as this year it was catered by Dave Granfield and his staff from Star Café. For the previous 6 years the hospice have made use of senior staff, a member of the Management Committee and their families to cook Christmas lunch, “This year was to be Mark, our promotions and fundraising manager’s turn. However he is still banned from the kitchen as the last time he cooked on Christmas day we were not only singing jingle bells, we had fire bells going off as when he was taking the turkey out of the oven some of the juices spilt onto the bottom and smoke clouded the kitchen. We did the guys from Qld Fire and Rescue some lunch!” Dave Granfield Manager of Star Café at GardenTown said he was more than happy to offer his services to cook on Christmas day for the Hospice, I enjoy giving back to the community. “the Hospice is a very special place and we are a lucky community to have it. I have invited a friend to help me serve and clean up afterwards so the staff can enjoy Christmas day too.” Toowoomba Hospice is a not-for-profit, community facility, caring for people with a terminal illness and their families at no cost. Each year the Hospice, (located in O’Quinn Street) needs to raise $1.3 million to keep the service running. Continue reading
Highfields Auditorium & Resource Centre Open
Highfields students and the community will have more opportunities to get involved in sport and the performing arts following the completion of the new $2.6 million Highfields State School multipurpose auditorium and the $1.5 million new Resource Centre. State Member for Toowoomba North, Kerry Shine MP, who opened the state of the art hall and resource centre, said the new hall and centre were a joint effort. The Bligh Government contributed $584,000 through the Major Facilities Program and $515,000 through the Education Queensland Smart Schools Subsidy Scheme, while the Australian Government provided $3 million through the Primary Schools for the 21 st Century (P21) element. A further $18,000 came from Progressive Community Crow’s Nest Ltd (from profits of the Highfields Heritage Community Branch), which funded the stage curtain, and $10,000 from Toowoomba Regional Council to fit out the kitchen. In officially opening the centre, Mr Shine paid special tribute to the school and the P&C committee which contributed $200,000 to the project. He made special mention of Mrs Bronwyn Cairns for her tireless work towards seeing the ‘SmartSpace’ become a reality. Mr Shine said “The new facility will allow more effective delivery of the current school Physical Education program, including gymnastics, structured dance, skipping, ball skills, handball and aerobics and allow for expansion of the program in the future.” The auditorium has two music rooms, a full stage and wings, seating for 800 people and a 600 square metre sports floor, whilst ancillary buildings house the library and resource centre. Highfields State School Principal Warren Merchant described the project as ‘brilliant’ and said it was a celebration of the partnership between school and community. Sport Minister Phil Reeves has said the multipurpose auditorium will also be available for community groups to utilise, and Education and Training Minister Geoff Wilson confirmed the stellar facility was not only for the students to pursue their passions in all fields of education but also for the wider community. Continue reading
