Our Region- Hampton High Country Food & Arts Festival Sunday 20th May, 2012
- Red Shield Appeal Door Knock On Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th May, 2012
- Toowoomba Model Rocket Launch Saturday, 19th May
- Millmerran Health And Wellbeing Expo Thursday May 17th
- Council Connections: Week 2, May 2012
- St Luke’s Toowoomba Open Day, Saturday 12th May 10am To 4pm
Tag Archives: september-2010
Parkinson’s Support Group for Dalby?
Parkinson’s Queensland Inc. are in the process of establishing a free support group for sufferers of Parkinson’s disease in Dalby. A free community seminar for people with Parkinson’s, carers, family and friends is to be held from 2.30 to 4.00pm on Wednesday, 6th October at the Myall Youth & Community Network Centre, 169 Cuunningham Street, Dalby. Registrations are essential and can be made by calling Lynda Foulis at Parkinson’s Queensland Inc. on Freecall 1800 644 189. Continue reading
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Dancing in the streets to farewell Carnival
Dancing in the streets, hot rods and the chance to dunk a celebrity will all be part of StreetFest, the last event on this year’s Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers calendar. Beehives and bobby socks will abound when Margaret and Duggan Streets step back in time to the 1950s and ’60s. Apple bobbing competitions and free rides in vintage cars are just some of the attractions organised for the event which will run between 10am and 6pm on Sunday, September 26. Live bands will rock two stages on Margaret Street, including the Jim Miller Big Band, the Song Dogz, The Countdowns and Fossils of Rock. Then celebrate the finale of the 2010 Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers by directing your eyes to the skies as the Garden City lights up in the Fireworks Finale from 6pm in Queens Park (followed by Pictures in the Park, showing North by North West with Cary Grant). StreetFest road closures Closed roads within the Toowoomba City area for the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers StreetFest event between 5am and 7pm on Sunday, September 26, 2010, as follows: Margaret St (Style St) between Ruthven and Victoria sts, Duggan St from Margaret St to the entrance to Gardentown Shopping Centre, Mark Lane and Lamb St. submitted by Corporate Services/ Corporate Communication Toowoomba Service Centre Continue reading
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Council Connections: Week 4, September 2010
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 Darren is speaking with Eddie Briffa who is council’s Project Officer for the Aged Care Skills Formation Strategy about how the project is progressing. Continue reading
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Toowoomba Buddy Walk
Toowoomba’s first annual Buddy Walk will be held on Sunday, 10th October. Do you know someone who has Down syndrome? Then this is the day for you! Bring your friends and family and come and show your support for the members of our community who have Down syndrome. Join us on October 10 to launch Down syndrome Awareness Week, at the large gazebo (near the playground) in Laurel Bank Park, Toowoomba. A $5 donation is all you need to join in and take a leisurely walk around the beautiful gardens of Laurel Bank Park. A barbecue will be provided at the end of the walk by Assert Services Inc. For more information, please contact Toni Mitchell on 0438 327 984 or the Down Syndrome Association of Queensland on 07 3356 6655. Submitted by Toni Mitchell. Continue reading
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Furniture Art at USQ
An exhibition of furniture art curated by Andrew MacDonald is now on display in the USQ Arts Gallery. This exhibition will be the third curated by Andrew, for which he selects a small number of local furniture makers, artists and designers to submit one piece in any media and style, giving participants an opportunity to showcase their skills and to take up the challenge to extend their usual practice. The exhibition also provides the opportunity for industry-based workers, like kitchenmakers, to explore the possibilities of original, one-off work. This exhibition will be officially opened by Master Craftsman, Laurens Otto on Wednesday 29 September at 5pm – all welcome. www.usq.edu.au/artsworx 07 4631 1111 Continue reading
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2010 Grand Central Floral Parade
Highlight of the annual Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, the Grand Central Floral Parade tool place under cloudy skies, and a cooler temperature (which may have been appreciated by the marchers and the crowds lining the parade route). Some of our Parade Images…(Click to Enlarge) Continue reading
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Toowoomba’s Bloomin’ Great for the Carnival
The 2010 Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers is underway, with thousands of visitors streaming through the city’s parks and gardens…. Images of Queens Park Gardens (Click to Enlarge). Continue reading
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Big Band at the Bluff Called Off
Due to inclement weather, Cr Ros Scotney has advised the ‘Big Band at the Bluff’ will not go ahead today. The Jim Miller Big Band was scheduled to play from noon to 3pm today, but because of showery conditions and lack of undercover areas at Spring Bluff Railway Station, the committee fhas decided to postpone the event until October. People with train tickets should still turn up for their ride and view the beautiful Station gardens. Continue reading
Council Connections: Week 3, September 2010
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 Darren is talking with Kristie Jenkinson who looks after TRC’s school holiday Bushcapades program. Continue reading
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And the Hospice Challenge Winners are….
The Toowoomba Hospice sent out a ‘Free Dress Challenge’ to all the schools on the Darling Downs and in the Lockyer Valley this year and in all, 23 Schools and Businesses accepted the challenge and raised just over $9,300.00! Toowoomba Hospice Chairman Mr. Graham Barron OAM said the Promotions and Fundraising Manager Mark Munro encouraged all the Schools and businesses to have a free dress day to raise funds for the Toowoomba Hospice. “These funds will assist the daily operations of this important community facility, providing palliative and respite care for all ages” There were 2 prizes awarded: 1st being $100.00 worth of Book Vouchers (for the school) and the 2nd being a DVD Player (which was donated back by the business that won). “To make it fair for all schools and businesses, especially the ones with a smaller student/staff population, we divided the total money raised by student/staff population at the participating school and business to obtain an average raised per participant” said Mr. Barron. The winners this year are Drayton State Primary School and Peter Snow & Co Real Estate. The Hospice is looking forward to sending out the Challenge again for next year and hope to have double the amount of schools/businesses participating. L to R: Mr. Craig Barron – Principal of Drayton State School, Jacinta Taylor, L’Nara Collard both students from Drayton State School were excited to receive $100.00 worth of Book Vouchers and a Certificate from the Toowoomba Hospice Chairman Mr. Graham Barron OAM. For more information on the 2011 Free Dress Challenge contact the Hospice on 4659 8500 or Mark Munro 0415 439 088. Continue reading
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