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Rosalie Gallery Hosts Artist’s First Solo Exhibition
Rosalie Gallery, Goombungee will exhibit the first solo exhibition for Oakey artist Edna Peterson during August. The exhibition entitled “Shore to Shore .. Caloundra to Geraldton,” a collection of new works, features 20 paintings in pastel and watercolour and 8 photographs. The subject of Edna’s exhibition is a canvas of many wonderful experiences undertaken in 2009 including her work as a volunteer with wombats in Queensland and South Australia and her travels across the Nullabor to Geraldton W.A. “This exhibition consolidates some ten years of my painting with the Oakey Art Group,” says Edna who has won numerous prizes in local shows. The highlight of her awards to date includes the Kenneth Macqueen memorial prize at the Toowoomba Show this year for “Keeping Watch.” A stone cottage S.A. She has also won Champion Painting at the Cooyar show for the last three years and firstprizes at Goombungee, Dalby and Millmerran shows. Edna has taken part in group exhibitions with the Oakey Art Group at the Cam Robertson Room, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery and Flavours Art Gallery Hampton. The exhibition commenced Wednesday 11th August and will be officially opened by Marianne de Graaf of the Oakey Art Group on Friday 13th August from 7.00p.m. Opening hours are 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday. The exhibition continues until 5th September. The Rosalie Gallery is in Mocatta Street, Goombungee. Phone the gallery on 4696 5600 for further information. Submitted by Jenny Gersekowski. Continue reading
Lifeline Skills Toowoomba Green Army
From left: Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine, Lifeline General Manager Derek Tuffield, Green Army graduand Stephen Horsburgh, DEEDI Senior Employment Advisor SW Region Nigel Winkler A Queensland Green Army project that gave six recruits the skills and experience they need to find jobs in recycling or waste management wrapped up in Toowoomba recently after 23 weeks. Lifeline received funding of $228,000 under the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative to help 12 people through two intakes to get the skills they needed to find jobs. Three people from the previous intake that graduated in February have now found full-time work. The six recruits were split into two groups so that they would all get the chance to learn all about recycling and waste management at Lifeline’s Distribution Centre and at the Smart Tip Shop. Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine said the project had helped the wider community while offering the participants an excellent chance to sharpen their workplace skills. He said that the Lifeline Green Army Recycling project was just one of numerous Queensland’s Green Army projects currently underway throughout the state. Lifeline Business and Community Workplace Project Coordinator Angela Klein said that a few of the participants were keen to obtain the forklift qualification and this was completed during their work placement. “We’ve also helped each person to improve their resume and we will keep supporting them as they start searching for their next jobs.” If you are interested in participating in a Green Army Work Placement please register on the Green Army website www.greenarmy.qld.gov.au . Continue reading
Lifeline Skills Toowoomba Green Army
From left: Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine, Lifeline General Manager Derek Tuffield, Green Army graduand Stephen Horsburgh, DEEDI Senior Employment Advisor SW Region Nigel Winkler A Queensland Green Army project that gave six recruits the skills and experience they need to find jobs in recycling or waste management wrapped up in Toowoomba recently after 23 weeks. Lifeline received funding of $228,000 under the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative to help 12 people through two intakes to get the skills they needed to find jobs. Three people from the previous intake that graduated in February have now found full-time work. The six recruits were split into two groups so that they would all get the chance to learn all about recycling and waste management at Lifeline’s Distribution Centre and at the Smart Tip Shop. Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine said the project had helped the wider community while offering the participants an excellent chance to sharpen their workplace skills. He said that the Lifeline Green Army Recycling project was just one of numerous Queensland’s Green Army projects currently underway throughout the state. Lifeline Business and Community Workplace Project Coordinator Angela Klein said that a few of the participants were keen to obtain the forklift qualification and this was completed during their work placement. “We’ve also helped each person to improve their resume and we will keep supporting them as they start searching for their next jobs.” If you are interested in participating in a Green Army Work Placement please register on the Green Army website www.greenarmy.qld.gov.au . Continue reading
