Hundreds of athletes and their supporters are due to converge in Toowoomba from June 25th †27th for the 2017 U18 Men’s State Championships. The Championships will be hosted by the Toowoomba Hockey Association and played at the Toowoomba Hockey Grounds, Boundary St, Glenvale.
The tournament will showcase 19 teams of upcoming talent in a round robin competition, with the locals welcoming visitors from Brisbane, Ipswich, Tweed Border, Fraser Coast, Gold Coast, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Redlands, Atherton, Gladstone, Sunshine Coast and Gympie.
Toowoomba Hockey Association will field 3 teams this year †1 team in Division 1 and 2 teams in Division 2. The 2016 State Championship title for Division 1 was held at Tweed Border and was claimed by the Brisbane team.
Spectators are welcome to come along and see the best Under 18 hockey players from across Queensland battle it out from 8am every day, with Toowoomba’s first Division 1 game at 10:30am, on Sunday 25th June, on Field 1 against Brisbane.
Vince Little Publicity Officer Highfields Pioneer Village presents Alison Kennedy CEO Toowoomba Hospital Foundation with a cheque for $3,693.79
On Thursday 8th of June at 10:30am, Highfields Pioneer Village’s Publicity Officer Mr. Vince Little presented Toowoomba Hospital Foundation CEO Alison Kennedy with a cheque for $3,693.79 from sales at the BBQ stall during the 2017 Easter Vintage Festival.Vince said that “Each year Highfields Pioneer Village volunteers host the annual Easter Vintage Festival where over 15,000 people visit the Village.
This year, Toowoomba Hospital Foundation and Highfields Pioneer Village Volunteers raised $3,693.79 from the BBQ stall, thanks to the public and local businesses for supporting the stall and raising much needed funds for vital equipment for children’s health!”.
Fairview Heights students were delighted to be part of the presentation to Alison Kennedy on behalf of the Toowoomba Hospital Children’s Appeal which continues to receive generous support from our community.
Since the launch of the THCA in 1998 more than $1 Million has been raised for Children’s Health at the Toowoomba Hospital and in the region. Many donations are received from community groups and business houses who host THCA fundraisers during the year.
Fairview Heights teacher Matt Edwards, Publicity Officer HPV Vince Little, CEO Toowoomba Hospital Foundation Alison Kennedy, Isla Pascoe, Zalee Doyle, Olive Aston & Olivia Gollan students of Fairview Heights State SchoolAlison Kennedy CEO of the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation talks to the children about the importance of Volunteer Work (NB: Permission granted by the parents of the children to have their photos taken for publicity purposes)
With winter coming, everyone wants to find that cosy place to sit. Especially if its beside a fire. At this month’s Royal Bull’s Head Inn Open Day, the fire will be roaring and the soup will be hot!! You might also be able to try your hand to some Old Style Handicrafts.
Why not become a member of the National Trust. Being a member gives you free entry into every National Trust building in Australia. Membership forms are available from the Royal Bull’s Head Inn during our Open Day, Sunday June 4th.
Recently, the The Royal Bull’s Head Inn were lucky enough to have funds granted in order to create a number of interpretive signs for the building. These signs now proudly stand in front of significant locations around the Inn thanks to McDonalds and the Toowoomba PCYC.
 The Toowoomba Branch of the National Trust hosted a Thank You Morning Tea for Mark and Heidi Ward from McDonalds and the Maintenance Crew of the Police-Citizens Youth Club, who were involved in the production and installation of the interpretive signage at the Royal Bull’s Head Inn.
Helen Moloney with new Sign
Royal Bull’s Head Inn from rear aspect
To keep up to date on what’s happening at the Royal Bulls Head Inn, head to our Facebook Page or follow us on Instagram. Also, if you’re interested in becoming a volunteer, or would like to make a private booking, contact the Trust by visiting toowoomba@nationaltrustqld.org or phone Debby on 0402 138 751.
USQ Law students can now learn and interact in a virtual replica of Toowoomba’s No 1 Court Room.
Olivia Milne, Jesse Sutherland and Alan Tai as ‘Me-Vatars’ in the virtual replica of a Toowoomba Court Room
Through virtual reality technology students can participate in the School of Law and Justice’s Moot Court proceedings from a computer anywhere in the world.
Appearing as ‘Me-Vatars’ students walk through the court room, role play, work in groups, and talk to their peers and engage with their lecturer while the full course is taught inside the virtual court room.
Head of USQ’s School of Law and Justice Professor Reid Mortensen said virtual reality technology had a number of uses throughout the bachelor and post-graduate courses.
“Moot court is a vital part of every law student’s education,†Professor Mortensen said.
“Advocacy skills that a moot teaches are invaluable and an important part of USQ’s law courses. Through the use of virtual reality technology external students can now participate and interact in real time.
“We will also be looking to use this technology in the USQ Secondary Schools Moot Competition where more schools from further away can participate.â€Â
This landmark project is an outcome of USQ’s Technology Demonstrators Project.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Services) Professor Ken Udas said the virtual moot court would facilitate a real world, authentic, immersive learning experience similar to that of actually being on campus.
“In recent years learning via virtual reality has changed the face of education by becoming complementary to traditional methods of teaching, allowing students to learn in their own time and at their own pace, without having to step foot in to the classroom,†Professor Udas said.
“It opens doors for our students to access the best kind of education by blending together the best of the real world, the best of online applications and the best of virtual world technology.
“At USQ we know that the highest quality education must be social and interactive and this is another quality example of how we as an institution are looking into the classroom of the future.â€Â
UQ Rural Clinical School BuildingProceed This Way…
Clinical Director, Dr George Tucker at work2nd Floor Interior
Norma Robinson describes use of mannequinsChild Simulation Mannequin used in training
From Little Things Big Things Grow …
Toowoomba Open House returns again in 2017 with over 19 of Toowoomba’s favourite historic and new architectural masterpieces open for public viewing, for free, on Sunday 28 May at various times between 10am and 4pm. The little things often generate the most interest and this is the case with Toowoomba Open House.
Three of the littlest buildings in the Open House catalogue this year are creating significant interest.
The Men’s Urinal on Russell Street is tiny but its story is enormous, for it tells of a time when public sanitation was a life and death issue. Imagine living in a city where Typhoid (directly related to contaminated ground water caused by sewage) was a fact of life, resulting in scores of deaths, particularly among children.
The Urinal reminds us of this time for its construction in 1919, was undertaken in the midst of a Typhoid epidemic and marked a concerted campaign by one of Toowoomba’s greatest Mayors, Dr T.A Price, to create a safer living and working environment for the residents.
The Air Raid Shelter, some 150 metres away, is small and unassuming yet it reminds us all of a time of fear and uncertainty. A time when Toowoomba was literally on the front line of efforts to defeat the Japanese in World War 2. It serves as a tangible reminder of the only time Australia has come under attack.
A time when troop, equipment and other war related trains passed through the city all day, every day. A time when ‘the war’ was front and centre in every one’s lives.
Augusta’s Cottage in the Mort Street Estate is miniscule by comparison to some of Toowoomba’s modern day houses, but it is one of Toowoomba’s most significant buildings, because its layout and form are typical of Toowoomba’s earliest houses. Constructed in Toowoomba’s first residential estate, the Mort Estate, the house is well over 150 years old, probably constructed around the time of the American Civil War and when the colony of Queensland was in its infancy. As such its history parallels, not only Toowoomba’s development but also Queensland’s.
Each of these ‘small’ buildings tell stories of tremendous significance.. Other highlights of this year’s event are several outstanding modern buildings that are set to become the heritage buildings of our future city, including the Toowoomba Flexi School on Chalk Drive, Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport, Toowoomba City Library and the University of Queensland Rural Clinical School.
Come and celebrate with Big Ted, Little Ted, Humpty and Jemima who are celebrating 50 years of Play School, ABC’s much loved television program. Join us at Cobb + Co Museum, Lindsay Street, Toowoomba for Play School’s Birthday Party with loads of fun activities for all the family including face painting, party games, kids craft activities, story time sessions and more!
This is a free event* and lots of fun for all the family (free for residents in the Toowoomba Regional Council area. If you are outside this region please check prices here..
Joining the Play School characters will be a very special party guest  Alex Papps. Alex, a well-known Australian actor, has been a presenter on Play School since 2005.
Throughout the day the craft activities will include:
Make and decorate a party hat
Write a birthday message to Play School
Colour in a birthday card
Make a rocket clock
Help build a box city
At 1pm we will be cutting the birthday cake and hosting a party hat parade to show off your creative decorating skills.
Back, Don Adsett, front, Susan Feng, Alex Papps, Derek Ho holding son Jonathan at Playschool’s 50th Birthday Celebration at Cobb+Co Museum in Toowoomba
Happy Birthday Play School: Celebrating 50 Years is a travelling exhibition from the National Museum of Australia developed in collaboration with the ABC.
Submitted by: Cobb+Co Museum 27 Lindsay Street, Toowoomba Queensland 4350
A gentle reminder that the Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month Hypothetical, hosted by Toowoomba Together with the support of the Empire Theatre, Empire Theatre Foundation, Friends of the Empire and the Toowoomba Regional Council, is on and there are still seats available.
This is an event not to be missed, there will be some soul searching, some discussion, some angst and no doubt a few laughs as the panel explores the complexities of a Domestic Violence scenario and tease out what is being done, can be done and its effects on the community as a whole and people as individuals. Submitted by: Tony Rehn
Crime Prevention OfficeR
Darling Downs District Queensland Police Service Ph 0746316755 P.O. Box 144, Toowoomba Qld 4350
