Dad and me are going to DownsSteam for Father’s Day breakfast †you can come too!
What? Delicious big breakfast
When? Father’s Day Sunday 4th September, one sitting only at 9a.m.
Where? DownsSteam Tourist Railway&Museum
Cost Adults $25 per head – Children 12 and under $12
Bookings essential – ring Robert on
0432 621 218 or DownsSteam on 4630 2358
Come and enjoy an afternoon of fashion and food at the Drayton Anglican Parish Guild’s fund raiser on Saturday, August 27. Fashions by Brampton’s and children and teenage by Target. See the following flyer for details.
Dalby’s Delicious and DeLIGHTful Festival is Dalby’s signature festival taking place each August. It is a one and a half day event featuring multicultural food and all-day live entertainment ending with a spectacular lantern parade and fireworks along the banks of the beautiful Myall Creek…..
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Empowering Young Women In A Changing World
St Saviour’s College Showcase highlights the efforts of students and their teachers in the classrooms of the Performing and Creative Arts.
Held annuall, the Showcase is a tremendous opportunity for students to take to the stage and entertain audiences, and for those in the audience to appreciate the abilities of the students as they perform for them on stage.
The range of student talent †nurtured by staff and family †is wonderful: vocal duets and solos, violin, ukulele, tap dance, contemporary dance, acro-dance and traditional cultural dance, drama and some comedy. As well, the Visual Arts classes host an exhibition the audience is able to enjoy with canapes and mocktails prior to the show, and at interval.
Apart from performances, a number of students work backstage and in the bio-box, gaining valuable skills linked to their Senior studies.
St Saviour’s College is in Neil Street, Toowoomba between Lawrence and Neil Streets, with the Callaghan Centre located on the corner of Neil and Perth Streets. The Showcase will begin at 7pm on Wednesday 17th August, with refreshments available from 6.15pm. Entry is by a gold coin donation and everyone is welcome to attend for a very enjoyable evening.
The melodic music and dances of Pacific Islander communities will be the headline attraction when Pasifika Toowoomba performs at the 11th Toowoomba Languages and Cultures Festival on Sunday, August 14.
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Featuring world-renowned artists from ethnically diverse backgrounds (Tenzin Choegyal, Mario Conde, Noble Tichawona Mashawa, Ruth Ghee, Suda Mania, Kiri Waiata and Deeraj Shrestha), audiences will be able to immerse themselves in a unique cultural and musical experience. Another wonderful artist has just been added to the line up – Lana Tukaroa, Pacific Islander/Musician/Producer/MC.                     Culture Train Artist & Tour Details
The Culture Train line up are making their way to 16 regional communities across the State for a run of free performances and workshops (festivals may have their own fees on entry).
The  Darling  Downs  will  receive  a  rare  treat when  The  Australian Brandenburg  Orchestra  plays  at  The  Empire  Church  Theatre  in Toowoomba. Corporate  sponsor,  Sydney  based  APA  Group,  has  lured  the  ABO  to  play  here  due to  connections  with  the  McCormack  family  of  Killarney.  Lyndall  is  a  fourth  generation  farmer  on  the  Downs  and  is  delighted  with  the
community  response  to  the  Australian  Brandenburg  Orchestra
Lyndall  McCormack, the wife  of  APA’s  Managing  Director  Mick  McCormack,  has invited  Paul  Dyer  and  his  internationally  renowned Baroque  musicians,  to  bring the  Orchestra  to  regional  Australia,  and  the  Downs  in  particular.  “I’ve  heard  the  orchestra  many  times  in  the  city,  but  it  will  be  so  lovely  to  have them  performing  in the Empire Church Theatre.   I  am  particularly  looking  forward  to hearing  “The  Arrival  of  the  Queen  of  Sheba. Goosebumps  guaranteed,† said  Mrs McCormack from  Killarney.
A  large  contingent  of  Warwick  and  Killarney  people  will  be  heading  to  the concert,  delighted  to  be  able  to  hear  this  award-ÂÂâ€Âwinning  and  world  class orchestra  so  close  to  home.
Mick  and  Lyndall  McCormack  have  had  a  long  association  with  classical  music,  as APA  is  celebrating  15  years  of  partnership  with  The  Australian  Brandenburg Orchestra.  APA  is  Australia’s  largest  gas  infrastructure  business with over 15,000  customers  in  Toowoomba  who  are  connected  to  APA’s  gas  distribution network. APA  employs  staff  in  Gatton,  Toowoomba,  Oakey  and  Dalby,  and  at  the  Daandine power  station.   Mick  McCormack  said  he  was  pleased  to  bring  some  “baroque  to the  bush .The  kind  of  world  that  an  internationally  acclaimed  musician  lives  in,  is  miles apart  from  farming  and  regional  Australian  life,  but  this  is  one  way  the  two worlds  can  meet  and  both  can  have  a  marvellous  experience,â€Â he  said.
The  Brandenburg  Orchestra,  formed  over  25  years  ago,  plays  lively  and exuberant  baroque  classics  and  rare  pieces  from Vivaldi,  Handel  and  other  16th-ÂÂâ€Â18th  century  composers  and  operas,  all  on  authentic  instruments  from  that period.  The  Brandenburg’s  lush  and  soothing  oratorios  and  symphonies  were  heard  in Toowoomba  for  the  first  time  in  2015,  courtesy  of  APA.
Artistic  Director,  Paul  Dyer,  said  he  was  particularly  looking  forward  to  returning to  the  rich  atmosphere  of  the  Empire  Church  Theatre. “With  the  theatre’s  serene  setting,  it’s  the  perfect  venue  for  the  period instruments  and  for  ancient  music  like Pachelbel’s  Canon,  which  was  composed by  the  organist  of  St  Stephen’s  Cathedral,  Vienna,  over  300  years  ago”,  Paul  said.
“Playing  in  an  intimate  informal  setting  always  ensures  a  lively  and  fun performanceâ€Â,  Paul  added. The  Australian  Brandenburg  Orchestra  will  play  the  free  community  concert  at the  Empire  Church  Theatre  on  August  9th.
The potential of establishing a regional community food hub will be the focus of the My Local Feast †Toowoomba Food Forum being held at the Armitage Centre, Toowoomba on Thursday, 11 August from 9.30am.
The forum is part of an inaugural national food hubs speaking tour featuring international authorities Anthony Flaccavento from SCALE (Sequestering Carbon, Accelerating Local Economies) in the United States and Kathryn Scharf from Community Food Centres, Canada.
The forum will also feature local food producers telling their stories and the opportunity for discussion from the floor with a Local Food Tourism Panel and a Food Hubs and Economic Development Panel.
My Local Feast founder Josie Townsend describes the forum as a rare opportunity for local food industry representatives to come together and discuss the very real potential of having a regional community food hub.
She said the forum would explore the benefits, opportunities and challenges of establishing and operating community food hubs while showcasing various approaches currently being used in developing food hubs.
“There are many different forms of community food hubs and they serve diverse social and economic purposes such as food enterprise development, enhanced health and wellbeing, increased net regional product, expanded employment and training opportunities and increased environmental sustainability.
“The potential benefits of having a local community food hub in this region are huge. Closer collaboration between producers, manufacturers, retailers, restaurateurs and government can only mean stronger representation, advocacy and lobbying power.
“We hope this forum will help identify the types of partnerships, skills, funding and financing possibilities, infrastructure, experience and capacity, and governance options needed to set up a community food hub. It is for growers, manufacturers, consumers, retailers, government and industry, food hubs are all about involving everyone,†Ms Townsend said.
Forum attendees can attend the Empire Theatres farmers market at the conclusion of the forum.
Tickets to the forum cost $110 per person or $100 each for groups of 10 or more. Please see www.facebook.com/toowoombafoodforum/ or http://www.mylocalfeastfarmersmarkets.com.au/food-forum.html for more information, to find more information or to purchase tickets.