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Raising The White Flag?

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Raising The White Flag?

No, Toowoomba isn’t surrendering to anyone.  On Thursday 10th December the Zonta Clubs of Toowoomba are hosting a flag raising to honour the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and endorse Toowoomba & Zontas ‘Say No to Violence’ campaign.

Flags of Australia, the United Nations and  Zonta will be raised in solidarity to pledge and uphold the spirit of ‘16 Days of Activism’ run from 25th November, UN International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women (White Ribbon Day), to 10th December, Human Rights Day.

The campaign spans these 16 Days in order to highlight the link between violence against women and human rights. Today, women and girls are subjected to many forms of human rights violations solely on the basis of their gender.

The 16 Days period includes other significant dates like International Human Rights Defenders Day (29th November), World Aids Day (1st December) and the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre (6th December).
ZONTA FLAG RAISING 2015
Join us at Village Green at 12 Midday on Thursday to show that Toowoomba is a city that isn’t ‘surrendering’ human rights.

Tony Rehn
Crime Prevention Officer
Darling Downs District
Queensland Police Service
Ph 07 4631 6755 Fax 07 4615 3200
Darling Downs “Mypolice” blog – http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns/
131 444 Policelink †the number to report non urgent incidents
Crimestoppers 1800 333 000

Toowoomba’s Christmas Tree Festival Turns Twelve!

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Toowoomba’s Christmas Tree Festival Turns Twelve!

Tooowoomba’s Christmas Tree Festival 2015 will be starting soon, and will again be held at Middle Ridge Uniting Church, 264 Stenner Street, Middle Ridge.

The Festival will open on Wednesday, December 9th and will run daily till Friday December 18th, from 9 am to 9 pm.

The Theme for 2015 is “The Blessings of Christmas” and will incorporate sectional displays featuring many aspects of the major theme. As has become customary, the Mayor of the Toowoomba Region, Cr Paul Antonio, has graciously agreed to attend on the first night and perform the official opening as part of the evening entertainment.

Music from Bands, Choral groups, ensembles and individuals will form a part of the concert program, with a concert each evening at 7 pm and a matinee most mornings at 10.30am. On Sunday December 13th, the Middle Ridge Musicians will lead the music for our Annual Carols Service. All are welcome. The concert program may be viewed on our website

Individuals and community groups are invited to register to decorate a tree (provided ) and the committee is asking for volunteers to assist with the running of the Festival. Applications for both of these areas of involvement may be found on our website, toowoomba’schristmastreefestival.

The Festival is an annual Community Event in Toowoomba which is now in its 12th year. Residents of Toowoomba, the Darling Downs, and all surrounding areas are most welcome.

Visitors are asked to make a gold-coin donation, the proceeds of which this year will be donated equally between “Buy-a-Bale, a charity designed to assist struggling farming communities Queensland, and Kairos Prison Ministry, a organisation offering counselling to inmates of the Wacol Remand Centre. An empty Christmas Tree, where donations of food and/or money will provide an opportunity to give to the work of Toowoomba City Church’s outreach.

In addition to the display of trees and the concert program, visitors will see our craft display and stall, our children’s story-book corner, and refreshments will be available. The Darling Downs Rotary Club will be in attendance each evening with a  sausage-sizzle and drinks.

Please come and share with us the celebration of the Birth of Jesus as a community.

MUSIC PROGRAM
10.30am – 11.30am 7.00pm
Wednesday
9 December		 Sunshine Singers Brendon Walmsley & Lisa Skerman and Toowoomba Choral Society Youth Choir
Thursday
10 December		 tba Harlaxton RSL Brass Band
Friday
11 December 		Toowoomba Senior Citizens Choir Toowoomba Philharmonic Choir
Saturday
12 December		 tba Casey Wolverton & Friends
Sunday
13 December 		No program Middle Ridge Uniting Church
Carols Service
Monday
14 December		 No Program Toowoomba Choral Society Choir & Comtemporary Choral
Tuesday
15 December		 Sunny Side Up Sing Australia & Women In Harmony
Wednesday
16 December		 Travelling Tunes Toowoomba Municipal Band
Thursday
17 December		 Sandra Gaydon The Accidentals
Friday
18 December		 Brendan Walmsley Vocal Ensemble & U3A Chamber Singers

 

Christmas Tree Festival 2015

Xenophon Announces Queensland Candidates

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Xenophon Announces Queensland Candidates

Senator for South Australia, Nick Xenophon, has today on the first anniversary of the Nick Xenophon Team launch, announced his Queensland candidates for the 2016 Federal election.

The Queensland candidate line-up includes two Senate candidates and two House of Representatives candidates – all with strong community backgrounds.

“The Queensland team will give the major parties a run for their money. They are all passionate advocates for their state, and are all about politics being done differently. It’s not about left or right ideologies, it’s about finding the best solutions for the nation.” said Nick

“The three key platforms of Predatory Gambling, Australian Made and Government & Corporate Accountability are issues that strike a cord with millions of Australians who feel that the major parties are out of touch.”

Candidate details follow:

Senate – Suzanne Grant

Suzanne currently teaches politics at the University of Queensland. Her career spans working for the global consulting firm Deloitte, through to running her own specialist consulting and recruitment business. Suzanne has a deep interest in politics centered on fairness, equal opportunity and accountability.

nxt.org.au/qld

Senate – Daniel Crow

Daniel is a communications officer with the Australian Taxation Office. He has a special interest in advocating for policy to position Australia as a world leader in technology, defence and high end manufacturing.

nxt.org.au/qld

Groom – Josie Townsend

Josie currently runs a Queensland-based marketing and business agency that focus on farming, food, health and start-up businesses. Josie believes the local community are ready for change and her passion is just what the electorate of Groom needs.

nxt.org.au/groom

Moreton – Des Soares

Des is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with a practice in Brisbane. His passions are education, opportunity, equality and fairness. Des wants to help the people of Moreton to rediscover their voice and be heard on the issues that matter the most.

nxt.org.au/moreton

Authorised by Nick Xenophon
653 Lower North East Rd Paradise 5075

Nick Xenophon Team
Campaign Office
PO Box 3015 Unley SA 5061
Ph: (08) 8545 0400
www.nxt.org.au

Christmas In The Bush At Millmerran

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The 2015 Toowoomba CBD Christmas Carnival

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The 2015 Toowoomba CBD Christmas Carnival

Toowoomba Regional Council and City Heart Toowoomba are organising a major Christmas event for this evening Thursday, 3 December between 4.30pm and 8.00pm with the major focus on the closure of Ruthven Street between Little and Herries Streets, in the City Hall precinct.

Thousands are expected to attend the  2015 Toowoomba CBD Christmas Carnival – a non-stop, free Christmas extravaganza which will feature loads of entertainment and a Santa sack full of surprises.

Entertainment starts at 4.30pm and features many musicians, entertainers and singers including the Helen Earley Ensemble, the Cheerleaders, Harlaxton RSL Brass Band, Sing Australia, High Altitude Harmony, Toowoomba Choral Society and the Helene and Fiona Roving Christmas Minstrels.

Main entertainment locations are Kwong Sang Walk, Gallery Park, City Hall, Village Green, Eat Street and proximate to Lincraft, Gelatissimo, Bank of Queensland and Westpac.
Kwong Sang Walk MarketsThere will be face painting for children, a jumping castle and giveaways plus a movie on Village Green, “Mickey’s Christmas Carol.”

And on top of all that expect to see Santa’s arrival, the lighting of both the Christmas Tree and City Hall and a fabulous Sleigh Parade through town.

And if that’s not enough the CBD business group, City Heart Toowoomba, is organising not one, but two markets in Kwong Sang Walk and Gallery Park.

The group’s media spokesperson  (former Toowoomba Chamber CEO)  Greg Johnson said, “We jumped at the opportunity to organise the markets for Council.”

“Our charter is to bring people to the CBD to benefit our shops, restaurants and cafes and to enjoy this special area. This event will do precisely that.

“We’ll have over twenty local food producers and craftspeople setting up stalls with an incredible range of tasty treats and Christmas gift options.

“It is indeed beginning to look like Christmas and where better to enjoy it than in our wonderful Toowoomba CBD.”
Lighting of TreeTown Hall

   City’s Civic Christmas Lights Switched ON

Toowoomba’s Christmas Party With The ‘Gift Of Giving’

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Toowoomba’s Christmas Party With The ‘Gift Of Giving’

Local Toowoomba based not for profit, Goodwill Village is raising money to build an earthquake proof school for over 670 children in a remote region of central Nepal. Goodwill Village is an initiative of Moyalia and Irfan Tokmak, owners of Sofra Turkish Cuisine, who saw a great need to support their 10 Nepali staff post the devastating earthquake of April 25th this year.

This year Goodwill Village is committed to raising funds through a Christmas benefit concert featuring world music that will ensure those people who buy tickets and sponsor the event have the opportunity to keep giving, while having a great time.

In the essence of bringing a community together with music and culture for a joint purpose, an amazing line up of world musicians will perform to help  raise the funds needed to rebuild the earthquake proof school in Satyadevi which was devastated by the earthquake.

Goodwill Village image Music for Nepal will feature guest artist world renowned Tibetan musician Tenzin Choegyal and be supported by an incredible line up of other well known musicians including Spirit of Bhakti, MZAZA, Gabe & Cecilia Brandolini, Vasil Lolo and Vasil Lolo The Damian Black Band, TIAPYE, Dheeraj Shrestha and Nepalese band featuring Suresh Shrestha , Sundar Dangol, Raz Shrestha, and Raj Knagarkoti.

All funds raised by the Music for Nepal Christmas benefit concert will go directly towards rebuilding the school in the Satyadevi village of the Dhading district in Nepal. This district is special to Moyalia and Irfan, as their head chef of the last seven years, Mangal Gurung was originally from this district and continues to support family who still live there.

Goodwill Village are asking for your support by attending the benefit concert event which is being held at the Empire Theatre on Saturday the 12th of December.  “Every cent raised goes directly to building the school and we just need to raise $125,000. We are still looking for sponsors too as the concert alone will not raise enough revenue to reach our target. “ said Moyalia Tokmak

For the perfect early Christmas gift or for a great work Christmas party, Music for Nepal has a great line up of musicians and entertainment. You can book for a music festival feel of ‘world music’ – the night promises to be filled with good fun and a good feeling in the heart. There will be an exotic market , Henna , dancing and Turkish and Nepali dinner with BAR also open throughout the night.
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Get your tickets through the Empire Theatre booking office on 1300 655 299 or at www.empiretheatre.com.au

Donations can be made directly through the website www.goodwillvillage.org or Goodwill Village donation tins are located at various locations throughout Toowoomba.
For any further inquires please contact Moyalia Tokmak at moyalia@goodwillvillage.org

Let’s Tell Australia †Toowoomba Says No To Violence!

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Let’s Tell Australia †Toowoomba Says No To Violence!

Violence against women is a serious problem in Australia, where at least one woman is killed every week by a current or former partner. In fact, the Australian Institute of Criminology reports that 36 per cent of all homicides take place in a domestic setting and 73 per cent of those involve a woman being killed by her male partner.

Further, Australian Bureau of Statistics data indicates that one in three Australian women over the age of 15 report having experienced physical or sexual violence at some time in their lives.  In Queensland alone, there are 180 cases of family violence reported to police every day.

The Toowoomba region is not immune and we want this community to take a stand.

White Ribbon is the world’s largest male-led movement to end men’s violence against women. White Ribbon Day is held each November.

Each year the Toowoomba Says No to Violence Committee and other local groups organise a range of fantastic events to mark White Ribbon Day and the sixteen day campaign that follows.  Importantly, this year a summit is being held on Monday, November 23 to develop local solutions to this issue.

On Wednesday November 25, which is officially White Ribbon Day, the Toowoomba Regional Council in collaboration with Toowoomba Says No To Violence, will be unveiling a monument in Clewley Park, dedicated to all victims of violence.  All in attendance will be asked to take the new White Ribbon Oath:

I will stand up, speak out and act to prevent men’s violence against women.

The details for the event are:

White Ribbon Day Oath Swearing, community breakfast and monument unveiling
Wednesday 25 November 2013
Clewley Park, Water Street, Toowoomba
Breakfast will be served from 6.45am and the event will conclude by 8.15am.

Rally your troops †family members, colleagues,  students, friends and neighbours to be there on the day.  This event provides a wonderful opportunity to send a very clear message to the community that we strive never to be silent about violence in this community.

For more information or to confirm attendance (for catering and preparation purposes) please contact Toowoomba Regional Council on 131 872.

White Ribbon Australia seeks to change the attitudes and behaviours that lead to and perpetuate men’s violence against women, by engaging boys and men to lead social change. Together, we can take a stand and end violence against women!

Toowoomba Reflection for Paris Terror Victims †Saturday, November 21

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Toowoomba Reflection for Paris Terror Victims †Saturday, November 21

Residents are invited to join a community gathering at Toowoomba’s Village Green to honour the lives lost in the Paris terror attacks on Friday, 13th November Paris time.

The community gathering (wet weather venue – St Luke’s Church, corner Herries and Ruthven Streets) will be held between 10-11am on Saturday, November 21.

Those attending will include Toowoomba Region Mayor Paul Antonio and Councillors; President – Toowoomba’s French Alliance Sylvie Hayere and French community members; Toowoomba Goodwill Committee Chair – Reverend Dr Jonathan Inkpin and committee members.

The service also will reflect on all other innocent victims of recent atrocities.

As part of the simple ceremony, members of the public will be invited to place a flower/floral tribute beneath the French flag, which will be flying at half-mast at the Village Green.

Submitted by:
Roberto Garcia JP (Qual)
Community Development Officer – Multicultural
Community Development Services
 Toowoomba Regional Council

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