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Free Korean Cultural Show At USQ Arts Theatre

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Free Korean Cultural Show At USQ Arts Theatre

Enjoy the spectacular colours, movements and sounds highlighting unique Korean culture at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) on Sunday, October 5. The performances will showcase Korean culture through traditional dances by the Second Wind Dance Company from HanYang University in Seoul and instrumental performances by the Korean Traditional Performers Group, Hanmadang, from Brisbane.

Residents are invited to experience a range of performances during the free show at the USQ Arts Theatre from 2-3.30pm.

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The performance will include:

Samul Nori by Hanmadang,  a performance of traditional percussion music usually performed with four traditional Korean musical instruments.
Buchadechum by SWDC ,a fan dance where the dancers hold two beautiful fans in both hands creating amazing patterns and arrangements.
Taepyeongmu by SWDC, a ‘great peace dance’ with the function of wishing a great peace for the country.
Dae-Geum by Sang-Gi Bak,an instrumental soloist playing a large bamboo transverse flute.
Buchae Sanjochum by SWDC.
Soripungjeong by SWDC, a more traditional dance accompanied by traditional Korean instruments, dance styles and rhythms.
Hae-Geum by So-Yeong Choi,an instrumental soloist playing a traditional Korean string instrument, resembling a fiddle.
Samul Pangoot by Hanmadang, a performance of dance and music with traditional instruments while spinning Sangmo that is a specially designed hat with a long ribbon.

The performance is supported by Toowoomba Regional Council and the Korean Society of Queensland. With limited seating, please be early. For enquiries, call 131 872.

Submitted by:
Angus Moffatt
Media Relations Officer
Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
Toowoomba Service Centre

Visitors Rolling In For Milmerran’s Biennial Australian Camp Oven Festival

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Visitors Rolling In For Milmerran’s Biennial Australian Camp Oven Festival

A pop-up tent city and steady stream of caravans and motorhomes is transforming the Millmerran Showgrounds ahead of this weekend’s (October 4 and 5) ninth biennial Australian Camp Oven Festival. The site is a flurry of activity with wood piles being stacked in anticipation of one of the country’s leading bush cooking competitions.

Apart from the serious camp oven cooking competition categories, patrons can try their hand at damper throwing and billy boiling competitions. Australia’s Living History will be on show with displays highlighting rope making, a foot-powered pole lathe, tractor pulling, mini pig racing and cow milking. See collections of axes, egg beaters, hand shears, dog and rabbit traps and a working blacksmith and wheelwright. Vintage tractors will be on show along with a chainsaw carving artist.

Ranger Nick and the Cast Iron Boys (Saturday only) will host cooking demonstrations on Stage Two. My Kitchen Rules contestants Paul and Blair will appear in a cook off at 12.30pm on Sunday. Pavilion market stalls operate on both days. Fashion parades and children’s shows also feature on the program.

A packed entertainment program opens with the Poets’ Breakfast (featuring Gary Fogarty, Jack Drake and Bill Kearns) followed by the official opening at 10am. The music line-up offers a treat for country music fans with performances by Graham Rodger, Jeff Brown, Keith Jamieson and Alisha Smith, Whiskey Road, Neil Duddy, Chris Pritchard, Alan Luscombe, Billy Peterson and CC & the Crusade among others.

League fans can enjoy the NRL grand final on Sunday evening. Further information and program from http://acof.com.au/

Submitted by:
Angus Moffatt
Media Relations Officer
Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
Toowoomba Regional Council

Make a Promise for World Mental Health Day

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Make a Promise for World Mental Health Day

Mental illness will affect one in five Australians this year and 1 in 2 across their lifetime. What this means is that someone you know could be doing it tough right now, despite appearances.

October 10 is World Mental Health Day – a time to recognise the role we all play in our maintaining our mental health and a time to take positive steps to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness. It doesn’t matter if you have a mental illness, care for someone with a mental illness, or just care about good mental health, we can all do something. You can start by making a mental health promise at 1010.org.au then sharing it with family and friends via social media.

Mental Health Begins With Me
Millions of people around the world live with depression. “Living with a black dog” is a guide for partners, carers and sufferers of depression. It advises those living with and caring for people with depression on what to do, what not to do, and where to go for help.

Mental Health Australia (MHA) is the peak, national non-government organisation representing and promoting the interests of the Australian mental health sector, committed to achieving better mental health for all Australians. A not-for-profit organisation, MHA aims to promote mentally healthy communities, educate Australians on mental health issues, conduct research into mental health issues and reform Australia’s mental health system.

Toowoomba Fire Brigade History To Be Displayed

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Toowoomba Fire Brigade History To Be Displayed

More than a century of fire brigade history will be on show to the public with the opening of the Toowoomba Fire Brigade Museum at Highfields.

President of the Toowoomba Fire Brigade Historical Society, Lester Naumann, at the wheel of a restored fire engine
President of the Toowoomba Fire Brigade Historical Society, Lester Naumann, at the wheel of a restored fire engine being positioned in the Museum

The museum, located at Highfields Pioneer Village, will bring together a collection of 11 historic fire engines, memorabilia including uniforms, badges and patches. Also firefighting equipment, historical records including descriptions of every callout in a series of occurrences, books, and photographs.

The contents have been collected by the Toowoomba Fire Brigade Historical Society which was formed in 1978. The historical society is supported by fire brigade staff, with every Toowoomba firefighter a member, and each contributing each payday.

The Museum will be officially opened on Sunday, October 19th, at 10.30 for an 11 o’clock start by former Toowoomba fire chief, Roy Jones

10:30am            Medal Presentation & Official Opening of Fire Engine Museum
12noon               Tour of the Museum
12:30pm            Lunch- Sausage Sizzle
1:30pm               Fire Safety Talk for visiting Public
2pm                     Tour of the Ambulance Museum
2:30pm              Blacksmithing
3pm                     Horse Works
3:30pm              Billy Tea and Damper available $5 each

Toowoomba Fire Brigade Historical Museum
Highfields Pioneer Village
73 Wirraglen Rd
Highfields, QLD 4352

*The Highfields Pioneer Village covers an area of 20 acres of picturesque grounds with over 50 buildings of historic interest, pleasant surroundings and picnic facilities.

Walk For Kidney Health in Toowoomba

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Walk For Kidney Health in Toowoomba

This event is designed to help raise awareness and funds for kidney disease across Australia, an annual event that brings our kidney community together for a family fun day where people can meet, go for a walk or run.

Our participants usually have a special connection with kidney health and want to help raise awareness of this important cause and enlist the support of family and friends. Kidney Health Australia’s Big Red Kidney Walks feature varying distances to accommodate walkers and runners of all ages and abilities.

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A BBQ is held for all event participants after the walk’s conclusion with entertainment for the whole family.
To register visit – bigredkidneywalk2014.gofundraise.com.au

Wagners Say Airport Community Open Day Attended By Over 27,000

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Wagners Say Airport Community Open Day Attended By Over 27,000

Wellcamp Open Day
More than 27,304 Queenslanders flocked to Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport (BWWA)  to see 2014 IndyCar champ Will Power race a Cessna Mustang Citation jet down the newly-completed 2.87 kilometre runway.

The local Toowoomba boy specially flew back to Australia to celebrate the airport’s community open day on Sunday, September 28th. Beaten once by the jet in the  morning, Will put the pedal to the metal in his second race to beat the jet at the post. “I’ve never raced a jet before so it was very exciting,” says Will, Australia’s first ever IndyCar champion.

The free event was the last chance for the community to preview Australia’s newest airport before it goes operational later this year, with QantasLink services starting on 17th  November.

Wagners’ director and event organiser John Wagner said the response from the community was amazing, with the new terminal a particular highlight. “We’re really thankful to everyone who made the effort to visit us, and particularly to the 300 volunteers who helped make the event such a great success,” Mr Wagner said “It was fantastic to see the airport so busy with almost 20 different aircraft on the ground, a sure sign of things to come.”

Other highlights included aerial shows, helicopter joy flights, terminal and runway tours, performances by local bands and country singer Amber Lawrence and appearances by celebrity MCs Natalie Gruzlewski and Tim Horan.

More than 18,000 people attended the airport’s ‘under construction’ open day held in November last year. Located near Toowoomba Queensland, Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport is the first greenfield public airport built in Australia in 50 years and the nation’s first privately funded public airport.

Visit www.wellcamp.com.au for details or follow us on Facebook.

Submitted by:
Lyndal Dennis
Media and Communications  Consultant
Wagners and Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport
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Toowoomba Open House Volunteer Update

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Toowoomba Open House Volunteer Update

Come and join us at Toowoomba Open House 2014 on Sunday, 19th October.

Residents, visitors, families, design buffs, architecture fans, heritage enthusiasts – absolutely anyone who is curious about Toowoomba’s unique places is invited to explore great contemporary, historic and sustainable buildings and spaces.  With so many buildings open visitors will be spoilt for choice.

More volunteers needed!

So far, we have 47 recruits, but we need 120 volunteers …… that’s 73 still to go!!! Volunteers are integral to the success of the Toowoomba Open House so please share the word about what a great day it is …. and how much fun it is too!  Please share this message with anyone you know who would make a great volunteer, and don’t forget to sign up with a friend too!  Spread the word!

Do you love Social Media?

Are you a keen photographer?  Are you a talented writer?  Are you looking for an outlook for your creative abilities?Toowoomba Open House needs you!
We would love some help to manage theTOH2014 Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages. Please email if you can assist.

Can you drive a mini bus?

Toowoomba Open House needs some extra bus drivers for our free Hop-on Hop-off bus. The shifts are only2-3 hours, leaving plenty of time to visit other buildings on the day.

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Image by Paul Knie

Volunteer training session start times have changed!
The dates have stayed the same but the start times have changed slightly as below for our volunteer training sessions.

Tuesday 7th October @ 7:00pm
Saturday 11th October @ 2:00pm
And Wednesday 15th October @7:00pm

Training sessions will be held in the Supper Room of the Masonic Centre, Neil Street. Your booking will remain on the day you originally nominated
If this no longer suits, please let us know what session you would prefer and so we know when to have your goodie bag ready!

For more information on volunteering, please email volunteer@toowoombaopenhouse.com.au or fill in a volunteer form here. Follow this link to register via the form on the TOH Facebook page.

Paju City Delegation Visits Toowoomba For Carnival Celebrations

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Paju City Delegation Visits Toowoomba For Carnival Celebrations

Toowoomba Regional Council has extended a warm spring welcome to a delegation from Korean Sister City Paju, as part of sharing the joy of Toowoomba’s Carnival of Flowers. Toowoomba Region Mayor Paul Antonio said Council the party was headed by Paju Deputy Mayor Mr Tae-soo Park.

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Mr Dong-Jun Seo (left), deputy Mayor Mr Tae-Soo Park, Ms Moon-Young Jang, Ms Soon-Yeon Hwang and Mr Soon-Tae KimMr Dong-Jun Seo (left), deputy Mayor Mr Tae-Soo Park, Ms Moon-Young Jang, Ms Soon-Yeon Hwang and Mr Soon-Tae Kim enjoy a visit to one of Toowoomba’s Carnival home gardens.

Cr Antonio said the whirlwind Australian visit by the group primarily was to experience Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers celebrations. “After an initial stop in Brisbane, the touring party was welcomed at a Mayoral reception on the Friday afternoon,” Cr Antonio said. “Following a welcome dinner on the opening night of Carnival, our guests enjoyed a morning tour of prize winning and competition gardens.”

Our international guests were invited to the Mayoral Garden Party before viewing the Grand Central Floral Parade. “The visitors place a great deal of importance on maintaining links with their Sister City representatives and Council was keen to ensure we treated our guests to an enjoyable stay.

“Only last month we hosted a junior soccer exchange with our Japanese Sister City, Takatsuki, Cr Antonio said. “Staying in touch with our respective Sister City partners and having wider community interaction is the best way to advance friendly relations between our countries and respective cities.”

The Paju delegation also included Manager of Transportation Policy Division Mr Soon-tae Kim, Team Leader of Integral Care Team, Resident Livelihood Division Mr Dong-jun Seo, Team Leader of International Exchanges & Cooperation Team, General Affairs Division Ms Soon-Yeon Hwang and International Exchanges & Cooperation Team, General Affairs Division Ms Moon-young Jang.

Submitted by:
Angus Moffatt
Media Relations Officer
Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
Toowoomba Regional Council

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