Events
Connecting People, Places and the Past
Royal Bull’s Head Inn – Open Day â€Â Sunday 5th May 2019 The theme for the Australian Heritage Festival is “Connecting People, Places and the Past” and we are thrilled to have award winning Children’s Author – Irena Kobald as our guest. Everyone is welcome to come along to the Royal Bull’s Head Inn, Sunday 5th May 2019 between 10am and […]
Lifeline’s Rainbow Connections
Lifeline is hosting their Rainbow Connections event on Saturday 18th May at the Armitage Centre, Empire Theatre, Neil Street, Toowoomba. You’re invited to this free one day event promoting regional action on LGBTI+ issues. Speakers include Ben Law, Daniel Witthaus, Rebekah Robertson, Georgie Stone, Nevo Zisin and local identities. At the end of the day […]
Lost Trades Fair In Toowoomba
Master artisans and traditional tradesmen and women with hundreds of combined years of training will demonstrate and share their skills and talent for heritage trades at Lost Trades Fair Queensland at Cobb+Co Museum, Lindsay Street, Toowoomba. Come and see trades being practised, just as they always have been, but usually behind closed workshop doors. Find […]
DV Summit Coming Up On May 16th, 2019
Its nearly here…. the anticipation is building of a great gathering at the DV Summit on May 16th, 2019. Its not a talk fest, it’s an information session, combined with a report card with a ‘where to from here’ call to arms for the whole community, an event not to be missed. There are still […]
Emergency Training Saving Lives
Training provided by Toowoomba Hospital emergency specialists is saving lives in rural areas. Just weeks after completing an Emergency Medicine, Education and Training (EMET) refresher course, Dr Lindsay Haase put his skills into practice with excellent results. “While working in the South Burnett recently we had an EMET refresher course for advanced life support (ALS) […]
Wildlife Rangers School Holiday Fun
Kids can step into the shoes of a Wildlife Ranger these school holidays at Cobb+Co Museum. Running each weekday until Thursday 18th April, a variety of animals will visit the Museum for the Wildlife Rangers school holiday program. With live animal shows daily, children have the opportunity to meet furry new friends and learn all […]
Brennan Family Museum A New Feature At Highfields Pioneer Village
The Volunteers of Highfields Pioneer Village are very excited to be offering another very special museum to visit and enjoy during the Easter Vintage Festival – the Brennan Family Museum. The museum was the result of a 50 year long friendship between Volunteer Manager Ray Ashford OAM and his mate Merv. Mervyn Roland Brennan was […]
Australian Drivers: Underprepared And Prone To Mishaps
Chancing It On The Open Road 48% of Australians plan to go on a road trip over Easter school holidays, yet one in three are significantly underprepared for long haul road trips Almost half of Australians have experienced a mishap on the road (45%) 31% of Aussie parents find their children incredibly distracting in the […]