General Interest
Celebrate The Good Life In The High Country At 2014 Hampton Food And Arts Festival
The tiny village of Hampton between Cabarlah and Crow’s Nest north of Toowoomba will come alive on Sunday 18 May for the annual Hampton Festival, showcasing the fantastic local produce, food producers and artists of the region. Special guest chefs are Matt Golinski and Sally Lynch who will be using the local produce to create […]
Flood Reconstruction Of Dalby Area Roads And Highways In 2014
Following consecutive summers of damage to our road network across Queensland, several roads in the Darling Downs region were affected by flooding and heavy rainfall in early 2013. The Department of Transport and Main Roads advises additional flood reconstruction works will be undertaken on the Bunya and Moonie Highways, and Dalby Cooyar Road. A section […]
National Volunteers Week 12-18 May 2014
Lifeline Darling Downs and South West Queensland Limited in conjunction with Lifeline Australia are proud to be a part of National Volunteers Week 2014. National Volunteers Week is where the efforts of Volunteers are recognised, not only for their assistance with the programs that Lifeline Darling Downs and other organisations coordinate, but also the power […]
Guarded Reaction To Federal Budget By Vice-Chancellor
University of Southern Queensland (USQ) Vice-Chancellor Professor Jan Thomas has cautiously accepted changes to higher education in the Federal Government’s 2014-15 budget handed down last night (May 13). Speaking from Canberra, Professor Thomas said the budget brought with it a number of challenges balanced with changes that could open up more study opportunities for those […]
Walk In Queens Park Toowoomba To Fight Animal Cruelty
Australia’s Biggest & Best Dog Event – Million Paws Walk on Sunday 18th May More than 20,000 people and their dogs will walk in Queensland to show their support for animals in need on Sunday 18th May.  Will you join them on the walk to help stop animal cruelty? If possible, register for the Million […]
Sir Tony Robinson In Toowoomba For Tour Of Duty
British actor, historian and television host Sir Tony Robinson was at the Mothers’ Memorial in Toowoomba on Sunday 11th May for a  new historical series that will commemorate a century of war service by Australians and New Zealanders. Best known these days as presenter of the archaeology program Time Team, Sir Tony is also remembered for […]
Breast Cancer Journey Shared By USQ Staffer
The University of Southern Queensland’s (USQ) Dr Eliza Whiteside, a breast cancer researcher and survivor, will share her story at the Women in Super Mother’s Day Classic this weekend (May 11). The event involves a 3km walk or a 6km run, starting and ending at Lake Annand Park, Toowoomba, from 7:30am. The event raises funds […]
Heritage Bank Offers A Sizzler Of A Fundraising Deal
Toowoomba CBD workers can leave their lunch at home (Friday, 9th May) with Heritage Bank running a charity fundraising barbeque outside its Plaza Branch in the city centre. Sausages and burgers will be sizzling to raise funds for Heritage’s teams in the Queensland Cancer Council’s Relay for Life, which talks place at the Toowoomba Showgrounds […]