General Interest
Carols at Peacehaven Transferred to Cultural Centre
With rain forecast for this weekend, the 2010 Highfields Carols on Sunday December 12th will play it safe and be held indoors at the Highfields Cultural Centre. The carols were to have been held at Peacehaven Park, but other details remain unchanged. The fate of the fireworks is as yet unresolved. The Highfields District Community […]
Qld Premier in Highfields for Christmas Concert
Premier Anna Bligh brought some Christmas cheer to seniors in the Toowoomba/Highfields area with the annual Premier’s Seniors Christmas Concert at the Highfields Cultural Centre today (Tuesday 7th December). Premier Bligh said she was excited to be hosting the free concert and was looking forward to helping seniors in the Toowoomba region celebrate the festive […]
Council Connections: Week 1, December 2010
The weekly program keeping you up to date with Toowoomba Regional Council’s facilities, activities and services. Council Connections with Darren Burton Darren reports on Christmas Carols in Highfields, Graffiti Busters, exhibitions at Cobb and Co, dog and cat registration, roadworks, Waste Management Centre hours and online forms.
Gain Work Experience Through Volunteering
International Volunteers Day (5 December) is fast approaching. A day to acknowledge the immeasurable contribution made by individuals, who volunteer time and talents, in so many aspects of our society. But, don’t go thinking that volunteering is what you do when you retireâ€! Imagine the plight of those entering the workforce for the first time […]
Population Growth – What’s in it For You?
A free public information forum to discuss the impact of population growth in regional areas will be held in Toowoomba on Wednesday 8 December 2010, from 7pm – 9pm, Jacaranda Room, Grand Central Shopping Centre. Hosted by Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE), the evening’s topic will be ‘Regionalisation of population growth: whose agenda […]
Christmas Carols at Hospice
The Toowoomba Hospice will start its Festive Season this Sunday 28th November at the Hospice in O’Quinn Street. Chairman Graham Barron OAM said the Hospice is celebrating the Festive Season with carols and lighting of the Christmas tree. The Toowoomba Hospice has been providing Palliative Care Services to the Lockyer Valley, Toowoomba and Darling Downs […]
Norma O’Hara Murphy Xmas Concert Sunday 28th
Norma O’Hara Murphy is launching her new Album “Whiskey Gully Road” at a Charity Concert for Blue Care at the Warwick RSL Club 2pm Sunday, 28th November. Tickets $20- kids under 18yrs FREE SANTA WILL BE THERE ! GIFTS-PRIZES-RAFFLES All Proceeds to Warwick Blue Care If you cannot attend the Concert please make a donation […]
Cool Cats, Warbirds and Industrial Desire
It is all about eye-catching style and revolutionary engineering at the Transport and Main Roads Heritage Centre. Saturday’s open day marks the last opportunity to view the international exhibition Industrial Desire: Detroit Concept Cars. The exhibition is a unique opportunity to sneak a peek at the highly secretive and competitive world of car design. With […]