General Interest

Western Downs Holiday Food Drive For Pound Puppies

Origin has been running a Holiday Pet Food Drive for regional animal care centres which house lost or surrendered pets over the Christmas holiday period. Origin has matched every donation made at council pounds in Dalby, Chinchilla, Miles and Tara in the Holiday Pet Food Drive. Every December and January up to 50 dogs and […]

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Change of Venue – Laidley Community Christmas Carols

Sunday 19 December from 5.30pm with a fundraiser Sausage Sizzle for Laidley School Chaplaincy. Carols begin at 6:30pm The event site is the wet weather venue, the Laidley Cultural Centre on Plainland Road, Laidley. Everyone is welcome to come and sing all your favourite carols and be refreshed by the true story of Christmas. Discover […]

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Last Chance to Visit Christmas Tree Festival

Wednesday, 15th of December is your last opportunity to vist Toowoomba’s Christmas Tree Festival in St Luke’s Anglican Church on the corner of Herries and Ruthven Streets. The church has been transformed. with a forest of over 100 Christmas trees. Look and wonder at the trees adorned with displays depicting international traditions, hymns, carols and […]

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Hoon Hotline – 13HOON – Operational

The Queensland Police Service’s new hoon hotline – 13 HOON (4666) commenced operation December 13th. The 13HOON hotline gives the public an easy to remember central contact point to report hoons to Police. The implementation of the Hoon Hotline enables community members to provide information in relation to hooning activities such as illegal street racing, […]

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Kids’ Night at Christmas Wonderland Postponed

Marshall Cox, Toowoomba West Lions Club’s Christmas Wonderland of Lights Co-ordinator advises that Kids’ Night at Toowoomba’s Christmas Wonderland of Lights has been rescheduled from tonight to next Saturday night, 18th of December. Due to the inclement weather, the Christmas Wonderland of Lights in the Botanic Gardens will not be open to the public tonight(11th […]

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Council Connections: Week 2, December 2010

The weekly program keeping you up to date with Toowoomba Regional Council’s facilities, activities and services. Council Connections with Darren Burton We ask for Masters Games athletes, look at the new parking sensors, mention next week’s council meeting, emergency numbers, recycling, roadworks and Peacehaven carols going indoors.

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Christmas at Pittsworth Pioneer Village on Sunday, December 12

WET WEATHER VENUE PITTSWORTH TOWN HALL

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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 […]

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