General Interest
Children’s Book Week Celebrations
Local primary school children are being encouraged to celebrate Children’s Book Week this week (August 21-27). Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine Week said With the State Government’s continued focus on improving children’s literacy, Children’s Book Week represents another opportunity to help us spread the word about the importance of reading, and to encourage young […]
Treasures from the Royal Collection
Treasures from the Royal Collection†is the topic chosen by Oliver Everett for the public lecture he will present for the Toowoomba Group of the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society (ADFAS) on 24 August. The Royal Collection comprises more than 485,000 objects collected by the Royal Family over the past five centuries. It includes […]
Council Connections: Week 4, August 2010
The weekly program keeping you up to date with Toowoomba Regional Council’s facilities, activities and services. Council Connections with Darren Burton General information on rates notices, volunteers for the gallery, Tombstone Tours, getting tickets for the Ergon Energy Flower, Food and Wine Festival and an online business survey.
Calendar for Disability Action Week
5th to 12th of September 8th – Disability Expo at Grand Central Shopping Centre, ground floor. 10 am – 2 pm (contact Toni 0438 327 984) 10th – Open Air Movie Night, Laurel Bank Park near playground, BBQ from 4.30 pm, movie starts at dark. (contact Toni 0438327984) 12th – 5th Annual Poker Run, 300km […]
Memorial Golf Day to Aid Cancer Unit
The third annual Leon Treadwell Memorial charity golf day in aid of the Oncology (Cancer Care) Unit at the Toowoomba Hospital will be staged at the City Golf Club on Friday 3rd September. Leon was an avid golfer at City, representing the club in representative Pennant competition, before his untimely death at the young age […]
Presentation of Certificates To Young Volunteers
Kiyua Performing Arts Inc, formerly known as The Community Performing Arts Project, is a not for profit organisation that provides dance and drama classes free for young people. Their vision is ‘A community based group nurturing self worth and personal development through performing arts’. On Sunday 22nd August, Kiyua will be holding a ‘Choreography Day’ […]
Charity Rodeo to Support Toowoomba Renal & Cancer Units
There’ll be Bulls, Broncs, Barrels & Music at the annual Fossil Downs Charity Bush Rodeo Extravaganza, Fifteen Mile Road, Murphy’s Creek on Saturday 4th September…. It’s top class rodeo with NRA affiliated cowboys in action plus all the thrills of barrel racing. There will be poddie calf rides, children’s games, Cleo the Clown & face […]
New Shed For Carbethon Folk Museum Thanks to Heritage Crow’s Nest
Heritage Crow’s Nest community branch has presented a cheque for $33,302 to Crow’s Nest Historical Society Inc. for a shed to built at Carbethon Folk Museum in Crow’s Nest. The shed will be 18 metres x 7 metres with a sealed cleaned storage area with shelving. One third of the shed will be used as […]