General Interest
Finding The Tastiest Water In Queensland
Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is aiming to be crowned as having the tastiest water in Queensland next month when it enters the state finals of the Ixom Best of the Best Queensland Water Taste Test. Earlier this month TRC was named as the 2018 South West Queensland winner and will now compete at the Queensland […]
Spectacular Science Circus Comes To The Region
Spin yourself until you’re dizzy, compare your reflexes to a Formula 1 driver and see your fingertips under the microscope with the Shell Questacon Science Circus. The local venues will be overflowing with exciting hands-on science exhibits when the Science Circus and its colourful semi-trailer roll into town for an exhibition of its ‘pop-up’ science […]
NEXUS Delivery Extends School Vision Initiative
The company constructing Queensland’s Toowoomba Second Range Crossing (TSRC), Nexus, has announced its third round of sponsorship recipients as part of the Nexus Together community giving program. Australian charity Essilor Vision Foundation (the Foundation), which is providing vision screening to schools located along the TSRC project corridor, has been granted a second round of funding […]
2018 Toowoomba Hospice Camellia Show Delights Thousands
The Toowoomba Camellia Show and Garden Expo will be held in the TAFE Quadrangle with entry via Campbell Street, Toowoomba on Saturday, 21 and Sunday, 22 July between the hours of 9.00am and 4.00pm. The weekend will be a non-stop celebration of everything that is wonderful about Toowoomba and the region in winter. Camellias and […]
Call for 2019 Australian of the Year Nominations
Be great and nominate. That’s this year’s message from the National Australia Day Council (NADC). Sounds simple and it is. The process gets more user-friendly each year, thanks to technology. The fact is, there are Australians out there who are making amazing contributions to our country and local communities †we all know one, or […]
Please Help Save Our Museum
BACKGROUND: Currently the Milne Bay Military Museum is closed to the public. Since 1991 the museum has operated as a not for profit organisation staffed entirely by volunteers. The museum does not receive any government or private funding depending solely on memberships, donations and success in accessing various grants. The museum occupies a site owned […]
Artists Sought For Downlands Art Exhibition
The Downlands Art Exhibition in Toowoomba is seeking ten new artists for its annual show in September. Emerging and established artists are invited to apply by 14 July to exhibit in the region’s largest annual art show on 22 to 29 September 2018. The Downlands Art Exhibition features over 1,000 works in a variety of media […]
State Rose Garden Award Wins Award
Queensland State Rose Garden, Toowoomba has received an International Award for Garden Excellence at the recent World Federation of Rose Societies Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark – one of only seven awards presented. More than 600 people from 40 countries attended the Conference which is held every three years in a different country. Twelve months […]