General Interest
Historically Significant Trees To Be Preserved During Warrego Roadworks
Two culturally and historically significant trees will be preserved during upcoming clearing works along the Warrego Highway on the western edge of Dalby. Transport and Main Roads District Director Dereck Sanderson said the trees, known as scarred trees, had been recognised as a remnant of traditional Aboriginal activities and they would be protected during upcoming […]
Stay Alert For Scammers
Darling Downs residents have been targeted by scammers and it’s a timely reminder to be vigilant about a quick fix to financial pressures. If it is too good to be true then it probably is. How do these scammers work? ​​The Internet provides a medium whereby unscrupulous operators can target consumers, with the marketing of […]
Wanna Hang Ya Boss Out To Dry?
Toowoomba Hospice Administration and Fundraising Manager, Mark Munro, wants to encourage staff to hang their boss out on Friday 11th August all for a good cause – The Toowoomba Hospice.  “We are asking businesses on the Darling Downs to “Hang their boss out to dry†by placing him or her in a scissor lift/cherry picker […]
Korean War Veterans Remembered
On the 27th July, 2017 the nation remembers those Australians who served in the Korean War, on the 64th anniversary of the 1953 Armistice agreement. The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Dan Tehan, said that of the more than 17,000 who served, 340 Australians lost their lives and more than 1,200 were wounded. 21 Nations provided […]
Bruce Dawe Poetry Prize – Winner Announced
A poem forty years in the making has won Tim Collins the 2017 Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize. The Brisbane poet and playwright attended the USQ Bookcase event for the presentation of the National Poetry Prize and recital of the winning poem Stage Whispers at USQ Toowoomba. “Stage Whispers is a poem that has germinated […]
Jeff Brown Country Music Show
Mount Tyson traditional country music artist, Jeff Brown will be holding his annual concert at the the Oakey Cultural Centre on Saturday, 29th July –  it’s a little bit later in the year this time. Besides Jeff, there will be guest artists Stuie French (record producer and guitarist extraordinaire) with Camille Te Nahu, and local […]
Many Hands Make Light Work At Camellia Show
The much-anticipated Toowoomba Camellia Show and Garden Expo is this weekend…and it’s all hands on deck so to speak at the TAFE South-West Horticultural Centre precinct, corner of Lindsay and Campbell Streets today and tomorrow (Sat 15 and Sun 16 July). Camellia Show President Kevin Cotterell said his Committee are over the moon with the […]
Remarkable Planet Discovery By USQ Student
USQ Astronomy PhD student Kelvin Getley has uncovered evidence of a new planet orbiting a binary star Exoplanet more reminiscent of Pluto than other planets in our Solar System A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Luke Skywalker lived on a planet circling twin sun. While Star Wars is science-fiction, two stars […]