General Interest
Record Setting Numbers Take Part In Toowoomba Memory Walk & Jog
Over 300 people ran and walked on Sunday 2nd April in the first Toowoomba Memory Walk & Jog at Queens Park. Alzheimer’s Australia (Qld) GM Community Relations Kerry Cutting said it was a fantastic event and thanked all those who came along, took part and raised funds to help people with dementia, their families and […]
2017 Austin Seven National Tour For Toowoomba
2017 AUSTIN SEVEN NATIONAL TOUR in TOOWOOMBA Saturday April 8 to Thursday 13 April, 2017 Hosted by the Austin Seven Register of Queensland Inc. A 6 DAY CAVALCADE OF VINTAGE MOTORING IN AND AROUND TOOWOOMBA Nearly 120 Austin 7 cars and vans from all over Australia are coming to Toowoomba for a National Tour and […]
Dementia Fundraiser in Toowoomba
Australia’s biggest dementia fundraiser, Memory Walk & Jog, is coming to Toowoomba for the first time this Sunday morning 2nd April at Lindsay Street Ovals, Queens’s Park: · Event and registrations open at 7.30 am · The official welcome at 8.40 am · The walks/jogs kicking off from 9 am. 41 year old Carol Cann […]
Happy Birthday Play School Exhibition
Cobb + Co Museum in Toowoomba are celebrating with Big Ted, Lttle Ted, Humpty and Jemima at the exhibition honouring 50 years of Play School, ABC’s much loved television program. This exhibition provides adults a chance to bring their childhood memories back to life, and children have an opportunity to see these icons up close […]
We love the rain!! But Stay Safe!!
And it seems many of our farmers may experience full dams at last. With that, there have been some serious flood warnings and to ensure everyone stays safe, we have cancelled today’s farmers’ markets (Thu 30th March) at the Empire Theatre. We have had a pretty good run because, despite all the Thursday rain last […]
2017 Felton Food Festival Highlight
The 2017 Felton Food Festival was held on Sunday, 26th March under favourable weather conditions. Whilst crowd numbers were well below the 2016 record number of 12,000, this year’s Festival was a very enjoyable one. The Celebrity Face Off between Alastair McLeod and Costa Georgiadis is always a crowd pleaser.
Tropical Cyclone Debbie Comes Ashore – Weakening Rapidly
Tropical Cyclone Debbie formed in the Coral Sea on Saturday 25th March, 2017 Tropical Cyclone Debbie intensified to a severe category 3 cyclone mid morning Monday 27th March and has intensified to Category 4 on approach to the Central Queensland coast.: http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml Headline: Debbie is currently a category 2 cyclone centred to the southwest of […]
400 Donations Sets Toowoomba Record
Westbrook‘s Susanne Maurer has become the first Towoomba woman to reach a milestone of 400 blood donations when she made her latest donation on Wednesday, 22nd March, 2017. Mrs Maurer is now one of only 7 Queensland women to reach 400 donations, having helped saved the lives of up to 1,200 Australians along the way. […]