General Interest
Bacterial Outbreak Closes Perseverance Dam
Perseverance Dam has been closed to the public as a precautionary move due to elevated numbers of E.Coli bacteria. The number of E.Coli bacteria exceeds primary and secondary recreational contact guideline limits as set in the Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality 2000. Toowoomba Regional Council Parks and Recreation Services […]
Advance Notice Of 2015 “Pink Stumps Day†From McGrath Foundation
Throughout 2015, The McGrath Foundation will be celebrating its 10th anniversary. That’s 10 years of funding McGrath Breast Care Nurses, who provide invaluable care and support for women with breast cancer and their families. The cost of funding each nurse for a 3-year placement is around $370,000 and the work they do collectively has benefited more than […]
Annual Toy Run Helps Kids Celebrate Christmas
The passion for helping kids in need at Christmas time will see over 200 motorcycle enthusiasts take to the streets of Toowoomba when the Downs Motorcycle Sporting Club (DMCSC) conducts their 28th Annual Toy Run on Sunday (21st December) from Picnic Point. Bikers from all over the Downs, South East Queensland and northern NSW will […]
Mayor’s Thunder Stolen By Storms
Toowoomba Regional Council Mayor, Cr Paul Antonio’s thunder in switching on the lighting of the CBD Christmas tree and City Hall Christmas lights was supplanted by the real thing. He conceded to a ‘soft” opening as Nature took over and thunderstorms rolled across the city late Thursday afternoon, December 4th. Santa and his sleigh had […]
Junior Tennis Anyone? Schools Invited To Participate In Club Challenge
On Saturday, 29th November from 8.30am to 1.00pm Range Tennis Club will be running the AO Blitz Ultimate Club Challenge in Toowoomba. The aim is to increase tennis participation in Toowoomba and grow the Club Membership base. This is part of the AO Blitz Australiawide Competition that has tennis clubs all over the country pitted […]
Inaugural ‘Friendly Games’ Being Held In Toowoomba
The Friendly Games is a chance for Pacific Island Communities; Cook Islands, Fiji, PNG, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Samoa to firstly, know that there are other Pacific Island Community members in the area, interact with other Pacific Island Communities in a shared lunch (also open and FREE to all other Community Friends who will be […]
End Of Year Performance At Empire Theatre
Friends, A gentle reminder that Kiyua Performing Arts is presenting its end of year concert – ‘Kiyua Jungle’, at the Empire Theatre,, Toowoomba at 1.30pm Sunday 30th November 2014. Entry is by gold coin donation. Kiyua Performing Arts Inc. is a non-profit group of Volunteers who give young people the chance to learn dance, drama […]
Toowoomba Fusion Festival Social Inclusion Week Highlight
Toowoomba Fusion Festival 2014 on Saturday 29th November is celebrating Social Inclusion Week. Social Inclusion Week is about encouraging communities to reconnect and be inclusive of all cultures, age groups, nationalities and the disadvantaged. The Week’s aim is to help Australians feel valued and to give people the opportunity to participate fully in society. It’s about […]