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Lifeline Darling Downs COVID-19 Community Response
Lifeline Darling Downs has issued a statement regarding COVID-19 and how they are responding to the ever-changing environment. We would like to reassure the various communities we operate in across the Darling Downs and far South West of Queensland that we are still open for business having put measures in place to protect our staff, […]
Council Announces Closures
Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) will temporarily close all Library facilities, Art Galleries, Milne Bay Aquatic and Fitness Centre, Highfields Fitness and Recreation Centre and Toowoomba City Community Rooms from the close of business Monday 23rd March, 2020 until further notice. Toowoomba Regional Council CEO Brian Pidgeon said the decision to close these facilities is based […]
Remote Learning Ready To Launch At Glennie
The Glennie School is now prepared to launch its comprehensive remote learning program (I Love Glennie Schooling) when the campus closes on Friday (27th March). Teachers have long been prepared for the possible need to extend their current face-to-face teaching practices into a remote learning situation. Mr Peter Crawley, the Glennie School Principal, said that […]
A Statement From DownsSteam
COVID-19 UPDATE On the 19th of March 2020 the Darling Downs Historical Railway Society Ltd. (DownsSteam) board of directors decided in the interest of protecting the health and safety of both our visitors and our volunteers, DownsSteam Drayton will be CLOSED to the general public from now until the 19th of May 2020. All events […]
Dam Closes To Public Access
Toowoomba Regional Council has again closed Cooby Dam to the public until further notice. Toowoomba Regional Council Water and Waste General Manager Damian Platts said Council officers had detected high levels of Saxitoxin, which if ingested may cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and possible diarrhea. Council will close entry gates to Loveday Cove, and the […]
Toowoomba Royal Show Cancellation
Coronavirus has claimed another victim with the announcement that the 2020 Heritage Bank Toowoomba Royal Show has been cancelled. Last week the Prime Minister and COAG jointly advised against organised, non-essential gatherings of 500 people or more. A raft of entertainment and sporting events cancellations quickly followed, as well as conferences, meetings and the like, […]
A Statement On The Toowoomba Royal Show
The Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland has released the following statement …. “Dear friends and supporters of Heritage Bank Toowoomba Royal Show. As you know there’s been a critical development since our last post in that Prime Minister Scott Morrison and state and territory leaders want all non-essential gatherings of more than 500 people to […]
Hot Rods Shine Up For Event+Report
The Toowoomba Hot Rodders held their 20th Annual ‘High Altitude’ Run over the weekend of 13th-15th March, which included a ‘Show n Shine’ on the Sunday at the TAFE oval, rear of Cobb +Co, off Campbell St, Toowoomba.Free to the public, the Hot Rod Show’n’Shine has entertainment for children and adults. There was food, fashion […]