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Toowoomba’s Clifford Street Opens As Four Lanes
A long-standing inner-city road project was opened to traffic for the first time when Toowoomba Regional Council unveiled a new-look Clifford Street which has been upgraded to four lanes between Margaret and Russell Streets and forms a vital connection as part of the city’s Outer Circulating Road project. Toowoomba Regional Council Mayor Paul Antonio has […]
TRC Spreading The Festive Spirit At Regional Christmas Events
A new lightweight sleigh will take Santa on visits to many Toowoomba region Christmas celebrations in coming days. Toowoomba Regional Council Tourism and Events portfolio leader, Cr Geoff McDonald, said the new sleigh had performed well on its initial ‘flights’ and would be put into heavy service for the festive season. Cr McDonald said Council […]
Army Helicopter Provides Night Medical Evacuation in East Timor
An Australian Army Black Hawk helicopter evacuated two seriously ill East Timorese nationals from an island off the coast of Dili last night for urgent medical attention. The Black Hawk, operated by the Australian-led International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in East Timor, responded to a request from the United Nations to use its night-flying capability to […]
An Opportunity for Wine Buffs
Mark Munro of the Toowoomba Hospice proudly displays a recent gift from the Governor-General. Earlier this year, Mrs. Quentin Bryce donated 100 bottles of rare wine from the Government House cellars to charities. Mark made an immediate application and some weeks later the Hospice received this beautiful bottle of 1986 Grange signed by the Governor-General […]
Health and Emergency Professionals to Share Accounts on Natural Disasters on September 3rd
Emergency services personnel who witnessed first-hand the horrors of the Queensland floods, the earthquake in Christchurch and Cyclone Yasi in North Queensland will share their personal experiences in Toowoomba this Saturday (September 3). The Disaster Medicine ANZ 2011†Rural Critical Care Conference, to be held at the City Golf Club, will feature presentations by doctors, […]
Hospital Charity Event Set to Make Pulses Race Saturday, 3rd September
Hundreds of guests will indulge in fun, fashion, fine food and a flutter at the Toowoomba Turf Club on Saturday, September 3, for the 17th annual St Vincent’s Hospital – Black Family Charity Race Day. The twilight racing meet is St Vincent’s Hospital’s premier charity event and features a fast paced, seven-race program, including the […]
Toowoomba Languages & Cultures Festival this Sunday, August 14
The festival aims to foster a sense of belonging and increase understanding and cooperation amongst people of different backgrounds. More than 100 international performers from our sister cities will take to the stages of the sixth Toowoomba Languages & Cultures Festival at Queens Park on Sunday, August 14. The popular community festival, being held from […]