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Visitors From Far & Wide Attend Poets’ Breakfast
With Bush Verse becoming more and more popular, there were visitors who travelled many kilometres to attend the Poets Breakfast held at the Highfields Pioneer Village recently. The Breakfast is part of the annual Crows Nest Community Festival. Guest poet Janine Haig from Eulo/Chinchilla area recited various poems including some from her books “I Hope […]
Hospital Foundation and Hear & Say Centre to Benefit from Melbourne Cup Luncheon
The Toowoomba Hospital Foundation & the Hear & Say Centre will be the beneficiaries from a Melbourne Cup luncheon hosted by members of the Toowoomba West Lions Club & Quota International Toowoomba on Tuesday 2nd November 2010 at Angelo’s House in Herries Street, Toowoomba. A sumptuous luncheon that will feature champagne and savouries on arrival […]
Council Connections: Week 4, October 2010
The weekly program keeping you up to date with Toowoomba Regional Council’s facilities, activities and services. Council Connections with Darren Burton In this edition Darren runs through the Waste Management Centre hours, the Australia Day nominations, the Damian Cox bursary, doing council business online, roadworks, etc.
Dynamic Regional Network Supports Local Communities
A dynamic group of agency stakeholders gathered in the Western Downs region with the aim of supporting and connecting people and organisations that have an interest and passion for maintaining and/or improving the well being of the people in the Western Downs region. The Western Downs Communities Network (WDCN) lead network partners include RHealth, Western […]
6th Annual ‘Trash Ya Hair for Hospice Care!’ Happening During October
The Toowoomba Hospice is a six bed facility which offers respite and palliative care for the terminally ill. As part of our ongoing fundraising efforts, the Toowoomba Hospice is holding its ‘‘Trash Ya Hair for Hospice Care!’ this month. ‘Trash Ya Hair for Hospice Care!’ week is aimed at raising the awareness and profile of […]
Rally Cars, Concept Cars and Hot Rods Make for a Car Lover’s Day
The past, present and future of cutting edge cars will be on display in a car lover’s heaven at the Transport and Main Roads Heritage Centre this weekend. The second of the four weekend open days planned for the international exhibition Industrial Desire: Detroit Concept Cars. This American exhibition features concept car models, drawings and […]
Wild Winds Affect Power Supply
More than 9000 Ergon Energy customers from Stanthorpe to Bundaberg had their power supply interrupted by fierce winds on Friday night and Saturday. Crews worked through Friday night and for most of Saturday, sometimes in appalling conditions, to restore power to almost all customers. One of the worst affected areas was the Gin Gin hinterland, […]
Hospice Gets Facelift
The Toowoomba Hospice’s exterior has just had a face lift due to the generosity of Luxury Paints, Rotary Toowoomba North, The Master Painters Association of Qld and their Toowoomba Branch. Chairman Graham Barron said “The building is over 7 years old and we have just had the entire interior repainted so we thought it would […]