Blokes are invited to bring their mates, dads, brothers, sons and even their wives and partners to the presentation which includes a free feed, and to hear highlights from the career of Robbie O’Davis, former NRL and Origin great.
Also speaking on the night will be Associate Professor Craig Allingham, an expert in Men’s health and author of several books including ‘Prostate Recovery †Men’s Action Plan.’ Craig will explain how taking control of your own health is not a sign of weakness, but of great strength and responsibility. He has a sensible approach to making simple and achievable changes towards better health. Please help us to get the word out to encourage all men to RSVP and come along! (Women also welcome to attend, of course).
Submitted by: Melanie Coultas A/Events Manager Toowoomba Hospital Foundation
You may have heard that some channels in areas of the Darling Downs will soon be changing frequencies.
These moves are part of a national retune programme that will free up broadcasting spectrum for new services such as mobile broadband. The date of the retune for each area depends on which tower viewers receive their signal from.
Key dates:
Crows Nest viewers will need to retune their TV on 30 July after 3:30pm
Miles viewers will need to retune their TV on 4 August after 3:30pm
Tara viewers will need to retune their TV on 5 August after 3:30pm
Toowoomba and surrounds viewers will need to retune their TV from 12 August after 3:30pm.
Retuning is done using the remote. For most systems press the ‘menu’ button on the remote. Look for settings such as ‘channels’ or ‘auto-tuning’ and follow the prompts to retune. A video and 3-step guide to retuning is available on the website. The retune is scheduled to avoid evenings and weekends. There may be some temporary disruption to all TV services on retune day.
Service outages on the days before and after the retune may also be necessary, due to work being conducted at the transmission site.
As the retune simply moves free-to-air TV channels to a new location on the broadcast spectrum, it is unlikely to change TV reception or coverage.
For more information about the retune, scheduled outages, or to sign up for an SMS or email reminder, visit the retune website, or call the Digital Ready Information Line on 1800 20 10 13, 8am to 10pm (AEST), 7 days.
It’s always a fun night for all who attend & the band Joy Times donates their time & talents to charity too which is so very generous of Chris & Darryl. Darryl travels from Brown’s Plains to play saxophone and Chris from Toowoomba is a fantastic keyboard player. Their music is very enjoyable and it’s great just to listen to and
enjoy during the evening.
FREE ladies Golf Introduction sessions will be delivered by Golf Queensland in conjunction with City Golf Club and Toowoomba Golf Club, Middle Ridge. They are open for any ladies to attend, with benefits accruing for our regional courses by encouraging more women to give golf a go. In fact, the country courses we have in our region provide a great opportunity for beginners to get into the sport. Any enquiries regarding the sessions can be directed to Virginia Irwin at Golf Queensland by emailing Virginia@golfqueensland.org.au or calling 07 3252 8155.
Submitted by: Andrew Allpass Sports and Tourism Officer Tourism and Events Branch Toowoomba Regional Council
Channel 7 Queensland, a major presenter of the Queensland Regional Achievement and Community Awards is asking for people to nominate an organisation or individual you may know making a valuable contribution within regional and rural Queensland. Nominations are open across six Award categories:
• The Prime Super Community of the Year Award • The Peabody Environment and Landcare Award • Origin on behalf of Australia Pacific LNG Regional Service Award • The Reay Services Energy and Sustainability Award • The Buzz Print Events and Tourism Award • The Safeguard Youth Leadership Award
The program was initiated to reward people making an exceptional contribution to their local community and playing a vital role in building and improving their region, all whilst seeking little or no recognition. The search for 2014 has begun, stand up, be counted and rewarded for your outstanding contribution to our local community.
As the major prize patron, Commonwealth Bank will present each award winner with a $2,500 Debit Mastercard Account and each winner will be put forward for the Commonwealth Bank Special Commendation Award, with the chance to win a further $2,500.
Winners will be announced on the Sunshine Coast at the Gala Dinner Presentation at the Events Centre Caloundra, on Saturday 8th November 2014.
The Queensland Regional Achievement and Community Awards are proudly supported by The Queensland Country Life and Angove Family Winemakers.
Drop into your local Commonwealth Bank branch or to any participating sponsor office to pick up a nomination form. Alternatively, for more information about the Awards please contact the local awards office on 1300 735 445 or visit the website at www.awardsaustralia.com.
Sunday 20th of July was Lifeline Darling Downs and South West Qld’s 39th Birthday! Over the years Lifeline has grown and expanded from the Call Centre at Matilda House established by Mr Vic Davis, a retired bank manager who was also a founding member of Lifeline Brisbane. The centre that was established received on average 600 †700 calls per year.
Queensland flood disaster 2011
As Lifeline Toowoomba started to grow, so did its services, establishing the Family Support Service in 1979, the Material Aid service (now Emergency Relief), and other future services and programs such as Lifeline Farmline, the Break-even Program, Partners in Recovery and many more to name.
It also started to expand on a geographic basis, with sub-committees in Dalby and Warwick formed in 1982 to help fund the first landline connection to Toowoomba. It has expended now to the far reaches of southern Queensland with establishments located in Toowoomba, Warwick, Dalby, Oakey, Stanthorpe, Mitchell, St George, Cunnamulla, Charleville, Roma, Wandoan, Tara and Chinchilla providing services to over 10,000 people.
Now with an annual turnover of over $10 million dollars, Lifeline Darling Downs and South West Queensland Ltd has 130 Employees and over 400 volunteers across the region. Our mission in the region is to Build Communities and Empower People. Lifeline Darling Downs has had many changes in location over the 39 years of service to the community finally settling the Head Office in Russell Street, Toowoomba and the Distribution Centre in Stephen Street and also many support centres and shops in the region.
Lifeline Darling Downs wants to thank the community for their continued support and as Jim Black, 2012/2013 Board Chairmen, praised in the 2012/2013 Annual report ‘Derek and the staff at Lifeline are always ready to help whenever the need arises’.
Every dollar you give helps us save lives. Make a donation today. Visit lifelinedarlingdowns.org.au or phone 1300 991 443. Submitted by: Suzie Washington
Manager Marketing and Fundraising Lifeline Darling Downs & South West Queensland Ltd 192a Stephen Street, Toowoomba Qld 4350 Email: swashington@lifelinedarlingdowns.org.au
Ergon Energy Retail will comply with legislation passed by the Australian Senate on 17 July 2014 to repeal the carbon price . The electricity tariffs available through Ergon Energy Retail are set by the Queensland Competition Authority (QCA), and have included the Australian Government’s carbon price since it was introduced in July 2012.
In preparation for the removal of the tax this year, the QCA prepared a set of prices for retail tariffs without the carbon price at the time of updating prices for 2014-15. Once Ergon Energy Retail has received formal notification of new tariff prices from the Queensland Government, we’ll begin work to switch over to new regulated retail tariffs that do not include the carbon price effective 1 July 2014.
Customers with bills already issued after 1 July 2014 and before the new tariffs are introduced will receive an adjustment on their next bill.
Ergon Energy Retail is committed to passing on reduced electricity prices to customers from the repeal of the carbon price as quickly and cost effectively as possible.
Submitted by: Rod Rehbein Corporate Communications Manager Ergon Energy
The 11th Camellia Show and Winter Market Festival is taking place at the TAFE Horticulture Campus at the Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE in Toowoomba on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th July.
Hear inspirational Guest Speakers on camellias and associated gardening topics, be amazed at the beautiful camellia blooms in the Heritage Bank Camellia Hall, there will be many displays, food and entertainment through the day.
Also, visit the Winter Garden at 161 Perth Street, Toowoomba.
Admission to the Camellia Show is $5 per person and Winter Garden also $5 per person.
