DownsSteam Tourist Railway & Museum is proud to announce the inaugural Mothers Day Toowoomba’s Longest Breakfast.
DownsSteam will play host to your mum or mother-in-law on Mothers Day, Sunday 11th May.
Following the success of the annual Train Drivers Breakfast and with the completion of undercover dining on the platform, this event is a welcome addition to our social calendar. So, give mum a treat, take her to DownsSteam for Toowoomba’s Longest Breakfast.
First sitting is 8.00 am – bookings essential. Phone 0402 15846 or 4630 2358 to secure your pre paid ticket, or use our Paypal facility on the DownsSteam website (www.downsSteam.com). Ticket price includes tour of our Dreamtime Journey Coach.
DownsSteam tourist railway and Museum is located in Cambooya Street Drayton, look for the Big Orange diesel!
A Drought Relief Variety Concert will be held Saturday night 10th May at 7pm at the Dalby Uniting Church Hall, Condamine Street, Dalby.
This will be a great night’s entertainment by local artists featuring Gary McDonald, Dennis & Kathy Sankey, Dell Mills, Brian McCulkin, Bob Gregory, Eileen & Henry Barrass, Bronte Hayes, Brady Parker and O’Shea Family
Light refreshments will be served and there will be multidraw raffles to be drawn throughout the evening. Entry $10 Single / $15 Family – Tickets at the door!
All proceeds will go to the Queensland Drought Relief Appeal.
Every year people are killed or injured by their partner, ex-partner or family member. The month of May has been dedicated to raising community awareness around what constitutes domestic violence, the support available within the community and to also send a clear message that violence and control in relationships is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. A Candle Lighting Ceremony will be held in the Empire Theatre Courtyard, Neil Street, Toowoomba at 5.30pm on Wednesday 7th May 2014. The general public, community service workers and family members are invited to be present to remember those who have died as a result of Domestic & Family Violence.
The Candle Lighting Ceremony is a state wide event held across Queensland to commemorate those who have died and those whose lives have been affected by Domestic & Family Violence. This event provides the opportunity for the local community to make a public statement that violence against women and within relationships is not acceptable and will not be tolerated.
This year the guest speaker will be Emma Ziebell. Ms Ziebell is a strong advocate for raising awareness about domestic and family violence. An Oakey resident, personally touched by death as a result of domestic violence, she was recently awarded the Tony Myatt award for her dedication to raising awareness through the Annual Butterfly Ball and other events.
Ms Ziebell will be addressing the experiences of families left behind, with the aim of raising community awareness of how domestic and family violence impacts the entire community. The event is free and will run for approximately ½ an hour. Toowoomba Grammarphones and the Women in Harmony choir will be performing.
In Toowoomba, RAQ has a support and counselling program for victims and family members who have experienced domestic and family violence. The venue also delivers a men’s behaviour change program for men who use violence and control in their intimate and family relationships. Information on both these programs can be obtained through the Toowoomba Venue on 07 4639 3605.
People interested in helping further may volunteer to support people going through Domestic Violence Court. Contact 07 4639 3605 for further information.
(STATISTICS – 1 in 3 women over the age of 15 will be exposed to domestic violence. About one third of all homicide victims in Australia are killed by an intimate partner or other family member (Dearden, J., & Jones, W. (2008). Homicide in Australia: 2006-07 National Homicide Monitoring Program annual report. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.) In 2013, 18 people in Queensland lost their lives as a result of domestic violence †of these, there were 10 females, 5 males and 3 children. Of these deaths, 11 relationships were intimate personal relationships, and 7 were family. Three of these were murder suicides).
Submitted by: Sonya Kupfer Manager Domestic & Family Violence Prevention Service 07 4639 3605
Queensland Choice Meats together with Fitzy’s on Church & Ostwald Bros are donating one tonne of sausages to be sold to the public with all proceeds benefiting the Lifeline Drought Appeal.
Suzie Washington from Lifeline Darling Downs & South West Queensland Ltd, Marilyn and Anita Fitzgibbons from Fitzy’s on Church making the sausages which are now selling at Queensland Choice Meats, 107 Taylor Street, Toowoomba to help Queensland farmers.
The aim is to sell the full tonne of ‘Morning Glory’ Drought Buster BBQ Banger’s in the month of May at a cost of $2.99 per kilo. A quality sausage, The Morning Glory Sausage is a beef snag – the flavours are bacon and tomato with the added flavour and texture of real bacon through the centre of the sausage.
These efforts combined with Fitzy’s Charity Keg running for four weeks on Fridays from 5-6pm and their Women of the Vine event with published author guest speaker Alice Greenup will give a much needed boost to the Lifeline Drought Appeal.
Funds raised will go to farming families to help put food on their table.
Submitted by: Suzie Washington Manager Marketing and Fundraising Lifeline Darling Downs & South West Queensland Ltd Email swashington@lifelinedarlingdowns.org.au
Nominations are now open for the Deadly Awards which are celebrating 20 years of highlighting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement and excellence on a national stage in 2014.
The 20th Deadlys will be held on 30th September at the Sydney Opera House and promises not only to be a night of excellence and entertainment, but also a significant celebration for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians, across the country.
The Deadlys organisers are planning a show that celebrates Indigenous achievement over 20 years. Past winners and present day contribution will come together in a spectacular that pays tribute to the talent, strength and breakthrough determination of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders across music, sport, the arts and community.
The Deadlys are the largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander awards night on the national calendar, showcasing the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people right across Australia. They began as a first anniversary celebration for the Deadly Sounds radio show at Redfern’s Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative, and evolved into the national awards night Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians embrace each year.
Archie Roach and Yothu Yindi singer Jodie Cockatoo Creed with members of the Northern Territory band East Journey, at the 2013 Deadlys (Amanda James photo)
“Today, the Deadlys achieves widespread media coverage, with broadcasts on SBS, Imparja and NITV, as well as a high presence online. Quite simply, the Deadlys is now the largest national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander event on the calendar. We estimate that it reaches some 500,000 people,†Executive Producer and founder of the Deadlys, Gavin Jones says. “We also directly engage with the Indigenous community through the nomination and voting processes, and last year received a record 95,000 votes.â€Â
Mr Jones says “This year will be an unforgettable celebration, not only of achievements over the past year, but over 20 years.â€Â
Nominations for the 20th Deadlys are open now and close on 30th June 2014. So if you want to be a part of the 20th Deadlys, get those nominations in before 30 June and/or tell us who you think is Deadly in 2014 across music, sport, the arts, health, education, employment, cultural advancement, science and healing.
Greg Johnson, CEO Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce says “It is now history that the Chamber’s first foray into street markets with City Heart Toowoomba (CHT) was an overwhelming success with an estimated 25,000 people attending and many stallholders selling out after the first hour of trade. Gratifying for the Chamber and CHT was the absolute delight shown by the shopkeepers who opened for the day. And it wasn’t only in Margaret Street where trade was unprecedented, that activity also extended well into Ruthven Street.
Justice Patrick Keane, one of the present judges on the High Court of Australia, will present a talk at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) on Wednesday, 306th April as part of the 2014 Shine Lawyers Public Lecture Series.
Justice Keane will share his first-hand knowledge and experience during his presentation  Reflections of the Separation of Powers.
Justice Keane has previously served as Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia, the Solicitor-General for Queensland and as a Barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland. He was appointed to the High Court of Australia in March last year.
Head of School (Law and Justice) Reid Mortensen said he was thrilled to have Justice Keane talk at USQ. “I’m very excited to have such an eminent and respected High Court judge come to Toowoomba,†he said. “I’ve heard Justice Keane talk many times before and he’s a very, very interesting speaker who’s punchy and witty.”
“He will discuss the separation of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial powers in Australia which, as a judge of the High Court, is a topic he has vast knowledge and experience in. The High Court is the final arbiter of how governmental powers are separated meaning there aren’t many people who can talk about the topic with such authority.â€Â
Justice Keane’s presentation will be held at the Allison Dickson Lecture Theatre from 6pm to 7pm (April 30). Light refreshments will be served from 5.30pm.
So, give mum a treat, take her to DownsSteam for Toowoomba’s Longest Breakfast.
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