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 […]
Toowoomba Civic Welcome For Afghan Community
Toowoomba Regional Council Mayor Paul Antonio, councillors, Afghan community members, Mercy Family Services and TRC Community Development staff will be present at a welcome function on Monday, December 9th for members of the Afghan community. Many of the women and their children have arrived via refugee and humanitarian channels and Council’s Community Development branch is […]
Council Connections: Week 1, December 2013
The weekly program keeping you up to date with Toowoomba Regional Council’s facilities, activities and services. Council Connections with Darren Burton This week Darren talks about the next Council meeting, no joining fee for gym membership at Toowoomba and Highfields, Kim McCosker’s author visit, Carols by Candlelight at Highfields, pre-amalgamation phone numbers changing to 131 […]
Christmas In The Park In Crow’s Nest
Crow‘s Nest & District Christmas in the Park will be on Friday 13th December from 4:30 pm, starting with rides for children from 9 months to 12 yrs. Crow’s Nest Rural Fire Brigade will have a special treat for the children, Blazer the Fire-Fighting Koala will be there and there will be opportunities for parents […]
Toowoomba’s Cool Nights Big Band Presents… Countdown To Christmas
Christmas is fast approaching and the Countdown is on! Cool Nights Big Band are celebrating the end of another fantastic year with their final concert for 2013 at the Empire Church Theatre. Featuring a few of our Christmas favourites, as well as the band’s most loved songs, it is sure to be a great night! […]
International Day Of Awareness For Stopping Violence Towards Women On Monday, 25th November
Toowoomba has been a stalwart city in the White Ribbon Day campaign for some years, and in 2013 Toowoomba Says No to Violence has upped the ante, calling for 1,000 men and boys to join them in Queens Park to form a giant ribbon and swear the oath, and make a Queensland and national statement, […]
Toowoomba Hospice Annual Christmas Carols
The Toowoomba Hospice will be holding its annual Christmas Carols this Sunday 24th November commencing at 5:00PM. The location will be on the Hospice lawns, corner of 5th Avenue and O’Quinn St Harristown. A Christmas hamper raffle, food, drinks, Ice cream and fairy floss will be on sale, bring a blanket/chair and sing carols for […]
Rain Delays Toowoomba Range Traffic Switch
The Department of Transport and Main Roads advises that recent wet weather has delayed the planned closure of the left lane and a switch to the right lane of the eastbound (down) lanes of the Warrego Highway on the Toowoomba Range. The switch to the right lane will now occur next Tuesday (19 November), instead […]