Queensland Get Ready Week And Disaster Preparedness
As NSW comes to terms with the fire disaster which affected the Blue Mountains and other areas, it is important to recall the the last three summer seasons has seen disasters impacting our local communities, with many people suffering personal loss or hardship. Emergency Services prepare each year by reviewing procedures and plans. However, individually […]
Bush Poet Jack Drake At Highfields Pioneer Village This Sunday, October 20th
The annual Poets’ Breakfast is to be held on Sunday, October 20th at Highfields Pioneer Village, with guest poet Jack Drake. The full cooked breakfast costs only $15 per person, and includes all day entry to the Village and an optional Poetry Writing Workshop at 10am with Jack. There will be recitations by Jack Drake […]
The Winter’s Tale: Another Notch on Local Fan’s Belt
Julie Grace-Rix has missed only one show in the USQ’s decade-long Shakespeare in the Park Festival. A trip to Europe in 2006 prevented her and her family and friends gathering for their annual picnic under the stars as they enjoyed the talents of USQ’s third-year acting students – but it won’t happen again, she says. […]
Get Your Glee On In Toowoomba!
If someone had told you ten years ago that geeks would one day rule over us all, you would have laughed. Well, laugh no more, because that day has come. And it won’t be long before we’re all singing a song about it. In harmony. With a few dance moves. The Glee phenomenon has swept […]
Toowoomba’s Theatre Under The Stars At USQ This Weekend
The USQ Shakespeare in the Park Festival season of “The Winter’s Tale” opens tonight on the USQ Toowoomba front lawn. Enjoy a stylish interpretation of Shakespeare’s sweeping tale of jealousy, regret and redemption in the great outdoors. Directed by David Burton, Kate Murphy and Emily Burton and featuring a cast of emerging actors from the […]
QRRRWN Celebrates International Event With Book Launch On Monday, October 14th
The Queensland Regional, Rural and Remote Women’s Network (QRRRWN) is celebrating this year’s International Day of Rural Women (IDRW) in Toowoomba on Monday 14th October with a panel forum and luncheon at Gip’s Restaurant, Toowoomba, and the launch of an ebook celebrating QRRRWN’s 20th anniversary. IDRW celebrates the role of women in rural areas worldwide […]
Toowoomba Open House 2013 Roundup
With 2,645 visits counted across 17 buildings the first ever Toowoomba Open House proved a great success for local residents and visitors alike. Everyone involved deserves a big THANK YOU! Here are the stats for the day Aspect Offices 101 Burke & Wills Hotel 100 Chandler House/theGrid 63 Chiselhurst Kindergarten 87 Empire Theatre 311 Masonic […]
Report On Gumbi Gumbi Gardens Opening In Toowoomba
Three generations of the Mabo family applauded as the University of Southern Queensland’s (USQ) Gumbi Gumbi Gardens were officially declared open Tuesday, October 8th. Bonita Mabo, wife of late Indigenous land rights activist Eddie Mabo, her daughter and granddaughters joined community and business leaders, including many Aboriginal elders, for the ceremony at USQ Toowoomba. The […]