Protests Put Groom MP Under Pressure
Groom MP Garth Hamilton is under pressure to keep the community safe by acting on the climate crisis. Locals will protest outside his office every Friday until November’s United Nations Climate Change COP26 Conference. We are protesting to show how scared we are about global heating’s impact on Toowoomba’s families, economy and way of life,†[…]
Can We Spark Your Interest?
Darling Downs residents will have the opportunity of seeing and hearing about a wide range of electric vehicles and e-bikes in one place. The Toowoomba Branch of Renew will hold an Electric Vehicle and E-bike Expo at Cobb+Co Museum on Sunday 29th of August, commencing at 9.30am. A wide variety of electric vehicles will be […]
Miss the Ekka? A Taste Of It Is Coming To You!
Food Truck Pop Up and Rides and Games WHEN Friday 20 August 2021, 4pm-8pm Saturday 21 August 2021, 12pm-8pm Sunday 22 August 2021, 12pm-8pm FREE animal farm 1-5pm Saturday and Sunday Rides include: Ferris wheel Teacup Bungy trampolines Dodgem cars Windjammer Zorb balls Inflatable kids castle Food Trucks: Grandmas kitchen American pulled pork Loaded fries […]
SE Queensland 3 Day Lockdown
From 4pm on Saturday 31st July, 11 South-East Queensland local government areas will enter a hard lockdown until 4pm on Tuesday, August 3rd. Local Government Areas include: Brisbane Ipswich Logan City Moreton Bay Sunshine Coast Gold Coast Noosa Somerset Scenic Rim Redlands Lockyer Valley Restrictions include: Obtaining goods or exercising will be restricted to within […]
Common Problem Fixed By Surgeon At St Vincent’s
Urologist Dr Devang Desai has performed the first Rezum therapy in a private hospital on the Darling and Southern Downs, at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba. Toowoomba local, Colin Kessler, was able to receive the Rezum therapy for benign prostate enlargement. This therapy uses the thermal energy from steam to target extra prostate tissue causing […]
NASA And USQ Discover Four Alien Worlds
Astronomers have identified four new exoplanets, worlds beyond our solar system, orbiting a pair of related young stars called TOI 2076 and TOI 1807. The two stars, only 130 light years away, and their ‘teenage’ planets may help unlock a mystery of the universe – how planetary systems, including our own, evolved. NASA has announced […]
Hoof It For Hospice Careâ€
Toowoomba Hospice has launched its latest fundraising initiative, Hoof It For Hospice Care†(HOOF IT). The initiative is the brainchild of Hospice Management Committee member Ray Pern, Administration and Fundraising Manager Mark Munro and their small team of volunteers. Ray said, The loss of a key fundraiser, Toowoomba Camellia Show, was a bitter blow to […]
Toowoomba 2021 NAIDOC Week Calendar
Local events for upcoming NAIDOC Week commences this weekend…. although a few of the smaller events have been postponed being Cent Sale, Artisan Markets and Toowoomba Base Hospital day, all other events are going ahead with great expectations for good numbers to turn out. Our biggest events for the week will be our Awards Dinner […]