Queensland Rail’s Famed Silver Spike Team ‘Lays it Down’ at Highfields Pioneer Village
The Silver Spike refers to the traditional method of laying rail track. Queensland Rail, in celebrating more than 145 years of rail history dating back to the bygone era of manual tracklaying, started a competition more than 20 years ago. ‘Silver Spike Teams’ compete to see which team can lay a 13m length of track […]
Roadworks on the Warrego Highway (Toowoomba Range) This Weekend
The Department of Transport and Main Roads advises that there will be roadworks on the eastbound (down) lanes of the Warrego Highway on the Toowoomba Range from Friday 7th December for up to 10 days, as part of Operation Queenslander. The left (slow) lane will be closed from 6pm December 7th until at least 6am […]
Local Musician Wins Prestigious Scholarship
Toowoomba pianist, Noralyn Jowett is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Joyce Campbell Lloyd Scholarship. The talented young musician competed against an outstanding line-up of past and current University of Southern Queensland students for the coveted $20,000 ‘passport’ to further her music performance studies overseas. USQ Dean of Arts, Professor Peter Goodall, said this year’s […]
Toowoomba Home Apsley†Graces 2013 Heritage Bank Calendar
A 100-year-old Toowoomba home with links to a family dynasty of 19th century sawmillers, has been unveiled as the feature of the 2013 Heritage Bank calendar. The 2013 calendar is the 32nd edition and will raise approximately $25,000 for charity, thanks to gold coin donations from customers. The 2013 calendar features Apsley†in Toowoomba’s eastern […]
Toowoomba Hospice Carols Sunday, 25th November
Toowoomba Hospice Chairman Graham Barron OAM said the Toowoomba Hospice will start its Festive Season this Sunday, 25th November at the Hospice in O’Quinn Street with carols and switching on of the Christmas lights. We are excited to be able to celebrate our tenth Christmas and we want to thank the community as a whole […]