MS Swimathon Splashing Out For Cash
Toowoomba Region Mayor Paul Antonio is encouraging the community to take a dive on Saturday, 10th November in aid of Multiple Sclerosis. Milne Bay Aquatic Centre will play host to the MS Swimathon, a 12 hour non-stop swimming challenge, which aims to raise $30,000 towards vital research. A cause close to the mayor’s heart, Cr […]
Council Connections: Week 4, October 2012
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 fly-in day at Toowoomba Airport, the Regional Access and Disability Advisory Committee, the Kingsthorpe/Gowrie Junction sewage scheme, no joining fees for Milne Bay gym for October, a call […]
Rustic Wood Pieces Feature in Rosalie Gallery Exhibition “Enchanted”
Rosalie Gallery has officially opened Enchanted†an exhibition by Wood Artisan, Sean Lloyd. This unique collection includes beautifully crafted chairs and furniture pieces from wedding settings to unique kitchenalia. All pieces are crafted from local timbers, vines and tree branches. I have tried to capture the beauty of nature using mainly tree branches and vines […]
Prompt Response Saves Future Ergon Power Poles
A sustainable forestry plantation northeast of Toowoomba, designed to become a future source of power poles for Ergon Energy, narrowly escaped disaster when bushfires ripped through the region this week. Sustainable Pole Farm Manager David Wood said the quick response to the fire when it threatened the 1300ha forest called Eagle Rock, near Ravensbourne, prevented […]
Free Family Fun Day in Toowoomba on Sunday, 28th October
The Toowoomba regional community is invited to a FREE Family Fun Day this Sunday 28th October at the Milne Bay Aquatic & Fitness Centre, to help raise the awareness of the need to take a stance against all forms of violence and to culminate Family Week 2012 celebrations. The Toowoomba Says No to Violence (TSN2V) […]
QFRS Fire Activity Report For Local Area 26 October as at 12.40pm
Ravensbourne and Crow’s Nest – ADVICE message current as at 10.30am Multiple QFRS crews are at the scene and continue to respond to several large, slow-moving bushfires burning in the Ravensbourne National Park area near Ravensbourne and Crow’s Nest. These fires were sparked as a result of lightning strikes in the area. There is no […]
Another Toowoomba Hospital Goods Auction This Saturday
Following on from the success of hospital goods auctions last year and earlier this year, the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation is set to conduct another major auction at Toowoomba Hospital Saturday 27th October 2012. Over 350 lots are on offer, with chairs, tables, dexion shelves, beds, cupboards, bedside lockers, stainless steel and many more items all […]