Helidon’s New Year’s Eve Walk Along Abbey Road
Welcome in 2012 with a LOUD British Bang as our fabulous band, Hopney Moffett authentically recreates the music of the Beatles – “The Fab Four” , leaders of the 1960’s British Invasion and favourites of all ages to this day.
With awards for The Best Dressed Beatle and Best Beatle Impersonator the night promises to be a ‘gas’ – lots of laughs, nostalgia and Beatlemania. You’ll know all the song… so come to Helidon and ‘Twist and Shout” the old year out and the New Year in.
The fun starts at 8pm Saturday,
31st December. The event is licensed and includes a light supper.
 Adult Tickets pre-purchased or $35 at the door. Under 18 tickets $15.
Phone 0408 435 436
For on line bookings:
www.helidon.org/events
Council Connections: Week 5, December 2011
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 Council facilities closing over the Christmas/New Year break, waste collection services, Summer Tunes program, free mulch at Bedford St, nominations for YAP working group, the introduction of uniform waste fees, mobile phone lessons at TRC libraries and mentions customer service officers on board the mobile library.
Christmas Around the Globe with our Aussie Troops
Deployed soldiers, sailors, airmen and airwomen will celebrate Christmas Day in Afghanistan, the Middle East, Egypt and Sudan, while others will be on duty closer to home in East Timor, Solomon Islands and on border protection duties in Australia’s north.
Although some will work through the Christmas period, many will celebrate Christmas with a traditional Christmas lunch and a game of cricket or beach volley ball giving the day a typically Australian theme.
More than 3000 Australian Defence Force personnel are deployed on operations throughout the world this festive season. It can be a particularly difficult time for those members who are deployed and for their families at home.
Christmas is a time to remember family and loved ones and those who have passed. It is also a time for optimism, to think about the possibilities the future presents,†Commander of Australian troops in the Middle East and Afghanistan, Major General Angus Campbell said. He plans to spend the Christmas season in Afghanistan and on Christmas Day will be serving lunch to troops in the field.
Our men and women have been through an intense operational period this year. They have made a significant contribution to security and stability in the region. Many have lost mates who are sadly missed, more so at this time of the year,†Major General Campbell said. On behalf of the men and women under my command, I would also like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the families and friends of our deployed personnel and more broadly to the people of Australia for their support as we go about our mission in the Middle East and Afghanistan.â€
Near Africa and the Gulf of Aden HMAS Parramatta will celebrate with a special Christmas lunch for the approximately 190 crew members on board.
As part of the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), Australian Defence Force personnel in East Timor will host a group of children from a local orphanage to lunch and share in the festive activities at various ISF bases during the day and Australian soldiers serving in the Solomon Islands will enjoy a Christmas lunch with the Australian Federal Police led Participating Police Force.
Australian Defence Force personnel serving in Afghanistan on Operation SLIPPER are enjoying some of the 1350 Lions Christmas cakes generously donated by Lions Australia.
(Left) Lance Corporal Michael Baker (Townsville, Qld) and Corporal Emily Lodge (Townsville, Qld), both from the 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion from Townsville, take a break to enjoy some Lions Christmas cake at the engineering workshops in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan.
Commander of Joint Operations Command, Lieutenant General Ash Power, said: During this Christmas period, all Australians should spare a thought and be very proud of our deployed men and women who are serving their country with distinction on operations at home and on distant shores. Their unwavering commitment under the most difficult circumstances is commendable.â€
Council Connections: Week 4, December 2011
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 Council facilities closing over the Christmas/New Year break, waste collection services, New Year’s fireworks in Queens Park, Summer Tunes program, free mulch at Bedford St, think before giving pets as presents, nominations for YAP working group, the introduction of uniform waste fees, mobile phone lessons at TRC libraries and mentions customer service officers on board the mobile library.
Toowoomba’s Downlands College Congratulates 2011 Graduates
Downlands is proud of its graduates of 2011 who conducted themselves well right to the end of their secondary 
education. The College community were impressed with the way Y12 finished the year, the respect they demonstrated for everyone at Downlands and the important relationships they built during their time here. They leave Downlands with a benchmark of care for this community which each departing Year 12 cohort of the future can only aspire to.
Now, we can proudly say they have exemplified their attention to studies through their OP results. Six percent of their cohort, or 8 graduates, achieved OP 1s – they were Jesse Paris-Jourdan (College Dux), Emma Gordon and Kieran Smith (Tied for Kevin Hanley Prize in pursuit of academic excellence), Samuel Moyle, Eloise Fitzgerald, Dane Vallely, Robert Kelsey and Amelia Towler.
Twenty-three percent of the cohort achieved OP 1-5 and over half the cohort achieved OP 1-10 which is a good result for hard work done by these students.
Downlands wishes all graduating students every success as they venture on to further studies, apprenticeships and varied career paths.
Submitted by:
Nancy Sommerfield,
Development Coordinator,
Downlands College
Toowoomba
Ph07 4690 9661 or sommern@downlands.qld.edu.au
Council Connections: Week 3, December 2011
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 operating hours, rubbish collection, immunisation clinic closing (for Christmas), free mulch, pets for Christmas, waste management fees, joining the YAP working committee, mobile library’s customer service officer, mobile phone lessons at libraries and repair works on the pipeline.
Toowoomba Hospice Christmas Carols Worth Singing About.
Toowoomba Hospice recently held its annual Christmas Carols on the lawn at 57b O’Quinn Street for the 9th time and the crowd just gets bigger and bigger!
Chairman of the Toowoomba Hospice Mr Graham Barron OAM wanted to thank all those involved On behalf of the Management Committee, staff and volunteers at the Toowoomba Hospice I would sincerely like to thank the Toowoomba Municipal Brass Band and the High Altitude Choir for combining their talents to help kick off the festive season at the Hospice by presenting the 2011 Toowoomba Hospice Christmas Carolsâ€.
He continued “Our Annual Christmas Carols keeps growing due to the generous support we receive from the community and visitors to our beautiful city, it was a wonderful afternoon with a great array of local talent being displayed”.
Finally, Mr Barron wanted to say a special thanks to Pickwick Potatoes, Home Ice Cream, Coffee Cruiser, Garden City Hire, JJ Richards, Wilsonton Lions Club, and 1300TOWING for bringing Santa