All Singing, All Dancing Wild West Show 18th to 20th August
The Glennie School, with a little help from the boys from Toowoomba Grammar and Downlands College, are putting the finishing touches on their stage performance of the Wild West classic Calamity Jane. The performance is an extravaganza of singing and dancing set against a backdrop of an iconic Wild West town so familiar from those […]
Explosive Detection Dog ‘Lucky’ Missing in Action
An Explosive Detection Dog (EDD) working with the Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) is Missing in Action, regrettably, likely to be dead after an intense fire fight in northern Helmand province last month. On 4 July, EDD Lucky broke away from a partnered Australian Special Forces and Afghan National Police force heavily engaged with a […]
Darling Downs Entrant Named Miss Showgirl 2011
Samantha Gluer has been named the 2011 Queensland Country Life Miss Showgirl at the Royal Queensland Show. She hails from Crow’s Nest and was the Darling Downs representative in the statewide competition. A former student of Fairholme College in Toowoomba, Samantha is 19 years of age and is currently studying for a Bachelor of Biomedical […]
90 Years of “Royal’ for the RAAF
The Royal Australian Air Force will mark 90 years since the title of ‘Royal’ was bestowed on 13 August 2011. Although the RAAF celebrates its birthday on 31 March 1921, on this date the service was officially known as the Australian Air Force. But the decision had already been made, in February, to ask the […]
Harristown High Open Day Tuesday, August 16th
Harristown is a large regional high school in Toowoomba offering a wide range of subjects to students. Our focus at Harristown is about learning, opportunities and achievements. In addition, four academy programs are available to talented students in the areas of academics, sports, industry and the arts. On the afternoon of Tuesday 16 August, staff […]
Council Connections: Week 2, August 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 a special meeting of council for the budget, draft planning scheme, lending a hand at Carnival events, Carnival’s Garden Space, photography exhibition, new library hours, burn offs, gallery proposals […]
Toowoomba Languages & Cultures Festival this Sunday, August 14
The festival aims to foster a sense of belonging and increase understanding and cooperation amongst people of different backgrounds. More than 100 international performers from our sister cities will take to the stages of the sixth Toowoomba Languages & Cultures Festival at Queens Park on Sunday, August 14. The popular community festival, being held from […]