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Local Female Firefighter Sizzles in Calendar Fundraiser

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In her day-to-day job you might see Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) South Western Region(SWR) Firefighter Paula Douglas, joining her fellow Firefighter crew mates sweating it out during fire and rescue operations.

This year she has taken her dedication to her job as a female Firefighter to another dimension. Paula made the decision to join other Queensland Female Firefighters and glam-up for a Female Firefighter Calendar shoot in the name of charity.

Paula Douglas

Twelve female Firefighters from the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) have teamed up for the 2012 Female Firefighters Calendar to raise much needed funds for the Queensland Cancer Council. ALL funds raised will be put towards Breast Cancer Research.

Paula said Helping to raise money for Breast Cancer Research is something close to my heart” Paula has experienced first hand the devastating affects that this insidious disease can have on loved ones and friends.

All of the Calendar Girls are FULL TIME FIREFIGHTERS and work in stations across the state, from Gladstone and Toowoomba, to the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Brisbane.

We hope that everyone will buy a Female Firefighters Calendar to generate awareness and raise much needed funds for Pink Ribbon Day, in support of all Queenslanders touched by breast cancer.” Paula said. The original QFRS endorsed 2012 Female Firefighter Calendar will be available from August 11th and costs $10.00 each.

Please support Paula and her fellow Calendar Girls in their quest to raise as much money as possible for Breast Cancer Research. Order your copy NOW! To purchase your copy of the 2012 Female Firefighter Calendar, for yourself, as gifts or for more information visit www.femalefirefighters.com.au.

 

Opera at Jimbour – A Much Loved Event Returns July 30th

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The Queensland Music Festival‟s wildly popular Opera at Jimbour concert series returns in 2011 for an afternoon of fine music and fine company on the Darling Downs on Saturday, 30th July. Since 2003, the now-iconic Queensland Music Festival event has drawn huge “picnic and blanket‟ audiences to heritage-listed Jimbour House near Dalby.

Festival Artistic Director Deborah Conway said this year‟s performance promises to be the most spectacular yet. The 2009 Opera at Jimbour saw audiences swell to a staggering record attendance of 8,500. Following on from this success, in 2011 we will return to the true essence of the Jimbour experience with an afternoon of classic opera and musical indulgence.”

Led by some of Australia's most renowned opera stars; soloists Sara Macliver, James Clayton and Tobias Cole, this event features a popular selection of arias culminating in a stunning performance of Carmina Burana,

This year‟s program will open with some of the world‟s best-loved operatic arias, brought to life by a trio
of Australian opera greats: James Clayton, Tobias Cole and Sara Macliver. More than 180 artists from The Queensland Choir and the Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra will share the stage for the concert‟s spine-tingling finale – Carl Orff‟s masterpiece Carmina Burana, famed for its rousing chorus, O Fortuna which audiences will recognize from many film soundtracks including The Lord of the Rings.

Guest conductor Warwick Potter, who will lead the orchestra and choir, describes Carmina Burana as
arguably the most popular choral work of the 20th century and a centerpiece of the Queensland Choir‟s
repertoire”.

Opera at Jimbour is presented by Queensland Music Festival, Western Downs Regional Council, Jimbour Station and ERM Power. Organisers are tipping even bigger numbers at this year‟s concert, a production so epic it will require an extension of the stage at the Jimbour Station Amphitheatre.

EVENT DETAILS
Venue: Jimbour Station Amphitheatre,  Jimbour
Date: Saturday 30 July, 2.00pm – 4.30pm (gates open at 9.00am)
Tickets: FREE EVENT
More info: Local market stalls open 9.00am – 4.00pm. Patrons may bring their own picnic.
Food and wine can be purchased on site on the day or pre-order picnic hampers through Etiquette 24/7 by phoning 07 4638 4738. BYO alcohol glass bottles not permitted.
Onsite parking is available. Cars $5, Buses $20.
Jimbour Station‟s beautifully appointed gardens will be open to the public on the day. Admission $5

Full program at www.qmf.org.au

Top Musicians at Free Concert In Gatton Friday 29th July

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A free flood benefit concert featuring some of Australia’s best musicians, and local talent, will be staged at the Lockyer Valley Cultural Centre Gatton on Friday 29 July from 7.30pm.

Song Trails LIVE is a special Queensland Music Festival event presented in partnership with the Lockyer Valley Regional Council, Energex and Queensland Rail.

The Gatton Song Trails LIVE will include four artists; Clare Bowditch, Kev Carmody, Stephen Cummings (The Sports) and Dave Faulkner (Hoodoo Gurus). These performers are also conducting a series of free public song writing
workshops in Murgon, Mundubbera, Gladstone and Maryborough as part of the Song Trails South tour.

Donations to the Lockyer Valley Flood Appeal Fund will be collected on the night.

To secure tickets, visit the Lockyer Valley Cultural Centre in person or online at www.visitlockyer.com.au. Limit of four tickets per person.

Queensland Music Festival is a biennial celebration of musical excellence. Working with communities throughout the state, QMF has a vision to transform lives through unforgettable musical experiences. From 15-31 July, the best of local, national and international talent will perform every conceivable style of music to Queenslanders in Brisbane and in 33 regional and remote centres.

Council Connections: Week 4, July 2011

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Toowoomba Regional Council Connections

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 on the Draft Regional Planning Scheme, the Carnival program guide, National Tree Day celebrations, scheduled burn offs in the Pechey area, a family history workshop, Toowoomba Art Gallery submissions, the mobile library back on the road and a reminder to dam users.

 

HMAS Toowoomba Leads Multi-National Exercise in Bab El Mandeb Strait

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HMAS Toowoomba has successfully concluded command of a multi-national exercise with Turkish Navy vessels and French Mirage fighters, contributing to maritime security in the Bab El Mandeb Strait, in the Middle East.
Exercise Scimitar Exocet was conducted between 22 and 23 July 2011 in the vicinity of the Gulf of Aden and involved the Toowoomba, two Turkish Navy vessels and French Mirage fighter aircraft.

Commanding Officer of HMAS Toowoomba, Commander Andrew Quinn, said the exercise proved the Royal Australian Navy’s interoperability with the Turkish Navy against an airborne attack.

The exercise demonstrated the Combined Maritime Force’s resolve to maintain safe and unfettered access for shipping through a vital international strait,” Commander Quinn said.

The crew honed their skills just before kicking off the exercise by responding to a real world distress call from a vessel’s crew which thought it was under attack from pirates.” Toowoomba’s Seahawk helicopter was launched and, along with the ship, provided surveillance and escort support to the merchant traffic.

On 23 July, Toowoomba was also afforded a unique opportunity when she engaged in advanced air warfare exercises with French Mirage fighter aircraft as part of Exercise Scimitar Exocet.

The Middle East can be a very demanding and volatile environment in which to operate,” Commander Quinn said. To date, the crew of HMAS Toowoomba have risen to every challenge in a professional and committed fashion, maintaining Australia’s highly respected position as a coalition partner.”

HMAS Toowoomba is presently deployed in support of Operation SLIPPER in the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO), operating as part of the Combined Maritime Force (CMF). The CMF mission includes maritime security operations in the Gulf region, the maritime environment around the Horn of Africa, and counter piracy/terrorism operations in the Gulf of Aden.

As the 26th rotation of an RAN vessel to the MEAO, Toowoomba has been on patrol supporting the CMF mission since 2 June 2011.

from Defence Operations

Mentor Program Launched by Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce

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Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce officially launched their new Future Leaders Professional Mentoring Program at a well-attended function at the Downs Club on Thursday night, 21st July.

Registrations are now invited from prospective mentors and mentees.

Future Leaders executive member, Emily Howard with Chamber President, Geoff McDonald

Chamber of Commerce President, Geoff McDonald says the mentoring will help the community by encouraging an environment where people motivate each other and work together to improve skills and knowledge, building stronger relationships and networks.

Mentees are able to learn from someone who has travelled the path before them.

Mentors have an opportunity to invest themselves in someone who could benefit from their experience.

Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce members have the opportunity to mentor a Future Leaders member over approximately five months. A minimum commitment of one face-to face meeting is encouraged, after which the mentoring relationship may be extended, or finalised in order to apply for the next program.

Future Leaders president, Rowena Barber discussing the program with Cr Carol Taylor

 

Police Superintendent Andy Morrow with Cr Bill Cahill at the launch

The Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce Future Leaders Mentor Program will hold an ‘Ice Breaker’ function to allow a comfortable environment for mentors and mentees to meet face-to-face to get to know each other, and discuss how they will manage their relationship for the duration of the program.

Concurrently with the launch, the chamber sponsored a ‘Grubs Club’ get-together for the media.

Julian Lancaster-Smith (Mr Lamington) and Suzie Washington (RACQ Careflight) took the opportunity to tour the Downs Club's renowned cellar with club president, Ted Edwards

For further information on the Chamber’s Mentoring Program phone 4637 9276 or email: info@toowoombachamber.com.au

Toowoomba Hospice Celebrates 8th Birthday!

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The Toowoomba Hospice is eight this month and the Management Committee, staff and volunteers have been in party mode for the whole month of July!

Toowoomba Hospice Chairman Graham Barron OAM said the Hospice is celebrating a milestone in providing Palliative Care Services to the Toowoomba, Lockyer Valley and Darling Downs Communities.  We are excited to be able to celebrate our 8th birthday, and we want to thank the Community as a whole from the bottom of our hearts for supporting us in providing Palliative and Respite care for those with a terminal illness.”

L to R: Cutting the Birthday cake (made by Hospice Volunteer Barb Bissett) is Hospice Chairman Graham Barron OAM and Hospice Founder Sr Frances Flint csb OAM

Director of Nursing Mrs. Alicia Trimingham-Turl said It is fantastic to think that we have been operational for the past 8 years and cared for 675 clients and their families in this time. Without Sr Frances’ vision we might not have had the opportunity to provide such a service.”

Mr. Barron said “We celebrated this special occasion with a lovely service and afternoon tea Saturday, 9th July. It was a lovely afternoon, one of our Pastoral Care Volunteers Nicole Rangiira conducted the service and her husband Brett played the guitar to some songs and we finished off with an afternoon tea.”

During my day-to-day activities I continually receive many accolades for the Toowoomba Hospice which I’m very proud to accept on behalf of everyone involved with this valuable facility” said Mr Barron.  “I want to acknowledge the Management, staff and volunteers who diligently carry out their duties to ensure that the Toowoomba Hospice delivers a very professional and much appreciated service.”

Anyone who wishes to support  Toowoomba Hospice’s 8th Birthday by making a donation can send them to the Hospice, PO Box 6463, Toowoomba West, Qld 4350.

Christmas Comes Early to Pittsworth (17th July)

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