The One Of exhibition is showcasing artwork from almost 40 talented artists from Toowoomba, Brisbane, Tamworth, Adelaide, Warwick, Yangan, Clifton and Michigan in the USA. Local artists include Jared Fountain, Chantel Schott, Darren Kiely, Jan O’Hanlon, Kym Breeze, Melissa Park and Harry Nuss with many more outstanding artists involved!
"Flight"
The exhibition is a blend of all forms of media and styles that creates a mixed bag event for viewers, taking them on an experimental journey of colour, form and imagination.
To celebrate the exhibition’s success there will be an official opening on Friday 8th October from 6.30pm in the gallery at 53 Russell Street, Toowoomba. Admission is free and all are welcome.
The exhibition runs from 1st – 25th October and is open Wednesday to Sunday between the hours of 10am and 4pm.
Further information Darren Kiely/Nathan Coleman Ph 4638 5686.
The community is invited to enjoy market stalls, live music, food and friendship at the second annual Dalby Rugby Union Garden Day in the grounds of historic Jimbour House this Saturday October 2. The Dalby Wheatmen have hung up their boots for the season and have been out helping Jimbour Station Manager Carl Graham and event organiser Anne Condon prepare for the big day.
Mrs Condon said she was expecting this year’s event to be even bigger and better than last year which had been hosted at the Condon family property. We are really excited to have a different venue this year to keep the crowd interested and it is such a privilege to have the event at such a beautiful location.â€
This venue is definitely a crowd pleaser and we have secured around 20 different quality market stalls featuring all kinds of wares from arts and crafts, gardening, fashion and beauty, jewellery and delicious cakes and sweets, so we’re expecting a great turn out,†she said.
A BBQ and bar will be operating throughout the day and there will be a lucky door prize of a pressure pump valued at $1,000 kindly donated by Water Dynamics – the major sponsor of this year’s event.
Dalby Rugby Union players Craig McVeigh and Michael Gall in training for the garden day at Jimbour House.
Carl Graham said the event offered a great day for all the family to visit the historic property. There is nothing like visiting the Jimbour House gardens in spring. JImbour House has been a centerpiece of the local community for over 130 years and the gardens were built for people. The place just comes alive with people and I’m sure the garden day will be no exceptionâ€.
Mrs Condon and Mr Graham said the event would not be possible without the wonderful support of sponsors Water Dynamics, Johnsons of Dalby and Total Ag Services. Proceeds from the garden day will go towards the redevelopment of the Dalby Rugby Union Clubhouse and facilities.
Jimbour House is located just outside of Jimbour, approximately 34 kilometres from Dalby along the Dalby -Jandowae Road. Entry is $5 for adults. Children under 15 are free.
For further enquiries phone Anne Condon on 4663 9734.
Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine and Housing Minister Karen Struthers have visited tenants who have been living in a new social housing development completed in May.
Mr Shine said the eight, two bedroom apartments in Wilsonton were built using funds from the federal government’s stimulus package and had been a great help to tenants looking to get back on their feet.
He said the $1.7 million project had provided a safe and secure place to live for people doing it tough and generated jobs in the local construction industry.
Here in the Darling Downs region, we saw a 28% downturn in the construction industry between August 2008 and April this year,†Mr Shine said. This project alone generated 15 jobs during that time. Across the Toowoomba area, we invested more than $25 million from the federal government and the state government in the last financial year to build social housing. All up, that supported almost 190 jobs. The investment has been a real lifeline to the local construction industry”.
Hon. Karen Struthers (Minister for Community Services and Housing, and Minister for Women) and Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine outside the $1.7 million project of 8 two bedroom apartments in Wilsonton.
Mr Shine went on to say The great thing about this project here is that half of the units can be adapted to meet the access requirements of people with a disability. Two of the units are semi-adaptable and two are fully wheelchair adaptable”.
Ms Struthers said Queensland could expect to see more than 4000 new social housing dwellings by June 2012 under the federal government program.
The help people receive from social housing is very significant when it’s added up,†Ms Struthers said. When you add in other concessions, it works out to be about an average of about $14,500 a year in assistance that social housing tenants receive”.
Parkinson’s Queensland Inc. are in the process of establishing a free support group for sufferers of Parkinson’s disease in Dalby.
A free community seminar for people with Parkinson’s, carers, family and friends is to be held from 2.30 to 4.00pm on Wednesday, 6th October at the Myall Youth & Community Network Centre, 169 Cuunningham Street, Dalby.
Registrations are essential and can be made by calling Lynda Foulis at Parkinson’s Queensland Inc. on Freecall 1800 644 189.
Dancing in the streets, hot rods and the chance to dunk a celebrity will all be part of StreetFest, the last event on this year’s Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers calendar.
Beehives and bobby socks will abound when Margaret and Duggan Streets step back in time to the 1950s and ’60s.
Apple bobbing competitions and free rides in vintage cars are just some of the attractions organised for the event which will run between 10am and 6pm on Sunday, September 26.
Live bands will rock two stages on Margaret Street, including the Jim Miller Big Band, the Song Dogz, The Countdowns and Fossils of Rock.
Then celebrate the finale of the 2010 Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers by directing your eyes to the skies as the Garden City lights up in the Fireworks Finale from 6pm in Queens Park (followed by Pictures in the Park, showing North by North West with Cary Grant).
StreetFest road closures
Closed roads within the Toowoomba City area for the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers StreetFest event between 5am and 7pm on Sunday, September 26, 2010, as follows: Margaret St (Style St) between Ruthven and Victoria sts, Duggan St from Margaret St to the entrance to Gardentown Shopping Centre, Mark Lane and Lamb St.
Darren is speaking with Eddie Briffa who is council’s Project Officer for the Aged Care Skills Formation Strategy about how the project is progressing.
Toowoomba’s first annual Buddy Walk will be held on Sunday, 10th October. Do you know someone who has Down syndrome? Then this is the day for you!
Bring your friends and family and come and show your support for the members of our community who have Down syndrome. Join us on October 10 to launch Down syndrome Awareness Week, at the large gazebo (near the playground) in Laurel Bank Park, Toowoomba.
A $5 donation is all you need to join in and take a leisurely walk around the beautiful gardens of Laurel Bank Park. A barbecue will be provided at the end of the walk by Assert Services Inc.
For more information, please contact Toni Mitchell on 0438 327 984 or the Down Syndrome Association of Queensland on 07 3356 6655.
Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE) invites everyone in the community to the second Public Information Forum that will be held on Wednesday 22nd of September 2010 for the purpose of discussing ‘Local Food for Sustainable Communities’.
The program includes four guest speakers consisting of Toby Hutcheon from the Queensland Conservation Council, Sonya McConville, Murray Griffith and a representative from Biological Farmers of Australia providing information on sustainable local food production. Information on the QCC Grow Local Campaign, new Farmers’ Market and organic foods growing and processing will also be available.
Kirsten Larsen, an expert in the field, states that first we need to change our understanding of cities and start to see them as productive, not consumptive spacesâ€. This idea, among others, will be discussed in the attempt to strategize the implementation of economically sustainable procedures in the community.
The meeting will be held at the Jacaranda Room, (entrance through cinema complex) located at Grand Central Shopping Centre, Toowoomba from 7pm till 9pm. Light refreshments will be provided. Everyone is welcome!
RSVP: For catering purposes please contact the HOPE office by phoning 4639 2135 or email: office@hopeaustralia.org.au
