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St Vincent’s Toowoomba To Farewell CEO Kathryn McKeefry

Tributes are flowing for longstanding St Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba CEO Kathryn McKeefry who will leave the hospital on 23rd September. Ms McKeefry joined St Vincent’s in 2016 bringing extensive experience in numerous and diverse health organisations around the world to the role. During the last eight and a half years, she has led the […]

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Charity Race Day Tickets Now On Sale!

Tickets for the Toowoomba Hospice Charity Race Day are now on sale, so why not kick off the Spring Racing Carnival on 7th   September at Clifford Park Racecourse? Business Manager Mr. Mark Munro said he was looking forward to another successful event. We hope to have at least two hundred attending this year. We have […]

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Celebrating A Century Since The Last Cobb & Co. Coach Journey

Take a journey into the past as Queensland Museum Cobb+Co, Toowoomba winds back the clock 100 years to commemorate the final Cobb & Co. Coach run with four days of celebrations this August.The Cobb 100 celebrations at Queensland Museum Cobb+Co mark a century since the final horse-drawn coach run, a mail run between Yuleba and […]

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Harlaxton Passive House part of national Sustainable House Day

A Passive House in east Harlaxton will be featured as part of Sustainable House Day on Sunday 21st April 2024, alongside over 100 of Australia’s most inspiring sustainable homes. Passive Houses are highly energy efficient homes that are comfortable, environmentally friendly, and affordable to live in. Passive Houses make best use of the passive” influences […]

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Auspicious Guest Speaker

The Toowoomba Parkinson’s Support Group Will Hold Its April Meeting … on Thursday, April 4th at 11.30am (doors open at 11am).  The venue is in the Meeting Rooms, Level 3, Toowoomba Regional Library, Victoria Street. This month the group will have an excellent guest speaker, Dr Nisal Gange (pronounced Ni-zarl Gung-gay). Dr Gange is a local geriatrician and founding […]

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To The Moon And Beyond …

Toowoomba to Host Exclusive Apollo 11 Screening Never before seen footage and recordings of the Apollo missions will be shown in an exclusive, free screening of Apollo 11 in Toowoomba this April. Executive Producer, Stephen Slater, will make a special visit to Queensland’s Garden City to introduce the film. This critically acclaimed 2019 documentary will […]

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Groom Takes The National Stage

In a celebration of Australian creativity and entrepreneurship, the Parliament House National Showcase is highlighting the nation’s top Australian-made products from across Australia. This month, the spotlight shines brightly on Groom, as local entrepreneurs secure two of only nine spots available. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton says this is a remarkable achievement of our […]

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The Geminids: The Year’s Best Meteor Shower Is Upon Us

As an astronomer and meteor enthusiast, I’d say it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Each December sees the return of the Geminid meteor shower – the best natural fireworks display of the year – and people the world over head out to enjoy the show. And this one will be a true spectacle. […]

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