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Heritage Crow’s Nest community branch has presented a cheque for $33,302 to Crow’s Nest Historical Society Inc. for a shed to built at Carbethon Folk Museum in Crow’s Nest.

The shed will be 18 metres x 7 metres with a sealed cleaned storage area with shelving. One third of the shed will be used as a workshop area with craft workshops such as leatherwork and silver smithing and school holiday programs among future uses in this area of the shed. Machinery and other items will be housed in the rest of the shed.

Heritage Crow’s Nest Community Branch is a joint venture between Progressive Community Crow’s Nest Ltd (PCCN) and Heritage Building Society. Under the Heritage community banking model, 50% of branch profits are distributed to community organisations, charities and special community events.

Submitted by Jenny Gersekowski

Rosalie Gallery, Goombungee will exhibit the first solo exhibition for Oakey artist Edna Peterson during August.

The exhibition entitled “Shore to Shore .. Caloundra to Geraldton,” a collection of new works, features 20 paintings in pastel and watercolour and 8 photographs. The subject of Edna’s exhibition is a canvas of many wonderful experiences undertaken in 2009 including her work as a volunteer with wombats in Queensland and South Australia and her travels across the Nullabor to Geraldton W.A.

“This exhibition consolidates some ten years of my painting with the Oakey Art Group,” says Edna who has won numerous prizes in local shows. The highlight of her awards to date includes the Kenneth Macqueen memorial prize at the Toowoomba Show this year for “Keeping Watch.”

She has also won Champion Painting at the Cooyar show for the last three years and firstprizes at Goombungee, Dalby and Millmerran shows. Edna has taken part in group exhibitions with the Oakey Art Group at the Cam Robertson Room, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery and Flavours Art Gallery Hampton.

The exhibition commenced Wednesday 11th August and will be officially opened by Marianne de Graaf of the Oakey Art Group on Friday 13th August from 7.00p.m. Opening hours are 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday. The exhibition continues until 5th September.

The Rosalie Gallery is in Mocatta Street, Goombungee. Phone the gallery on 4696 5600 for further information.

Submitted by Jenny Gersekowski.

The exhibition will be officially opened on Friday 13 August, 2010 at 6pm at 53 Russell Art Gallery, 53 Russell Street, Toowoomba. All are Welcome.

This is an exhibition featuring a selection of recent paintings which have been produced by emerging artist, Chantel Schott.

Chantel is a self taught abstract artist and has been painting since 2005. She enjoys using acrylic as her main medium and from that creates vibrant, vivid and quirky artworks. Out-of-place creatures or objects feature in the Enchanted Mixed Bag exhibition musing the idea that the characters are stuck in a dreamscape – where anything goes.

The Enchanted Mixed Exhibition will run to Wednesday, 25th August.

Free admission to 53 Russell Art Gallery,

53 Russell  Street, Toowoomba.

Gallery opening hours: Wed—Sun 10am to 4pm

http://www.chantelschott.daportfolio.com/about

Email: schottc@usq.edu.au

For those of you unfamiliar with an ‘Old Bags’ function, we will be auctioning off ‘previously loved’ handbags provided by ladies of some standing in communities across Australia (June Dally-Watkins, Kerri-Anne Kennerley. Jessica Schipper etc).

As well we’ll have a table where you can bring along your previously loved handbag and bid for a bag in our secret auction.

To ensure a good time, the delightful Joy Mingay will MC the event and intriguing Grand Central Stylist Carolyn Taylor-Smith will be providing some hot fashion tips. Stud stock auctioneer Andrew Meara will be auctioning the gorgeous bags on offer!

The time and date is  Sunday 15 August 10.30am at Downlands College 72 Ruthven Street. Toowoomba.

To book your table at this fun fashion event contact Lauren Gray, Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers Young Ambassador Program Entrant, on 0401 050 427 or email lauren.l.gray@hotmail.com or Downlands College on 4690 9500

All proceeds go to the Toowoomba Hospice and the Kath Dickson Family Centre.

Heritage Crow’s Nest Community Branch has presented a cheque for $17,820 to the Lions Club of Crow’s Nest Inc. for their history plaques project, Stage 2 of three stages to promote awareness of historical sites in Crow’s Nest village.

Stage 1, a map entitled “Crow’s Nest – More History Than You Think” was
published last year by the club,  financed by a Q150 grant from the
Queensland Government and completed with the invaluable help of the Crow’s Nest Historical Society. The map shows the locations of 60 sites of
historical interest.

A cast bronze plaque will be placed on footpaths at each of the 60 locations with information and in the instance of now vacant sites or major structural changes, an illustration of the history of that site. The plaques should last 100 years and will be constructed by Wagners Toowoomba.

Stage three will be the publication of a book of oral history, again
focussing on the 60 sites. A questionnaire will be sent to the public
outlining the club’s plans for obtaining oral history.

“We plan to interview older residents and former residents of Crow’s Nest and anyone else who is interested in passing on valuable information about the history of Crow’s Nest village,” said Club President Meg Hatfield.

The idea for the project was instigated by Russell Hamilton & Meg Hatfield who saw a similar completed project done on buildings in Rockhampton. If you can help with any information, please phone President Meg Hatfield on 4698 2665 or Secretary Rob Crosato on 4698 1538.

Submitted by Jenny Gersekowski

Australia’s award winning country band The Howie Brothers are heading back to Toowoomba again for a performance of Morning Melodies” at the City Golf Club on Tuesday 10^th August 2010, with proceeds from their appearance to be donated to the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation through the ‘Give Me 5 For Kids’ campaign.

The Howie Brothers (twin brothers John & Graeme Howie) are one of Australia’s leading country music / easy listening acts.

John and Graeme have been performing and recording for over 30 years and are renowned for their distinctive vocal harmony sound. They play a variety of instruments, including piano, guitar, accordion, mandolin, ukulele and drums.

The Howie Brothers have recorded more than 20 albums. Their music could accurately be described as being Australian country, with bluegrass, Irish/Scottish, easy listening, singalong type influences. Think Hawking Brothers, Slim Dusty, Foster & Allen, and Max Bygraves and that will give you some idea of what the Howies are about, musically.

They like to incorporate a few funny yarns into their shows. As John says, ‘Good music and a few laughs is a winning combination.’

The Howie Brothers will appear at the City Golf Club on Tuesday 10^th August from 10.00am – 12 midday. Tickets are just $14 each, which includes morning tea, and are available at the City Golf Club. Bookings are essential. Contact City Golf Club reception on 4636 9000.

For further information,

Peter Rookas, Toowoomba Hospital Foundation

Ph. 4616 6166