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Can You Help On Australia Day?

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Can You Help On Australia Day?


This week we celebrate all that’s great about this wonderful place we call home †Australia.

And this week, Toowoomba and Ipswich Blood Donor Centres need more locals to ‘do something special’ and donate blood.

Both centres are open on the Australia Day public holiday, and more donors are needed this Friday 26 and Saturday 27 January to help save lives.

TOOWOOMBA BLOOD DONOR CENTRE

661 Ruthven Street (Enter via Bernoth Centre, parking at rear)

Needs aother 25 whole blood donors this week
Needs another 40 plasma donors this week

IPSWICH BLOOD DONOR CENTRE

L1 Riverlink Medical Centre, 7 Lowry Street (parking underneath)

Needs another 20 whole blood donors this week
Needs another 5 plasma donors this week

Thanks everyone, enjoy your weekend!

Submitted by:
Sandee Thompson
Community Relations Officer †Toowoomba / Ipswich
Australian Red Cross Blood Service
661 Ruthven Street
Toowoomba QLD 4350

 

 

 

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Australia Day In Toowoomba Region

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Australia Day In Toowoomba Region

Australians all let us rejoice!!!  It’s Australia Day!!!   Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) Mayor Paul Antonio is urging one and all to go to a community event and celebrate Australia Day, Friday January 26th.

“Whether it’s an old fashioned Aussie barbie, bush dance, rafting race or a pool party you are looking for, the Toowoomba Region has a ridgy didge event within cooee of you to celebrate our national day.”

“From sack races to sheep shearing, Aboriginal dance to farming ingenuity…….. There is something for everybody at the events throughout our region”, Mayor Antonio said,” But the one thing we should be doing on Australia Day is rejoicing.”

“Living in Australia we should all rejoice in our lucky country, rejoice in the values that we hold dear and rejoice in the freedoms we enjoy.

Toowoomba Regional Council Australia Day committee chair Cr Mike Williams said Australia Day awards would be presented at functions to a host of worthy achievers. “Local committees have awarded these honours in recognition of outstanding service by people in their respective fields.

“It is pleasing to see people rewarded for their volunteer contributions and community service,” he said.

Events Summary

Crows Nest
7.00am to 12pm, Centenary Park, Charlotte Street, Crows Nest
Breakfast, Waltzing Matilda re-enactment, music and bush dancing
9.00am awards ceremony

Cambooya
8.00am to 10.30am, Cambooya Recreation Grounds, Lucy Street, Cambooya
Free breakfast will be available from 8am and the ceremony will start at 9am.

Clifton
7.00am to 9.30am, F. E. Logan Hall, Meara Place, Clifton
Free breakfast will be served from 7am and the ceremony will start at 8am.

Goombungee
8.30am to 11.00am, Goombungee Public Hall
There will be a community breakfast with entertainment including vocalist performance, jumping castle and face painting. Award ceremony at 10.00am
11.00am to 6.00pm, Pool party at Goombungee Pool. Free entry, inflatable fun, canteen and sausage sizzle.

Highfields
8.30am to 5.00pm, Highfields Pioneer Village, 73 Wirraglen Road, Highfields
A variety of events all through the day including the official opening of the new shearing shed, miniature train rides etc.
Official ceremony for Australia Day including awards †2.00pm

Millmerran/Cecil Plains
7.00am to 9.30am, Millmerran Lions Park, Mary Street
Awards from 9.30am with games and other activities to follow

Oakey
7.30am to noon, Arthur Shooter Park, Stanley Street, Oakey
Oakey District Australia Day awards ceremony at 8.30am

Pittsworth

7.00am to 12.00pm, Pittsworth Pioneer Village, Pioneer Way, Pittsworth
Awards ceremony from 9am and other attractions include †Postle gift sprint, Ridgy Didge Bush Band, many games and activities for adults and children, breakfast available (tea, coffee, damper and more)

Toowoomba
8.00am to 1.00pm, Picnic Point, Tourist Road, Toowoomba
9.30am †Toowoomba awards ceremony

Yarraman
Errol Munt Park playground area 7.30am -10.00 am
Clean Up Australia Day followed by a free sausage sizzle.

Anniversary Celebrations Postponed

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Anniversary Celebrations Postponed

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the North Toowoomba Bowls Club has postponed their 70th Anniversary Celebrations to a date to be advised later this year. A planned Triples competition for this Friday, 26th January, would have commemorated the very exact day that the club was formed 70 years ago.

While the date, 26th January, is now of national significance in Australia, back in 1948 it was just like any other day of the week and just happened to be the date a group of Toowoomba citizens got together and formed a bowls club in North Toowoomba, on the corner of Lemnos Street & Elworthy Street.

From humble beginnings, as a sparse paddock, the club has progressed to be one of the premier bowls club’s in the region, with two superb, 8 rink bowls greens that are the envy of every bowls club, and excellent club house facilities to meet the needs of not only bowls club members, but accommodate the Harlaxton RSL Sub Branch; the Harlaxton RSL Brass Band and the Jazz Society of Toowoomba.

For further information about joining the club or playing social bowls, contact the North Toowoomba Bowls Club on 4639 2338, email ntbc@bigpond.com or go to NTBC Facebook page.

Disaster In The Making For Toowoomba Escarpment

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Disaster In The Making For Toowoomba Escarpment

Prince Henry Heights
Community Action Group

Expert engineering advice given to Prince Henry Heights residents has raised significant question marks over a planned 40-lot pole housing estate proposed for the leafy escarpment suburb.

Following a community meeting last week where unanimous support was shown from hundreds of residents to fight the project, an action group meeting last Friday was told that the building application before Council seemed to contradict Toowoomba Regional Council’s (TRC) own planning requirements in a number of areas.

Consulting engineers have advised that traffic bottlenecks, landslides and the destruction of sensitive native bushland will result if approval is given to the estate.      

Action group spokesman Mr Philip Collins said that key findings given by engineers who had reviewed the proposed plan said that traffic could increase by more than 130 percent on the suburb’s narrow one way roads, severely restricting access for emergency vehicles in the event of life and death situations.

Vehicles struggle to negotiate Panorama Crescent, the narrow one way road that will feed the proposed 40 lot housing estate at Prince Henry Heights

“We’re playing with people’s lives here and to think that the suburb’s current narrow roadways will cope with an emergency is ridiculous.

Council needs to understand the gravity of the issue if more added pressure is placed on the suburb’s narrow roadways.”

The roads feeding into the 40-lot estate are almost 2 metres short of Council’s own recommended street width of 7 metres.

“They are barely adequate to service the existing houses yet alone another 40 lot estate,” Mr Collins said. “Panorama Crescent that will feed traffic into the estate is just over 5 metres wide.”

“It’s ludicrous to think that it might be a good idea to add the traffic generated by another 40 three bedroom residences to this road without requiring the existing road to be upgraded, costing ratepayers millions of dollars.”

Mr Collins went on to say that apart from traffic issues, the estate seems to also sidestep proper planning scheme compliance issues in other areas.

“Stormwater and drainage compliance proposals are vague and could result in soil and hillside rock layers to become unstable. It’s not improbable to think that large tracts of Redwood Park on the escarpment could fall away into the gullies below. The destruction to the ring road of Prince Henry Drive, ecosystems and wildlife would be unimaginable.”

“We saw in the floods of 2011 the damage it caused and to multiply that again because of inadequate controls would be disastrous,” Mr Collins said.

The environmental impact of the estate seems to be underestimated, if Council’s own planning guidelines are taken in to account. “Our advice suggests that much more than the 2 hectares of native bushland surrounding the estate will need to be cleared to meet buffer zone requirements.”

“A permanent scar of barren and stark rock across Toowoomba’s scenic landscape escarpment, a desecrated ecosystem and the eradication of native wildlife will be left for future generations to enjoy.”

Mr Collins said many residents have already voiced their concerns to Council and to elected officials over the proposed estate. Community representatives will seek a meeting with TRC later this week to discuss the issues raised from the engineering report.

Submitted by:
Phil Collins
Email philip@killeainvestments.com

Enjoy Australia Day At Highfields Pioneer Village

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Enjoy Australia Day At Highfields Pioneer Village

Highfields Pioneer Village has traditionally hosted many thousands of people from near and far, celebrating Australia Day in a unique heritage location. Australia Day Celebrations at Highfields are jam-packed full of fun with displays and entertainment to interest all ages.
The day kicks off at 9.00am with Milking of the Cow, then Beekeeping, Blacksmithing, Working Draught Horse and Whip Cracking School. There will be plenty of good Aussie tucker, meat pies, vegemite sandwiches and Billy Tea and Damper.

Guest Artists Trevor Dodds, Brendon Walmsley and the Cactoblastis will perform. There will be an Aboriginal Art display, Family Games and children will love the Baby Animals in the Nursery.

The official presentation of Australia Day Awards will commence at 2.00pm, followed by free afternoon tea sponsored by Toowoomba Regional Council.  We finish the day around 5.00pm.

Entry is by gold coin donation per person to support the heritage village and will be gratefully accepted and appreciated.

Highfields Pioneer Village, Museum and Park Inc. is a non-profit organisation run entirely by volunteers,  and is dedicated to preserving the history of the Darling Downs for future generations. 

Normally open 10am to 4pm daily at 73 Wirraglen Rd, Highfields.
P.O Box 325, Highfields QLD 4352. Phone 07 4696 6309
http://highfieldspioneervillage.com.au/
http://eastervintagefestival.com/

An Afternoon Of Fashion To Suit Every Woman

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An Afternoon Of Fashion To Suit Every Woman

Friends of Queensland’s State Rose Garden in Newtown Park are running a fashion parade as a way of a saying thank you to the Toowoomba Floral Art Group for all the Voluntary Assistance they have given over the past 17 years.
The Portofino Fashion Parade is run primarily for not for profit groups
such as ours to assist in this difficult job of raising funds and the
quality of clothing and presentation is fun and more importantly of excellent
quality and style.

Friends of the Queensland State Rose Garden will also run a quality Multi Draw raffle to assist with funds as they still have works to complete prior to the final judging from The World Rose Garden Judges visiting the Gardens in Newtown Park .

Submitted by:
Regina Albion,
President Queensland’s State Rose Garden

Join The ‘Plasma Movement’ In 2018

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Join The ‘Plasma Movement’ In 2018

You may have heard that there’s a new approach to donating blood.  All donors †new and current †are encouraged to donate PLASMA.

PLASMA is the liquid component that forms the majority of your blood.  It’s what your red blood cells float in, and it’s loaded with thousands of proteins and nutrients that are vital to the way our bodies function.  When donated, PLASMA can be used to create 18 different life-saving medical treatments, helping people suffering from cancer and leukaemia, brain and nerve disease, immune deficiencies and many more health conditions.

SELF ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES FOR PROSPECTIVE PLASMA DONORS

Currently Australia’s demand for PLASMA is at an all-time high, which is why the Australian Red Cross Blood Service is calling upon local business, sporting and community groups to join Red25.  Red25’s ambitious goal is to unite organisations across Australia to donate 25 per cent of the 1 million-plus donations needed every year.  Quite simply, by working together, we can save more lives!

TOOWOOMBA BLOOD DONOR CENTRE   Needs another 15 plasma donors this week

661 Ruthven Street (Enter via Bernoth Centre, parking at rear)

IPSWICH BLOOD DONOR CENTRE   Needs another 10 plasma donors this week

L1 Riverlink Medical Centre, 7 Lowry Street (parking underneath)

Submitted by:
Sandee Thompson
Community Relations Officer †Toowoomba / Ipswich
Australian Red Cross Blood Service
661 Ruthven Street
Toowoomba QLD 4350
P:  07 4688 4511

 

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Help Hit Breast Cancer For Six!

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Help Hit Breast Cancer For Six!


Whether it’s your mother, grandmother, sister, auntie, daughter, close friend, work colleague or neighbour, almost every Australian knows someone close who’s had breast cancer.

It’s an astonishing fact that 43 Australians are diagnosed with breast cancer every day. That’s almost 16,000 people who will require specialist care this year alone.

The McGrath Foundation has been working tirelessly over the past 12 years to train and place McGrath Breast Care nurses in communities all over Australia. These are the ‘angels’ (as Jane called them) who help women and their families get through what can be a very difficult time.

The cost of funding each nurse for a 3-year placement is $390,000. The Foundation currently funds 110 Breast Care nurses and has now supported some 49,000 patients and their families through breast cancer.

Funds raised through Pink Stumps Day and the Pink Test/Jane McGrath Day combined pay for 6 Breast Care Nurses annually.

Since it began in 2011, Pink Stumps Day has become an annual community event that gives local sporting clubs, schools and businesses the chance to have some fun by holding their own “Pink Test” †while at the same time raising funds for the McGrath Foundation.

In 2018, Pink Stumps Day takes place on the weekend of February 17 & 18 and everyone who registers will be in the draw to win a special visit from Glenn McGrath at their Pink Stumps Day event. However, some cricket clubs may put on a Pink Stumps Day event on their final day of the season or their awards day.

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