Diamond Anniversary For College
St Joseph’s College, Toowoomba was established in 1956 and celebrated its 60th Year on Saturday 15th October 2016. The structure of the day was a Mass at 10am followed by a relaxed family fun day including barbecue and entertainment…… From the Acting Principal Mr Peter Keightley…. On Saturday 15th October the community of St Joseph’s […]
Celebrate Flavour And Fire At Murphy’s Creek
FREE to attend Jessie Lane, Murphy’s Creek, Qld. 4532 10-5pm. Sunday 16.10.16 An easy day trip from Brissy and  a must for Highfields/Toowoomba locals. Charity event. Bar opens 11am serving loaded slushies & ice cold beer Chilli Chocolate Challenge at 2pm, DEATH WARRANTi NEEDS TO BE SIGNED. $20 to enter Raffles all day and free […]
National Spotlight Shines On SES Volunteers
Saturday, October 15 marks the start of national State Emergency Service (SES) Week, and there’s at least half a million reasons to say thank you to our valuable volunteers. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Commissioner Katarina Carroll said there were more than 6,000 active SES volunteers across Queensland who dedicated thousands of hours to […]
Emergency Services Day – Toowoomba
Sunday 16th October, an event is being held in East Creek Park, Kitchener Street, from 10am-2pm for Toowoomba Emergency Services Day. This is an opportunity for you to meet the people who go above and beyond to ensure your safety in the event of an emergency. There’ll be a BBQ and information on preparing you […]
H.E.L.P Police By Locking Your Car
Toowoomba Police are urging the public to consider the acronym H.E.L.P when parking their vehicles: H: Home †when you get there, think vehicle security, E: Empty your car of valuable property, L: Lock up your vehicle, and P: Put your keys in a safe place. The number of unlawful entries of motor vehicles have […]
USQ Vice-Chancellor To Take Up New Role
University of Southern Queensland (USQ) Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Jan Thomas will leave the University in December 2016 to take up a new position as head of Massey University in New Zealand. Chancellor Mr John Dornbusch said he announced Professor Thomas’s resignation with sadness, but also with optimism about the future of the University. “Since […]
Cathay Pacific To Commence Weekly 747 Freighter Service From Wellcamp Airport
Almost one year to the day from its trial flight, Cathay Pacific Airways will commence freighter flights into Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport from 22 November, 2016 with a weekly scheduled service, subject to government approval. It will be the only dedicated freighter service for this part of Queensland and will utilise a Boeing 747-8F. The […]
Search For Missing Man, Maidenwell
Police have recovered the body of a man missing near Maidenwell. Officers were called to the Coomba Falls around 2.15pm on Sunday after a man at the waterhole jumped from a rock into the water and failed to resurface. A preliminary search by nearby swimmers and police and other emergency services on the Sunday afternoon […]