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Emergency Services Respond As Severe Weather Hits Qld Coast

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Emergency Services Respond As Severe Weather Hits Qld Coast

South-east Queenslanders are encouraged to be vigilant and avoid travel today, as severe weather impacts the region.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has forecast heavy rainfall and possible flash flooding across parts of the state. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Deputy Commissioner Mark Roche said QFES was prepared and ready to aid the community when needed.

“Overnight State Emergency Services (SES) crews responded to more than 200 call-outs for jobs including sandbagging and assisting with damage to properties,” Mr Roche said. “We encourage Queenslanders to stay indoors, but if you need to travel before you set out it’s vital to have a Plan B in place, including identifying alternative routes.

“Flooded roads are always dangerous and unpredictable, so it’s important for motorists to stay off roadways covered by water. The message is simple: if it’s flooded, forget it. The size of your car and driving ability will not affect the threat posed by floodwaters.”

“Your safety is our top priority, and we want to ensure you and your loved ones are safe during wet weather. The easiest way to do this is to stay out of flooded areas. Parents must supervise their children closely and ensure they stay away from drains, culverts and any flowing water.”

Residents who require storm and flood assistance should contact the State Emergency Service (SES) on 132 500.

In a life-threatening emergency dial Triple Zero (000). For updated information monitor the BoM website at www.bom.gov.au and for further information on floodwater safety visit www.qld.gov.au/floodwatersafety

Weekend Weather Warnings Bring About Cancellations

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Weekend Weather Warnings Bring About Cancellations

Drew and the Margaret Street Markets Management Team have been keeping a close eye on the weather for this weekend and especially market day Sunday 5th June. A team decision has been made to cancel the markets due to the wet and windy weather forecast over the weekend. keeping in mind the safety of the public, the stallholders, their marquees and products.

Our request is to anyone that has pre-paid their stall for this Sunday, to please contact us by email to let us know if you would like to carry over your site fee to the next Market on Sunday 3rd July in Margaret Street or if you require a refund.

Meanwhile, organisers of Toowoomba Civic Square Queensland Day Celebrations on Sunday 5th June regretfully advise the event has been cancelled. The weekend forecast for wild weather has prompted organisers to abandon the outdoor activities in front of the Toowoomba City Library.

Hopefully, widespread rain will provide some relief for primary producers.

However, there are  still plenty of reasons to celebrate living in Queensland. Wear your maroon with pride on Monday 6th June which is the official Queensland Day.

Also, the Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ Fun Day which was to  be held at Lillyvale Oval in Meringandan West on Sunday 5th June has been cancelled as well.

 

Legendary Street Artist Guido van Helten Completes Mural In Stanthorpe

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The Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, in partnership with First Coat Toowoomba, are proud to present a dynamic public artwork by Brisbane street artist Guido van Helten.

The work was completed over three days last weekend as part of the 2016 First Coat Arts and Music festival in Toowoomba. This year, the festival has expanded to ‘satellite murals’ and Stanthorpe was honoured to be included.
Guido van Helten Stanthorpe Mural
The mural depicts Angelo Valiante who turns 100 in November of this year. Mr Valiante was one of the first Italians to settle in Stanthorpe and the work pays homage to the Italian community that have made the region what it is today. After World War 1 soldier settlements were established to the north of the town and during and after World War 11 a considerable number of Italian POWs and migrants settled in the Granite Belt. Of the town’s 15 per cent non-Australian born population 65 per cent are Italian.

Mr Valiante looks out reflectively to the main street of Stanthorpe with hope in his eyes †and an optimism for the future of the region and what the next 100 years will bring. Well known to the people of Stanthorpe, Angelo is a shining example of a long and happy life. His enthusiasm for family and friends is one of his best assets and when asked of the secret to a long life he laughs and responds with ‘hard work!’

The mural has already captured the hearts of the people of Stanthorpe with many people enduring the cold over the weekend to come down and watch Guido complete the work. The piece has also gained a following on social media with hundreds of people liking and sharing the image.

Stanthorpe Art Gallery Director Nicola Holly is delighted with the outcome. “It was brilliant having someone of Guido’s considerable talent come and spend time in our region,” she said. “He took his time completing the work and the emotion and passion that Angelo has for his town comes across in the dynamic details of his eyes.”

Ms Holly wants to continue placing public works of art around the town. “Murals are the best way to uplift an area, every time I drive past a wall I think of the possibilities that it has for street art. The goal is to have 8 †10 substantial murals in the region which will make for an arts trail for our visitors and locals alike.”

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Toowoomba Hospital Participating In Palliative Care Week

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Toowoomba Hospital Participating In Palliative Care Week

From 22 to 28 May, Toowoomba Hospital palliative care staff are highlighting the ways in which palliative care can help to provide a better quality of life.

“This week is National Palliative Care Week and the theme is ‘Living Well with Chronic Illness’,” Dr Patty Lee-Apostol, palliative care physician at Toowoomba Hospital, said. “We want to let people know that early access to palliative care for patients in the advanced stages of their chronic illnesses can help improve their quality of life. “There is a common misconception that palliative care is only available to cancer patients.”

“We want to encourage people to talk with their family about end-of-life care. While 82 per cent of Australians agree that it’s an important thing to discuss, only 28 per cent have actually taken the step to formalise these discussions. It can be a difficult thing to talk about, but doing so means patients can have an active input into how they would like to receive end-of-life treatment, which helps us to provide the best level of care possible, in accordance with the patient’s wishes.”

Andrea Barber, nurse unit manager of the Regional Cancer Centre at Toowoomba Hospital, said a dedicated team was on hand to help patients and their families with end-of-life care. “Palliative care is a specialised area of treatment, so we are very proud of the team we have to provide help and support,” Ms Barber said.

Staff from across the Toowoomba Hospital including (from left) Sue McLevie, Alistair Stronach, Andrea Barber, Tracey Roberts, Annette Hodgkinson, Betty Hobson, Karen McKellar, Dr Patty Lee-Apostol, Donna Byrne, Dr Ashleigh Herron and Liz Palmer work to provide the best palliative care outcomes for patients.
Staff from across the Toowoomba Hospital including (from left) Sue McLevie, Alistair
Stronach, Andrea Barber, Tracey Roberts, Annette Hodgkinson, Betty Hobson, Karen McKellar, Dr Patty Lee-Apostol, Donna Byrne, Dr Ashleigh Herron and Liz Palmer work to provide the best palliative care outcomes for patients.

“In addition to our palliative care physician, Dr Patty Lee-Apostol, we have a palliative care clinical nurse consultant, specialised clinical nurses and a dedicated allied health team comprised of social workers, psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dieticians and speech pathologists.

“Our nurses need a particular skill set so we also have a clinical facilitator to provide training which equips our nurses to give the best possible evidence-based, end-of-life care. This means when a person comes to Toowoomba Hospital they not only get expert medical and nursing care they also get expert care right across the multidisciplinary spectrum.”

As part of the palliative care week, staff are also taking part in lectures with other doctors, GPs and community health providers with a focus on advanced health care planning and related palliative care topics.

Submitted by:
Media, Communication and Engagement team
Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service

 

 

 

Police Officers And Hospital Workers Pitch In To Raise Funds for DV

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Police Officers And Hospital Workers Pitch In To Raise Funds for DV

Toowoomba Hospital representatives will meet local police officers on the cricket pitch on Saturday 28 May in an effort to raise awareness and funds for domestic and family violence prevention.

Last year, two cricket matches were played, and organiser Toowoomba Hospital’s Indigenous Liaison Officer Tony Saunders hopes the events will become regular fixtures on the local sporting calendar. “When we first started the cricket games we wanted to open up the conversation about domestic and family violence and say that it is never okay,” Mr Saunders said.

“By involving local police officers and representatives from the hospital we saw it as a way to introduce community members, in an informal setting, to people who can help and provide advice regarding domestic and family violence issues. “Domestic and family violence is an issue that is on the state and national agenda. This is one way we can contribute to that conversation, at a local level.
The cricket games have also been an opportunity to foster a bit of friendly rivalry across the two organisations. “We played two games last year, with each team winning one each,” Mr Saunders said.

Preparing for this weekend’s charity cricket match to raise funds and awareness about domestic violence are (from left) Senior Constable Jim McHugh, Registered Nurse Bev Feste, Sergeant Ian Reimers, Toowoomba Hospital Indigenous Liaison Officer Tony Saunders, Senior Constable Peter Reimers, Clinical Nurse Frankie Stock, Toowoomba Hospital Indigenous Liaison Officer Candice Renouf, Constable Hannah Wild and Toowoomba Hospital Foundation Chief Executive Alison Kennedy.
Preparing for this weekend’s charity cricket match to raise funds and awareness about domestic violence are (from left) Senior Constable Jim McHugh, Registered Nurse Bev Feste, Sergeant Ian Reimers, Toowoomba Hospital Indigenous Liaison Officer Tony Saunders, Senior Constable Peter Reimers, Clinical Nurse Frankie Stock, Toowoomba Hospital Indigenous Liaison Officer Candice Renouf, Constable Hannah Wild and Toowoomba Hospital Foundation Chief Executive Alison Kennedy.

The domestic violence awareness cricket game will be played at Darling Heights State School on Saturday 28 May from 9.30am. The event will also feature a jumping castle, face painting, petting zoo and activities for children and free pancakes from 9am. A fundraising barbecue lunch will be held from 11.30am. “Everybody is welcome to come along and enjoy a fun, family day out,” Mr Saunders said.
Hit DV For Six
Proceeds from the barbecue will go to the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation to continue their support of local domestic and family violence prevention initiatives. The cricket match will be held during the Queensland Government’s Domestic and Family Violence
Prevention Month and is in support of the Not Now, Not Ever campaign.

Submitted by:
Anthea Holborn
Senior Media Officer |  Media, Communication and Engagement
Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service

 

Better Business Through A Better Website

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Is your website outdated? Is it generating business? Do you need a website?

Toowoomba Regional Council is delivering a series of FREE website workshops from May 31st – June 2nd, in Toowoomba, Pittsworth and Crow’s Nest. Delivered by Tim Gentle, who has built over 1000 websites for businesses.
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Limited seats, register now www.thinkdigitalcampus.com.au/toowoomba

Royal Australian Mint In Toowoomba

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Royal Australian Mint In Toowoomba

the changeover tourThe Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) is celebrating 50 years of decimal currency with The Changeover Tour, visiting Toowoomba.

For the first time ever, the Mint, normally located in Canberra, will be setting up a pop-up shop for one day only in the Library Park Precinct, bringing the minting experience to the people and providing the opportunity for collectors to shop the latest products, swap for fresh change and stamp a special coin.

Following huge interest with Australia’s latest commemorative circulating coins, we will be bringing these coins to the people.

Four commemorative circulating coins will be available to swap at face value, including the latest circulating coins celebrating the 50th anniversary of decimal currency.

With the mobile press in tow, The Changeover Tour will mark the occasion with an Australian map counterstamped onto the 2016 $1 Circulating 100 Years of Anzac Coin -only available at the tour destinations.

Date:               Sunday 22 May 2016

Time:              Booth opens 10.00 am †4.00 pm

Where:            Library Park Precinct, Toowoomba QLD

  • The first task of the Mint was to produce new coins for the introduction of decimal currency on 14 February 1966. Since then it has produced more than fifteen billion circulating coins. It now has the capacity to produce two million coins per day.

For more information about the event please visit: http://www.ramint.gov.au/news-media/news/changeover-tour-part-4

Submitted by:
Elyse Moore,
Royal Australian Mint

Grand Central Partners First Coat Festival With Free Art Workshops

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Grand Central Partners First Coat Festival With Free Art Workshops

Grand Central is inviting Toowoomba residents to let their inner artist shine during this year’s First Coat Festival, with free art workshops available at the centre for everyone to enjoy.

Grand Central Marketing Manager Marieke McIntyre said Grand Central are excited to partner with First Coat to bring four renowned artists to run workshops in Centre Court. “People can learn unique art applications and take home their own special creation. Everyone
is encouraged to join in, no experience necessary and there are no age restrictions,” Ms McIntyre said.

In its third year, First Coat has already left a remarkable legacy in Toowoomba and willcontinue to do so over the ten day festival on 20-29 May 2016. The amazing murals, street art and artistic installations are creating a must-see outdoor gallery that is fast garnering a
legion of fans, both locally and beyond.

First Coast Festival organizer Grace Dewar said the homegrown festival will continue to showcase live mural painting around the town, targeting key infrastructure in prominent CBD locations. “The Grand Central workshops will provide the perfect opportunity to have a more intimate look at the creative expertise of four unique artists, also participating in the greater festival activities,” Ms Dewar said.

Attendees at a Spencer Harrison workshop
Attendees at a Spencer Harrison workshop

“The first workshop will be held on the opening weekend of the festival on 21 May, and will see Georgia Hill lead aspiring artists through ‘Hand Lettering’ †a type of illustrative typography that shows you how to create your own unique letter forms.

“Workshop two will be led by Toowoomba born artist Noke, who will take participants on a journey of Mark Making & Mixed Media. Experimenting with different approaches to mark making will be encouraged, to give hands-on skills across many different mediums.”

First Coat’s closing weekend will see the final two workshops, with Spencer Harrison, who is cheekily referred to as Spenceroni. The inventive Spenceroni will guide participants through a ‘Plant Pattern Play’ Collage Workshop which will see surreal, abstract illustrations of plants and still life scenes.

Wrapping up the festival workshops, Grand Central will host Billie Justice Thomson, presenting the colourful and quirky-named ‘Hotdogs & Hamburgers’ Sticker Making Workshop on Sunday 29 May. “Food illustration has never been this fun…with custom made stickers creating a playful view of food and providing participants with take home sticker art,” Ms Dewar said.

All workshops are free, with all materials supplied. There is no need to make a booking, with places being rotated on a first-in best-dressed scenario. Toowoomba residents are able to drop in to Grand Central at any time over the two hour sessions and create their own artwork.

For more information on the activities at Grand Central, visit www.grandcentralshopping.com.au or
https://www.facebook.com/GrandCentralShoppingCentre/events

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