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Toowoomba Regional Council 2015-16 Budget Handed Down

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Toowoomba Regional Council 2015-16 Budget Handed Down

2015-16 Budget highlights

  • A $495 million budget.
  • A 2.78% net increase to rates and charges.
  • A capital program of nearly $213 million.
  • Operational expenditure of $282 million.
  • No increase in borrowings.
  • The Queensland Treasury Corporation has revised upwards Council’s rating to sound with a neutral outlook to reflect its better financial position.

Five key spending areas for TRC

  • $60 million of capital funding for local roads.
  • $54 million to fund water and waste water capital works projects.
  • $18 million allocated to maintain and enhance our parks and open space.
  • $14 million is being spent to complete Stage 1 of the Sports Precinct in Highfields.
  • $22 million to complete state of the art Greater Toowoomba Waste Management Facility in O’Mara’s Road Charlton

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Historical general rate decisions

Year                       Decision

2015-16                                3.0 %

2014-15                                4.06 %

2013-14                                4.5 %

2012-13                                4.95 %

2011-12                                4.38 %

2010-11                                8.45 %

Capital spending across the region

District                                                 Total spend                        % of total spend

Clifton                                   $2,019,393                                             1%

Crows Nest                         $22,777,678                                        13%

Goombungee                    $17,109,884                                          8%

Greenmount                     $7,862,928                                             4%

Millmerran                          $4,849,577                                             2%

Oakey                                   $35,405,599                                        17%

Pittsworth                           $11,102,520                                          5%

Toowoomba                      $79,619,791                                        37%

Total                                      $212,801,686

RSL Queensland Appoints New CEO

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RSL Queensland Appoints New CEO

The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) today announced Luke Traini, 36, as the new Chief Executive Officer of RSL (Queensland Branch). Formerly the General Manager Lotteries for RSL Queensland, Mr Traini’s track record includes almost tripling the earnings of the RSL’s national lottery business, the primary funder of RSL’s activities in Queensland, in just four years.

Announcing the appointment, RSL Queensland President, Terry Meehan said Mr Traini’s commencement in the CEO role marked a changing of the guard at RSL Queensland. “The RSL has been looking after our veterans for almost 100 years,” Mr Meehan said. “For us to continue our deep commitment to enhancing our service offering into the future will require us to be increasingly commercially focussed, nimble and responsive to the needs of those we serve.
Luke Traini
“Luke not only brings the skills and knowledge that have enabled him to increase our art union earnings three-fold, he also brings a new energy and perspective to how we approach the broader business of the League in Queensland. This, in turn, will take our capacity to assist the veteran community to a new level.”

In 2014 alone, the staff of RSL Queensland supported almost 12,000 current or former servicemen and women with services including advice on pension and compensation entitlements, financial and crisis support, low cost and emergency housing, and family assistance and camaraderie.

As CEO of RSL (Queensland Branch), Mr Traini will focus on building on the League’s existing strengths and developing new directions that will ensure future sustainability and growth.

Submitted by:
Belinda Egan
Marketing and Communication Manager
RSL (Queensland Branch)
07 3634 9438.

 

Model Trains, Craft & Hobby Expo At Toowoomba Showgrounds

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DDMRC 2015

2015 Highfields Big Cuppa, Thursday May 21st

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2015 Highfields Big Cuppa, Thursday May 21st

Let’s get together for a cancer-free future at the Highfields Pioneer Village! For just $5 you can enjoy a lovely cup of billy tea and damper in the scenic surrounds of the Village complex.
Make Every Cup CountWith your help, we can make this year’s event the biggest yet!

Please join us at Highfields Pioneer Village from 10.30am for the 2015 Highfields Big Cuppa. Your donation will help fund Cancer Council’s research, prevention and support services. So raise your cup and together let’s do all we can to beat cancer.

Submitted by:
Jody Dodds,
Treasurer,
Highfields Pioneer Village
Ph 07 4696 6309

2015 Downlands College Open Day

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2015 Downlands College Open Day

Choosing the right school to fit your son or daughter is an important decision for your family.  At Downlands, the average class size ranges from 22 students per class in Years 7-10, down to 15 students per class in Years 11 and 12. Find how your family would fit in the Downlands College family at our action-packed annual Open Day on Sunday 17th May.
Downlands Open Day ProgramMeet current students and teachers and go on personalised tours of the buildings, the grounds and Downlands Rural Centre, a fully functioning farm. A sausage sizzle will also be operating at lunchtime.

Downlands is a Catholic school, owned and conducted by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. We are an independent school, not run by the Catholic Education Office; however, we do work closely with our local colleagues and support the Catholic primary schools throughout the diocese. At Downlands, 58% of our students are Catholic, with another 25% from Christian denominations.

Downlands has over 530 day students, mainly from Toowoomba and Highfields, with families travelling from Pittsworth, Oakey, Millmerran, the Lockyer Valley, Dalby, Clifton, Southbrook, Allora, Greenmount, Nobby, Cambooya, Geham, Crows Nest, Goombungee and Withcott. We also have over 200 boarders with many from rural properties throughout Queensland, northern NSW and NT. Boarding students also come from Papua New Guinea and Asia as well as from city areas such as Brisbane and Sydney.

Downlands is “the school of choice” offering a greater choice of subjects than any other school on the Darling Downs  (Subject Choices).
Downlands Open Day
Submitted by
Anna Bartlett
Marketing and Development Manager
Downlands College
72 Ruthven Street / PO Box 250, Toowoomba 4350
Tel 07 4690 9500    Fax 07 4690 9610
Website: http://www.downlands.qld.edu.au/

Free Public Performance Of Twelve2twentyfive

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twelve2twentyfive - poster A1 FLEXISCHOOL-1

Twelve2twentyfive is a verbatim performance piece that focuses on regional young people experiencing mental health issues. With the assistance of regional mental health providers, six regional young people were interviewed to collect verbatim data, which was then translated into the work twelve2twentyfive.

I saw the play the other night and found it to be a very provocative piece. There’s a FREE public performance this Sunday at the Toowoomba Flexi-school and I would encourage anyone who is interested in the mental health and wellbeing of our youth to take the time to get out to the Flexi-school in Chalk Drive, Toowoomba to view this amazing piece of theatre.

Submitted by:
Maree Keating  Assoc MAPS
Positive Futures Psychology Services
Suite 4 Friendly Society Building Suites
8 Mylne St
Toowoomba Qld 4350
Email:   maree@positivefutures.com.au

The 2015 Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal

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The 2015 Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal

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The theme of this year’s campaign is “You can give hope where it’s needed most.” Hope means many things. Hope comes from the support of our emergency services team who pull together with the community in times of natural crisis, like bushfires or floods.

Hope comes from providing shelter to women who have experienced domestic violence. Hope comes from the practical and emotional support we give to our farming families so they have the courage to stay on the land and get back on their feet.

Donations from the Australian public help us to keep hope alive for more than one million people each year. On the weekend of 30-31 May 2015, we will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of our national fundraising Doorknock.

This year’s goal is to raise $74 million so we can continue our work. Each week we provide 100,000 meals for the hungry, 2,000 beds for the homeless, 5,000 food vouchers as well as counselling and addiction services.

Thank you for your assistance with our Red Shield Appeal fundraising campaign to help Australians in need.

Yours sincerely,

Major Bruce Harmer
Territorial Communications & Public Relations Secretary
Salvation Army

Toowoomba Hospital Goods Auction

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Toowoomba Hospital Goods Auction

The Toowoomba Hospital Foundation is set to conduct another major auction at Toowoomba Hospital this Saturday 2nd May 2015.

Close to 200 lots are on offer, with a Phototherapy/Heating Unit, two dental chairs, Ride-on-mower, cupboards, filing drawers, bedside lockers, stainless steel sinks, fridges and benches plus many more items all to go under the hammer.

Peter-RookasToowoomba Hospital Foundation CEO, Peter Rookas, said this auction, like many before, would be another chock full of interesting items. “As the saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.“ All funds raised from the auction will be used by the Foundation to purchase much needed equipment for the hospital, which will in turn benefit the community of Toowoomba and Darling Downs.

Inspection of the auction items commences at 8.00am with the auction timed to start at 9.00am. Entrance to the auction site is via the Toowoomba Hospital main entrance in Pechey Street and then follow the signs.

Submitted by:
Peter Rookas
Toowoomba Hospital Foundation
Ph 4616 6166

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