Toowoomba
Discover Science On The Move At Cobb+Co Museum
Explore the scientific principles of music, light, force and motion with a range of fascinating and interactive experiences at Cobb+Co’s latest exhibition Science on the Move, now open With 23 exhibits and 35 hands-on activities, visitors can engage both the body and the mind in all things science. Queensland Museum Network CEO Dr Jim Thompson […]
BreastScreen Toowoomba 400,000th Screen
BreastScreen Toowoomba Service has screened its 400,000th woman since its inception in 1992. This milestone coincides with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, celebrated every October. BreastScreen Toowoomba Service Health Promotion Officer Alexandra Robbins-Hills said the screening was a momentous occasion. “Every one of these screens has played a vital part in working towards better health outcomes […]
Connection And Mateship For Older Men With Dementia
A newly opened men’s shed at a Glenvale aged care home is helping older men with dementia reconnect with their past and forge new friendships. Toowoomba West Men’s Shed president Murray Trewavas has collaborated with Ozcare Aged Care Facility on Greenwattle Street to provide residents with projects to work on in between his monthly visits […]
It’s Everyone’s Cup Of Tea!
The Teapot Extravaganza is a one-of-a-kind exhibition that features over 400 decorative, functional, novelty and antique teapots and exquisite crockery in St Albans Hall, whilst outdoors you can browse through book and plant stalls, barbecue at weekends and craft and bric-a-brac, and other spectacular displays around the 70th anniversary theme inside St Albans Church. You’re […]
Hanging Baskets Shine At Museum
Over 60 local artisans and gardeners, as well as school children, community groups and aged care residents have helped Cobb+Co Museum put its own twist on the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers festivities. To celebrate Carnival, the Museum in conjunction with Yates, has been running a Hanging Basket design competition. Each basket has been lovingly created […]
Celebrating Toowoomba Carnival Of Flowers 70th Year
FROM: Toowoomba Regional Council This is your official invitation to the most beautiful day of the year †Floral Friday, September 20, the first day of the 70th Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers! Friday 20 September is the day and it signals the beginning of 10 glorious days of celebration, featuring more than 1100 hectares of […]
Portrait Of Australia
Stories told through the lens of Australian Geographic, is a stunning collection of photographs from the acclaimed 30-year anniversary book “A Portrait of Australia”, now exhibited at Cobb+Co Museum in Lindsay Street, Toowoomba. Celebrating the bush, the outback, the coast and the people who live there, the exhibition transports you to some of the most […]
Remembering The Battle of One Tree Hill
This Friday, we remember a key event in Queensland’s colonial history. For the fifth consecutive year Toowoomba residents will gather to mark the anniversary of the Battle of One Tree Hill. This battle occurred 176 years ago and it was a critical moment in the more than five years of fierce resistance led by local […]