The community is invited to enjoy market stalls, live music, food and friendship at the second annual Dalby Rugby Union Garden Day in the grounds of historic Jimbour House this Saturday October 2. The Dalby Wheatmen have hung up their boots for the season and have been out helping Jimbour Station Manager Carl [...]
Posts from ‘September, 2010’
Minister and Member Drop In On Tenants
Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine and Housing Minister Karen Struthers have visited tenants who have been living in a new social housing development completed in May.
Mr Shine said the eight, two bedroom apartments in Wilsonton were built using funds from the federal government’s stimulus package and had been a great help to tenants looking [...]
Parkinson’s Support Group for Dalby?
Parkinson’s Queensland Inc. are in the process of establishing a free support group for sufferers of Parkinson’s disease in Dalby.
A free community seminar for people with Parkinson’s, carers, family and friends is to be held from 2.30 to 4.00pm on Wednesday, 6th October at the Myall Youth & Community Network Centre, 169 Cuunningham Street, Dalby.
Registrations [...]
Dancing in the streets to farewell Carnival
Dancing in the streets, hot rods and the chance to dunk a celebrity will all be part of StreetFest, the last event on this year’s Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers calendar.
Beehives and bobby socks will abound when Margaret and Duggan Streets step back in time to the 1950s and ’60s.
Apple bobbing competitions and free rides in [...]
Council Connections: Week 4, September 2010
The weekly program keeping you up to date with Toowoomba Regional Council’s facilities, activities and services.
Council Connections with Darren Burton
Darren is speaking with Eddie Briffa who is council’s Project Officer for the Aged Care Skills Formation Strategy about how the project is progressing.
Toowoomba Buddy Walk
Toowoomba’s first annual Buddy Walk will be held on Sunday, 10th October. Do you know someone who has Down syndrome? Then this is the day for you!
Bring your friends and family and come and show your support for the members of our community who have Down syndrome. Join us on October 10 to launch Down [...]
Local Food for Local Consumption
Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE) invites everyone in the community to the second Public Information Forum that will be held on Wednesday 22nd of September 2010 for the purpose of discussing ‘Local Food for Sustainable Communities’.
The program includes four guest speakers consisting of Toby Hutcheon from the Queensland Conservation Council, Sonya McConville, Murray [...]
Furniture Art at USQ
An exhibition of furniture art curated by Andrew MacDonald is now on display in the USQ Arts Gallery.
This exhibition will be the third curated by Andrew, for which he selects a small number of local furniture makers, artists and designers to submit one piece in any media and style, giving participants an opportunity to showcase [...]
Toowoomba Regional Council News in Brief
Gallery open Carnival Monday
Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery has extended its opening hours to include Monday, September 20 from 10am to 4pm to cater for Carnival of Flowers visitors. Entry is free.
Sign on for Bushcapades
Spring holiday activities will be staged in Toowoomba’s bushland parks from Tuesday, September 21 to Friday, October 1. Craft sessions cover paper [...]
2010 Grand Central Floral Parade
Highlight of the annual Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, the Grand Central Floral Parade tool place under cloudy skies, and a cooler temperature (which may have been appreciated by the marchers and the crowds lining the parade route).
Some of our Parade Images…(Click to Enlarge)