Hi everyone! Barry Whisson here….on behalf of T.A.R.M.A.C. (Toowoomba Amateur Radio-controlled Model Aircraft Club) inviting you to come to a model-rocket launch day at the TARMAC field, on the New England Highway, only 10km south of Toowoomba and just past the “The Mill – The Outlook” (look for the [...] Continue Reading…
Hospice Race Day Tickets Galloping Away
Toowoomba Hospice has sold over 170 tickets for Saturday 14th August’s Race Day at Clifford Park.
Chairman of the Toowoomba Hospice Association Mr Graham Barron OAM said he was happy with the response so far to the 7th Annual Race Day. “We hope to sell another 50 [...] Continue Reading…
Council Connections: Week 1, August 2010
Toowoomba Regional Council Connections
The weekly program keeping you up to date with Toowoomba Regional Council’s facilities, activities and services.
Council Connections with Darren Burton
This week, Darren is conversing with Elizabeth Jones about the Languages and Cultures Festival.
Toowoomba to host Queensland’s largest regional recreational Expo
It seems people in Queensland would rather go bush choosing tents, caravans and motorhomes over plush holiday apartments and overseas holidays according to a recent survey conducted by special event manager, Bob Carroll.
“This is now the largest and most dynamic recreational Expo held in regional Queensland and is an [...] Continue Reading…
Oakey Gains Partnerships & Young Legends Awards
The Ergon Energy Tidy Towns Regional Awards (Darling Downs) were presented recently in Toowoomba at Marks Courtyard, City Hall with Toowoomba Regional Council towns featuring prominently.
Two of the awards were secured by Oakey:
1. The OneSteel Recycling PARTNERSHIPS AWARD
Over 130 agencies and individuals are partners involved in the Oakey Jigsaw [...] Continue Reading…
Highfields Auditorium & Resource Centre Open
Highfields students and the community will have more opportunities to get involved in sport and the performing arts following the completion of the new $2.6 million Highfields State School multipurpose auditorium and the $1.5 million new Resource Centre.
State Member for Toowoomba North, Kerry Shine MP, who opened the state [...] Continue Reading…
Australian Golfing Greats to Visit City
Rodger Davis with Nudgee GM Max Mason
Some of Australia’s greatest professional golfers will converge on Toowoomba for this year’s staging of the $10,000 R & O Communications Senior Pro Am at the City Golf Club on Monday 2nd August.
Former Australian Open champion & three times [...] Continue Reading…
Council Connections: Week 4, July 2010
Toowoomba Regional Council Connections
The weekly program keeping you up to date with Toowoomba Regional Council’s facilities, activities and services.
Council Connections with Darren Burton
This week Darren talks with TRC’s Eddie Briffa who is involved in the skills formation strategy targeted at the aged care sector.
Council Connections: Week 3, July 2010
Toowoomba Regional Council Connections
The weekly program keeping you up to date with Toowoomba Regional Council’s facilities, activities and services.
Council Connections with Darren Burton
We look at the Community Information Directory, the Languages and Cultures festival, roadworks, the Carnival of Flowers program and some gallery information.
Lifeline Skills Toowoomba Green Army
From left: Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine, Lifeline General Manager Derek Tuffield, Green Army graduand Stephen Horsburgh, DEEDI Senior Employment Advisor SW Region Nigel Winkler
A Queensland Green Army project that gave six recruits the skills and experience they need to find [...] Continue Reading…