Toowoomba Hospice recently held its annual Christmas Carols on the lawn at 57b O’Quinn Street for the 9th time and the crowd just gets bigger and bigger!
Toowoomba’s March Against Violence Today (15th December)
The Toowoomba regional community is being called upon to take a stance against all forms of violence with a Street March in Toowoomba today, Thursday 15th December.
While it is acknowledged that violence isn’t rampant in Toowoomba, the committee’s aim is to promote and keep Toowoomba a safe, healthy and [...] Continue Reading…
Annual Toowoomba Toy Ride on December 18 Helping Kids Celebrate Christmas
The passion for helping kids in need at Christmas time will see over 200 motorcycle enthusiasts take to the streets of Toowoomba this weekend when the Downs Motorcycle Sporting Club (DMCSC) conducts their 25th Annual Toy Run on Sunday (18th December) from Picnic Point, Toowoomba
Bikers from all over the [...] Continue Reading…
Latest Australia State of the Environment Now Online
We are pleased to announce that the fourth national assessment of the state of Australia’s environment was launched by the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, the Hon Tony Burke MP.
For the first time in national environmental reporting, Australia State of the Environment 2011 goes beyond a [...] Continue Reading…
Emergency Services and Safety (ES&S) Website
The ES&S site is part of the Q-Gov ‘single web’ experience. It is a ‘one stop shop’ for Queenslanders to access emergency and disaster-related information, including links to more popular, credible, trusted and well designed digital tools and websites. The site features useful tools, guides and tips to help [...] Continue Reading…
Council Connections: Week 2, December 2011
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 about needing members for the Young Ambassador Working Group, free arts, heritage project advice, the next meeting of council, [...] Continue Reading…
Christmas Event Cancellations 11th December
We have been advised that due to weather related issues, Carols at Peacehaven (Peacehaven Botanic Park), Highfields have been cancelled for 2011.
Christmas at the Village (Pittsworth Pioneer Village) has also been cancelled. However some elements of the program will go ahead next Friday evening in the Pittsworth Town Hall [...] Continue Reading…
Special Incentive For Toowoomba Women To Have a Breastscreen This Christmas
Every woman who attends BreastScreen Queensland Toowoomba Service for a breastscreen this December until Thursday 22nd December 2011 will have their name put into a draw to win a wonderful Christmas Hamper donated by the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation.
BreastScreen Queensland Toowoomba Services Health Promotion Officer Jessica Hobbs said “Leading up [...] Continue Reading…
Toowoomba Walk Against Violence December 15th
Next Thursday 15th December is the day that Toowoomba citizens, friends, workmates and perfect strangers stand up and walk together to show the world that we care about our city and its future. The Walk Against Violence is happening at 11am, going along Margaret and Ruthven Streets and finishing [...] Continue Reading…