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Young Guns Set To Dazzle In Garden City
Young bowlers from across Queensland will take part in Queensland’s 2021 Junior State Championships held at North Toowoomba and Toowoomba Bowls Clubs from Sunday, 17 January to Friday, 22 January to showcase the extraordinary young talent being developed throughout the state. Juniors compete in Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours in the under-18 category, while there […]
Be More Security Conscious With Vehicles
Toowoomba Police are concerned at a rise in cars being stolen over the past weekend. Since 9th January, five cars were stolen from the Toowoomba area, from Rangeville, Newtown, Middle Ridge and Cotswold Hills. Of these, two had keys in the ignition when taken – one was unlocked and two were burglary breaks where the […]
Additional Drive-in COVID-19 Testing Site For Toowoomba
Darling Downs Health has opened an additional pop-up drive-in COVID-19 testing site at the Toowoomba Showgrounds in response to the evolving situation in Brisbane. The Showgrounds pop-up site will re-open Saturday 9th January until Monday 11th January, 8am to 4:30pm. To access the site, please use the main entrance at the Toowoomba Showgrounds, and follow […]
Backyard Pools Pose Major Risk Zone
Thousands of backyards across Australia pose a major safety risk this summer with only half (55%) of pool owners knowing if their pool fence complies with Australian fencing standards[1]. Concerningly, despite 87% of all swimming pool drowning deaths of children under five occurring in backyard pools[2], a third (34%) of pool owners have never checked […]
The Deadly Side Effects Of A Queensland Summer
Danger Sun Overhead is calling on all Queenslanders this summer to play it safe in the sun but particularly employers and employees involved in outdoor work. As Queenslanders venture outdoors to enjoy the freedom of a hopefully COVID free summer, we must be aware of and ready to defend ourselves against the hazards of prolonged […]
Spotted At Toowoomba City Aerodrome
This Amphibious Air Tractor 802A Fire Boss aircraft dropped in to refuel. Presumably VH-FNA was en-route to Fraser Island to add to the aerial fire-fighting capacity battling the blaze on the island. So far, 17 aircraft including the Large Air Tanker have dropped almost 1 MILLION litres of water (997,000 litres to be exact) on the […]
Ground-Breaking Road Safety Program To Save Lives
With just weeks before the end of Term 4, schools around the country are being urged to roll out a free road safety program to help save teenagers’ lives this holiday season. RoadSet is a unique online course teaching Year 9 students the skills to be safe road users whether they’re on a bike, skateboard, […]
NAIDOC Week 2020
This week we celebrate the history, culture and strength of our First Nation’s people, who’ve lived and cared for this land we get to live on for over 65,000 years.NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all of us to come together and celebrate the histories, cultures, customs and achievements of First Nation’s peoples. Celebrate First […]
