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Charity Bike Ride For Rural Kids Makes A Stop In Pittsworth

There’s lots of family fun in Pittsworth this Sunday morning as the town hosts the 1000km Charity Bike Ride for Rural Kids, raising money for the Ronald McDonald foundation. Rural Kids patron and country music legend Lee Kernaghan will also be present. The morning’s festivities include a decorated bike competition with gift bag for each […]

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Steve Walters Saves The Night…..

Due to unforseen reasons Dawn Fraser who was to be guest speaker at the Toowoomba Hospices’ Charity Dinner can’t make it, however after a few agonising hours the organisers have confirmed Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s, Steve Walters has saved the night by jumping in and offering to be […]

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November 6 Wine Tour For A Good Cause!

The Toowoomba Hospice has arranged a bus to take in the Granite Belt wineries the first weekend in November, Sunday 6th, 2011). Winery Tour organiser Mrs. Christine Siebuhr said this year’s tour is taking in wineries from Stanthorpe, Castle Glen, Old Caves Winery, Heritage Winery and Granite Belt Dairy – Farmhouse Cheese. “Ticket price is […]

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Local Young Talent To Launch Toowoomba Hospital Kids Appeal Saturday 22nd October

Some of the region’s most talented young singers & dancers will join together in a Family Fun Day on Saturday 22nd October in Toowoomba to officially launch the 2011 Toowoomba Hospital Children’s Appeal at Clifford Gardens Shopping Centre. The Toowoomba School of Dance (TSD) will join talented singer/song-writer Josh Arnold & local primary school children […]

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Pittsworth Student Wins Family Week Brochure Design Competition

Grade 6 student at Pittsworth State School, Lindsay Hayes, has been announced as winner in the ecomputing Family Week Brochure Design Competition at the launch of Family Week at Toowoomba City Hall. Entries in the competition were of a very high standard, and placegetters are as follows. 2nd: Karina Kidman,  Grade 6, Toowoomba Christian College […]

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Council Connections: Week 3, October 2011

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 November’s Mayor’s Over 80s Christmas Party, council meetings, the mobile library, a call for comment on waste issues, author Judy Nunn’s visit, libraries hosting mobile phone lessons and environmental […]

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Shakespeare Festival Takes Shelter For Final Toowoomba Performances

Inclement weather has forced Shakespeare in the Park Festival organisers to move their season of A Midsummer Night’s Dream indoors. With forecasts for the weekend indicating showers and thunderstorms, organisers were not prepared to take another risk. “Up to this point, we have been incredibly lucky with the weather this year, said production Director, Scott […]

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Twilight Political Journalism Talk Wednesday, 19th October

Outspoken and charismatic journalist and commentator, Mungo MacCallum will visit Toowoomba next week to speak at the Twilight Political Journalism Talk. Mungo will explore how political journalism is failing Australian democracy; the endless concentration on trivia, the subservience to polling and spin, the ruthless media management by the politicians and perhaps most importantly the new […]

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