The USQ Shakespeare in the Park Festival season of  “The Winter’s Tale” opens tonight on the USQ Toowoomba front lawn. Enjoy a stylish interpretation of Shakespeare’s sweeping tale of jealousy, regret and redemption in the great outdoors. Directed by David Burton, Kate Murphy and Emily Burton and featuring a cast of emerging actors from the […]

The Queensland Regional, Rural and Remote Women’s Network (QRRRWN) is celebrating this year’s International Day of Rural Women (IDRW) in Toowoomba on Monday 14th October with a panel forum and luncheon at Gip’s Restaurant, Toowoomba, and the launch of an ebook celebrating QRRRWN’s 20th anniversary. IDRW celebrates the role of women in rural areas worldwide […]

With 2,645 visits counted across 17 buildings the first ever Toowoomba Open House proved a great success for local residents and visitors alike. Everyone involved deserves a big THANK YOU! Here are the stats for the day Aspect Offices 101 Burke & Wills Hotel 100 Chandler House/theGrid 63 Chiselhurst Kindergarten 87 Empire Theatre 311 Masonic […]

Three generations of the Mabo family applauded as the University of Southern Queensland’s (USQ) Gumbi Gumbi Gardens were officially declared open Tuesday, October 8th. Bonita Mabo, wife of late Indigenous land rights activist Eddie Mabo, her daughter and granddaughters joined community and business leaders, including many Aboriginal elders, for the ceremony at USQ Toowoomba. The […]

On October 6 2013, the inaugural Toowoomba Open House celebrates our local historic attractions, innovative architectural design and clever adaptive reuse of heritage treasures with buildings such as the Empire Theatre, City Hall, UQ Rural Clinical School, St Luke’s Church and the Masonic Centre open free to the public. Co-ordinator and architect Stephanie Keays says […]

Wildlife and human life will be the winners when community members plant trees at two bushland reserves in the Toowoomba region in October. Environmental Health, Parks and Recreation portfolio leader Cr Sue Englart welcomes the opportunity for members of the public to actively contribute to the revival and improvement of the two reserves. The first […]

In the month of October police will perform an extensive traffic enforcement blitz of the Darling Downs police district which will include all roads not just the major highways in the major communities of the Lockyer Valley, Darling Downs, Warwick and Goondiwindi. Last week has unfortunately seen the number of lives lost due to road […]

Ever wondered what the Freemasons’ secret handshake is or why they wear aprons? It’s that mystique that is expected to attract big visitor numbers when the Neil Street Masonic Centre throws open its doors for the inaugural Toowoomba Open House. The Masonic Centre will be one of 17 historic buildings taking part in the city’s […]