Toowoomba has received two prestigious multicultural awards announced by the Multicultural Affairs Queensland Department of the State Government on 6 September. The Cultural Diversity Ambassador (Regional) was awarded to Mrs Gitie House, President of the Toowoomba International Multicultural Society (TIMS). The award recognises an individual who has demonstrated an outstanding and sustained commitment to promoting […]

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The quest to find Indigenous Australia’s best in 2013 has begun Finalists have been announced in the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music, Sport, Arts and Community Awards, aka the Deadlys, and Sue Ray is a finalist in the Most Promising New Talent in Music category. Brisbane-based country folk singer Sue Ray is steadily […]

The Emirates Melbourne Cup Tour is in Dalby for a full day of special events today to unite the community in celebration of ‘the race that stops a nation.’™ Racing legend, John Marshall is accompanying the glorious 18-carat gold Emirates Melbourne Cup trophy to each event and to share his unique and memorable tales from […]

Fine and sunny weather and almost summer temperatures drew many thousands of people to the eighth Toowoomba Languages and Cultures Festival at Queens Park on Sunday, August 11th. This year’s festival, with the theme ‘One World – Many Faces’ features music and dance performances from scores of different cultural groups from across the Toowoomba region. […]

Science is all about facts. And it’s a little-known fact that one of Australia’s most popular sporting legends, former cricketer Mike Hussey, is also a qualified science teacher! [trafficplayer_youtube_video width=”520″ height=”385″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/xoHMCkCDb10?&autohide=1&controls=1&hd=0&rel=0&showinfo=0″ ][/trafficplayer_youtube_video] Mike (aka Mr Cricket), and the 2012 Young Australian of the Year and robotics expert Marita Cheng, are encouraging all Australians to […]

The Toowoomba Hospice will hold an Ecumenical service this Sunday, July 28th. Hospice Chairman Graham Barron OAM says the Community is invited to help celebrate the success of the Toowoomba Hospices’ mission in “providing quality care in partnership with the community for those with a terminal illness.” The Ecumenical service will be held at the […]

Toowoomba’s resident archaeologists, Professor Bryce Barker and Dr Lara Lamb will speak about their most recent ‘digs’ and discoveries. Lecturers in Anthropology at USQ, the duo have worked on a range of ground-breaking projects. Their archaeological adventures have also led to extensive work on pre-European Aboriginal archaeology in the Whitsunday/Bowen region; to Papua New Guinea […]