Have you noticed how busy the skies have been of late? …. and here, I’m not talking about planes and helicopters …. beyond that! This year started with a meteor explosion over Russia, and lately two comets, Panstarrs and Lemmon have been barely visible to the naked eye in the west, after sunset … and […]

Marguerite Lumsden – Depression and Prostate Cancer, Psychologist Cancer Care Services, Toowoomba Base Hospital will be the guest speaker at the March meeting, Tuesday 19th.at 5.30 for a 6pm start. It will be held at the CCQ office 137 Herries Street Toowoomba. RSVP: Christine Ward, 07 4690 5800 “Marguerite Lumsden is a Psychologist of some […]

On St. Patrick’s Day 1942, the 1,000 strong Darling Downs 25th Infantry Battalion left Cabarlah Barracks at 2.00am and marched down the steep range to the siding at Spring Bluff.   There the soldiers boarded trains bound for the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds, Townsville and eventually Milne Bay at the eastern tip of New Guinea. Each year […]

This year’s theme for International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on 8 March, is: “A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women.” United Nations Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet stresses that discrimination and violence against women and girls have no place in the 21st century. “Enough is enough,” she says in […]

Sunday March 10th will see the 13th annual Toowoomba Hotrodders High Altitude Hotrod Run Show ‘n’ Shine in Margaret Street, Toowoomba. The Show ‘n’ Shine is the final event in the weekend-long High Altitude Run which is hosted by Toowoomba Hotrodders Inc. This High Altitude Run draws hotrod enthusiasts from across Queensland and northern New […]

‘Capitano Pretends Again’ arrives in Toowoomba and then Dalby, Roma and Charleville – Empowering people with a disability through theatre. A production with a difference, Brisbane-based Blue Roo Theatre Company is touring the Darling Downs and South West Queensland showcasing ‘inclusive theatre’ which empowers people with a disability through arts and theatre. Artistic Director Clark […]

Come and see the next generation of stars in Country Music….. The 20th Annual Country Music Rush organised by Garden City Country Music Assn Inc (Toowoomba) will be held on 23rd and 24th of March, 2013 at the fully air conditioned Oakey Cultural Centre with sound being provided by Mountain Tracks Recording Studio. Competitors from […]

The 76th Millmerran Show scheduled for March 2nd and 3rd has been called off except for the Pavilion Displays. Show Society Secretary, Lyn Kirby has advised that due to water in cattle pens, stockyards etc and the general waterlogged condition of the grounds, a decision has been taken to officially cancel this years’s Show However, […]