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Emergency Training Saving Lives
Training provided by Toowoomba Hospital emergency specialists is saving lives in rural areas. Just weeks after completing an Emergency Medicine, Education and Training (EMET) refresher course, Dr Lindsay Haase put his skills into practice with excellent results. “While working in the South Burnett recently we had an EMET refresher course for advanced life support (ALS) […]
X Marks The Spot
USQ’s bid to preserve traditional Indigenous game It’s like noughts and crosses, but played by young hunters in pre-colonial Australia. Visitors to Toowoomba’s Cobb+Co Museum, part of the Queensland Museum Network, would be familiar with the floor game Burguu Matya, a traditional Australian Aboriginal activity from the Wiradjuri people. In a bid to share this […]
Wildlife Rangers School Holiday Fun
Kids can step into the shoes of a Wildlife Ranger these school holidays at Cobb+Co Museum. Running each weekday until Thursday 18th April, a variety of animals will visit the Museum for the Wildlife Rangers school holiday program. With live animal shows daily, children have the opportunity to meet furry new friends and learn all […]
Brennan Family Museum A New Feature At Highfields Pioneer Village
The Volunteers of Highfields Pioneer Village are very excited to be offering another very special museum to visit and enjoy during the Easter Vintage Festival – the Brennan Family Museum. The museum was the result of a 50 year long friendship between Volunteer Manager Ray Ashford OAM and his mate Merv. Mervyn Roland Brennan was […]
Australian Drivers: Underprepared And Prone To Mishaps
Chancing It On The Open Road 48% of Australians plan to go on a road trip over Easter school holidays, yet one in three are significantly underprepared for long haul road trips Almost half of Australians have experienced a mishap on the road (45%) 31% of Aussie parents find their children incredibly distracting in the […]
Revamped Licences For Queenslanders
Upgraded licence cards will be rolled out across Queensland from this month. Transport and Main Roads (TMR) General Manager for Land Transport Safety and Regulation Andrew Mahon said a new contract for the state’s licence products gave TMR the opportunity to refresh the design and move to a contactless card. “The new cards will maximise […]
One Person Diagnosed Every 40 Minutes
In Australia, 38 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease each day, that’s at least one diagnosed every 40 minutes. In the last six years, the number of people diagnosed with this progressive and degenerative neurological condition has increased by 17%. Parkinson’s is not a disease that only affects the elderly. Young-onset Parkinson’s disease (YOPD) accounts […]
David Hack Classic Meet 2019
Rotary Club of Toowoomba North’s major fundraising event, ‘David Hack Classic Meet’ is on Sunday 19th May at the Toowoomba Aerodrome. This is our 21st year and last year was a bumper year. We had over 5,000 people through the gates, about 21 aircraft and over 300 classic and vintage vehicles on display. The RAAF […]
