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How About Humour For Breakfast?
If you feel like a good laugh and a hearty breakfast, the Highfields Pioneer Village is hosting the Bush Poets Breakfast on Sunday the 21st of October from 7:30am to 9:30am, showcasing bush humour by renowned poet Greg North. Greg was a resident of the Blue Mountains NSW, he is a writer and performer of bush poetry […]
DDHS Mental Health Week Event
A free Mental Health Week event is being held to break down stigmas about mental health issues and facilities. – Darling Downs Health’s Mental Health Week event will be held at McDonald Hall, Baillie Henderson Hospital, on Tuesday 9 October from 10am to 2pm. More than 40 mental health service providers will attend including Headspace, […]
Lost Trades Fair Returns To Toowoomba
The popular Lost Trades Fair returns to Cobb+Co Museum in Toowoomba on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 October 2018, showcasing master artisans demonstrating and sharing their skills and talent in more than 50 heritage trades. An amazing variety of artisans will be on display including a sixth generation cooper (barrels maker) plus stonemasons, weavers, blacksmiths, […]
Excitement Building For Grand Central Floral Parade
Grand Central has given a sneak peek of the float that will lead this year’s Grand Central Floral Parade on Saturday, as part of the 2018 Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers. Grand Central Marketing Manager Marieke Bridgeman said the centre was proud to once again be major partner of the Grand Central Floral Parade. “This is Grand Central’s […]
Water Restrictions For Toowoomba Regional Centres
Council is taking action to commence medium-level water restrictions from Tuesday September 18 for several regional communities across the Toowoomba Regional Council area. This decision has been made due to signs of stress on local groundwater sources. Mayor Paul Antonio said the earlier predictions by the Bureau of Meteorology that things would get worse before […]
Lifeline Darling Downs To Celebrate National Op Shop Week
Lifeline Darling Downs is set to celebrate National Op Shop Week in October with a VIP Op Bus Shop Tour. National Op Shop Week is an annual event being held this year from September 30th – October 6th. Guests will be able to sit back and relax as they visit four Lifeline Darling Downs Op Shops […]
Toowoomba Tenpin Bowl Patrol Right Down Kids’ Alley
Toowoomba Tenpin president Nathan Stein will soon be rolling out a new kids bowling program thanks to a grant of $8,375. Mr Stein said the grant would be used to purchase equipment for Bowl Patrol – a national junior tenpin bowling program designed specifically for primary school children. “Bowl Patrol is a modified version of […]
Carnival Of Flowers Toowoomba To Helidon Steam Train Shuttle
The Australian Railway Historical Society (Queensland Division) is in the 61st year of operating rail tours and has a steam train travelling Roma St to Toowoomba on both days of Queensland’s most well-known floral event on Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd September 2018. This special steam train will be hauled by BB18 ¼ Class Steam locomotive No. […]
