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Ukrainian Ambassador Invited To Toowoomba
Toowoomba Regional Council Mayor Paul Antonio has invited Ukrainian Ambassador Mr Vasyl Myroshnychenko to visit the Toowoomba region and see first-hand why the garden city is a refugee welcome zone. The invitation comes after Mayor Antonio met Ambassador Myroshnychenko at the recent Local Government Association of Australia National Conference in Canberra. “It was so inspiring […]
TRC Grant Writing Workshop
If you write grants for a community organisation…. This workshop is for you! Learn tricks of the trade & develop a library of information you need to write winning grants! Virtual Online Workshops Monday 10th October 11am-2pm In Person Workshops Monday 18th July 9am-12pm Highfields, Highfields 55 Highfields Road, Highfields 2pm-5pm Toowoomba City Library, 155 Herries Street, […]
TRC Appoints New General Manager
Ann-Marie Johnston has this week been appointed as the Finance and Business Strategy General Manager at Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC). TRC CEO Brian Pidgeon said Ms Johnston had been successful following a highly competitive nation-wide recruitment process. “During an extended period as Acting General Manager, Ann-Marie excelled in this role so it’s great to see […]
Help Fight The Flu With A Vaccination
Darling Downs residents are being encouraged to protect themselves against influenza, as the cooler months start to set in. The best way to avoid getting sick is to talk to your GP about receiving a flu vaccination. For the year to date, 1st January to 8th May 2022, there have been 39 laboratory confirmed cases […]
Wireless Neuro-Stimulator To Revolutionise Patient Care
Many neurological disorders like Parkinson’s, chronic depression and other psychiatric conditions could be managed at home, thanks to a collaborative project involving researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ). Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) Professor Peter Silburn AM said his team, together with Neurosciences Queensland and Abbott Neuromodulation have developed a remote care platform that allows […]
April Is Parkinson’s Awareness Month
World Parkinson’s Day is recognised on April 11th each year. Today, in Australia, 37 people will hear the words ‘you have Parkinson’s’ for the very first time. That’s more than one person every hour, of every day, in Australia alone. There is a widespread lack of public understanding about the disease which is a neurological, degenerative, […]
Saving Millions Of Kgs Of Plastic Strapping From Landfill
Toowoomba resident Graeme Snell will save at least 150,000kgs of blue plastic strapping from landfill this year as his recycling project evolves into a sustainable business. Mr Snell purchased a $15,000 granulator machine in July to shred and compress the blue plastic strapping used to bind boxes and parcels by more than 90%. He had […]
A Gathering For Peace, Hope And Justice
This Palm Sunday April 10th, join with thousands of Australians who are standing together to call for peace. In the face of the escalating crisis in Ukraine and ongoing calls for help from the people of Afghanistan, people across Australia are using Palm Sunday as an opportunity to gather and call for Peace and Justice […]
