Toowoomba Show Holiday Thursday, March 29th
Whether you’re keen to get along to the 148th Toowoomba Royal Show or just looking to have a well-deserved break, residents are urged to be aware of the appropriate show holiday date that applies to their area. The gazetted show holidays in the Toowoomba Regional Council area for 2012 are March 29 or August 13. […]
Side Show Alley Comes To Hospital Kids
For kids in our region, there’s nothing like the thrills of Side Show Alley at Toowoomba Show time. But for some kids, like children in hospital, it’s not possible to get to the Show. This year the RASQ Toowoomba Show committee is making sure that kids in hospital don’t miss out. Some of the characters […]
Report On Meet The Toowoomba Regional Council Candidates Evening In Crow’s Nest
The Crow’s Nest and District Tourist & Progress Association Inc, in consultation with the Business sub-committee, hosted a MEET THE CANDIDATES evening in Crow’s Nest on Tuesday 27th March, 2012 at 7:30pm. The venue was the Crow’s Nest RSL & Community Centre. Order of speaking was a draw of names by the candidates themselves on […]
New Faces In Local State Parliamentarians
Saturday’s Queensland State Election result, with the LNP sweeping the Bligh Labor Government from power, will bring several new faces to local representation. After having survived four previous elections in the marginal seat of Toowoomba North, Kerry Shine will be replaced by the LNP candidate, Trevor Watts. The Independent seat of Nanango was won for […]
Council Connections: Week 4, March 2012
The weekly program keeping you up to date with Toowoomba Regional Council’s facilities, activities and services. Council Connections with Darren Burton This week Darren talks about the next meeting of council, a safe-driving course, a cycling and walking survey, a youth photography competition, a sewer smoke-testing program, the “stay connected” program for seniors to learn […]
Environment Sector’s Scorecard On Queensland’s State Election Policies
Scorecard of the Four Major Parties *Joint Statement and scorecard from organisations listed below: Queensland Conservation Council, Australian Conservation Foundation, The Wilderness Society, WWF-Australia, Australian Marine Conservation Society, Australian Rainforest Conservation Society, Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland, National Parks Association (Queensland), Friends of the Earth (Brisbane), Cairns and Far North Environment Centre, North Queensland Conservation […]
Open Day At Franke Scrub 9.00am – Noon, Sunday 25 March
The Friends of Franke Scrub, Highfields, are holding an Open Day on Sunday, to celebrate the installation of new signage. Native plants to the local area will be on sale – It will be the opportunity for environmentally-minded locals to replace some of those plants (which have been cleared over the last century and a […]
Interact Club Makes Donation To Toowoomba Hospice!
Students from Centenary Heights State High School help raise money for the Toowoomba Hospice. School Vice Captain Miss Emma Otto (who is also heavily involved with the Interact club at Centenary Heights State High School) said the school socials, free dress days and other exciting events were a great way of raising money for our […]
