Toowoomba
Indigenous Trainees Graduate From USQ Program
Jacob McKellar and Joshua Horner have finished off an excellent year building their skills and knowledge in the University of Southern Queensland’s (USQ) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traineeship Program. The program, which started in 2012, is committed to closing the gap in employment outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians by employing trainees at USQ […]
Lose Your Tools, Lose Your Car = Lose Your Job
The Darling Downs District Crime Prevention unit is working in partnership with Masters Home Improvement Toowoomba to hold a ‘Tradies Breakfast’ on Friday, April 4th to promote “Toolbox Secure – Lose your Tools, Lose your Car = Lose your Jobâ€. This event aims to educate ‘tradies’ and their apprentices to highlight the value of locking […]
Together We Can … Celebrate Harmony Day In Toowoomba On Friday, 21st March
The major civic Harmony Day event for this year’s celebration will be on the Village Green next to Toowoomba City Hall. Library and Cultural Services portfolio, Cr Ros Scotney, sees Harmony Day focusing on sharing aspects of the various cultures, faiths and languages that make up Toowoomba and the Darling Downs region. “Harmony Day provides […]
First Model Rocket Launch Of The Year
From 1:30pm Saturday 15th March, those who wish to have an “afternoon with a difference” or who want to take the kids to something ‘different’ couldn’t do better than to come to the Model Rocket Launch at the TARMAC (Toowoomba Amateur Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Club) field on the New England Highway, 10kms south of Toowoomba […]
2014 High Altitude Hot Rod Run Show’n’Shine In Toowoomba
Toowoomba Hotrodders High Altitude Run 2014 Show ‘n’ Shine Date: Sunday, March 9, 2014. Time: 9am – 12noon Location: Margaret Street, between Victoria and Ruthven Sts. Event Description: Show ‘n’ Shine in Margaret St, Toowoomba. We are looking forward to another fine Sunday morning with over 100 bright, shiny and colourful hotrods and custom cars […]
Book Lovers To Converge On Toowoomba Bookfest This Weekend (1st And 2nd March)
It’s on again ….Lifeline Darling Downs & South West Qld Bookfest. Toowoomba’s biggest recycled book sale is taking place in the Founders Pavilion at the Toowoomba Showgrounds, Glenvale Road, Toowoomba on Saturday 1st March from 8.00am -5.00pm and Sunday 2nd March 8.00am – 2.00pm. The 2014 Chronicle/Lifeline Bookfest will be the 34th. We normally have […]
My Chance, Our Future Campaign Launched In Toowoomba
As Youth Unemployment In Toowoomba Reaches 12.7 per cent, young people will be given a new voice with the launch of My Chance, Our Future – a new campaign highlighting the urgent issue of youth unemployment. The unemployment rate for young people aged 15 to 24 in the Toowoomba area is sitting at an unacceptable […]
Australia’s Got Talent Winner Mark Vincent Supports Dinner On The Downs Fundraiser
Acclaimed singer Mark Vincent will perform in Toowoomba next month as part of the Dinner on the Downs evening. The Australia’s Got Talent winner will entertain guests at Veraison Restaurant on March 22, to raise funds for MontroseAccess, a charity supporting children with a disability throughout Toowoomba and Queensland. MontroseAccess fundraising manager Leanne Liesegang said […]