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Model Rocket Launch Saturday 7th August

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:32:04 +0000

Hi everyone! Barry Whisson here….on behalf of T.A.R.M.A.C.

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Model Rocket Launch Saturday 7th August

Toowoomba to host Queensland’s largest regional recreational Expo

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:20:06 +0000

It seems people in Queensland would rather go bush choosing tents, caravans and motorhomes over plush holiday apartments and overseas holidays according to a recent survey conducted by special event manager, Bob Carroll. “This is now the largest and most dynamic recreational Expo held in regional Queensland and is an event that pulls huge crowds with people attending from Brisbane to Charleville and from Moree to Kingaroy

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Oakey Gains Partnerships & Young Legends Awards

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:10:16 +0000

The Ergon Energy Tidy Towns Regional Awards (Darling Downs) were presented recently in Toowoomba at Marks Courtyard, City Hall with Toowoomba Regional Council towns featuring prominently. Two of the awards were secured by Oakey: 1. The OneSteel Recycling PARTNERSHIPS AWARD Over 130 agencies and individuals are partners involved in the Oakey Jigsaw initiative.

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Highfields Auditorium & Resource Centre Open

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:11:39 +0000

Highfields students and the community will have more opportunities to get involved in sport and the performing arts following the completion of the new $2.6 million Highfields State School multipurpose auditorium and the $1.5 million new Resource Centre.

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Diabetes Week – Are You The Type?

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:05:22 +0000

Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine is encouraging Toowoomba residents to think about their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes this National Diabetes Week (11 -17 July 2010). Mr Shine said diabetes was the fastest growing chronic disease in the state, with more than 250,000 Queenslanders living with the disease

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Hopney Moffet at Jondaryan Woolshed

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:01:20 +0000

A talented new eight-member ensemble will bring their fanciful musical style to the Jondaryan Woolshed for the Big Country Sunday Brunch on 18 July. With two guitarists, three vocalists, a pianist, a drummer, and a jack-of-all-instruments, Hopney Moffett create unique interpretations of jazz, funk, rock, pop and folk hits, as well as their own original music. With so much talent to draw on, the result is often surprising, occasionally eclectic but always enjoyable, and the band’s aim is to bring joy to their audience

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Showcase your house on Sustainable House Day

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:15:13 +0000

Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE) is seeking expressions of interest from home owners in the Toowoomba Regional Council area to participate in this year’s Sustainable House Day in September. “We are seeking local owners of sustainable houses willing to open their houses to the public between the hours of 10am and 4pm on Sustainable House Day, Sunday 12 September 2010” HOPE President Frank Ondrus says.

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Landscapes, legends and archaeology in Ethiopia

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:32:55 +0000

A public lecture conducted by the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society, Toowoomba – 20 July 2010 Louise Schofield, an internationally recognized archaeological expert, will present a lecture on Ethiopian art and archaeology for the Toowoomba Group of the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society (ADFAS) on 20 July. Following a career as Curator of Greek Bronze Age and Geometric Antiquities at the British Museum, Louise is now engaged in conducting archaeological projects in Ethiopia, Turkey and Greece. Her latest book The Mycenaeans was published jointly by the British and Getty Museums. Ethiopia is a mysterious and deeply atmospheric country steeped in history and legend.

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2010 QLD Training Awards Darling Downs South West Regional Finalists

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:26:03 +0000

Twenty-one of the Darling Downs South West region’s best employers, apprentices, trainees and vocational students are preparing to compete in their local final as part of the Queensland Government’s top industry awards program — the Queensland Training Awards. Harry Hauenschild Apprentice of the Year Caleb Mayne from Kingaroy Jacob McMahon from Highfields Desiree Kirby from Toowoomba Bob Marshman Trainee of the Year Penelope Gardner from Centenary Heights Josephine Shannon from Dalby Amanda Tronc from Chinchilla Vocational Student of the Year Daniel Abot from Toowoomba Rheanna Summers from Toowoomba Cheryl Walsh from Nanango School-based Apprentice or Trainee of the Year Jake Jones from Middle Ridge Bonnie Shipper from Rockmount Sophie-Lee Smith from Highfields Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year Joseph Frey from Goondiwindi Rheanna Summers from Toowoomba Amanda Tronc from Chinchilla Small Employer of the Year Diesel Electrics, Dalby Payton Kitchens, Toowoomba Urban Hi-Lights, Toowoomba Employer of the Year Hastings Deering (Australia) Pty Ltd, Toowoomba Homestyle Bakeries Pty Ltd, Toowoomba Orford Refrigeration, Toowoomba Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine says the awards honour achievements across a host of industries vital to the state’s success. “Queensland’s vocational education and training programs are highly regarded around the world and, at a local level, help communities reap the benefits of skilled workers and competitive industries,” Mr Shine said

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2010 QLD Training Awards Darling Downs South West Regional Finalists