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10 things to do this weekend in Toowoomba | Chronicle

Toowoomba trees: Jacaranda Photo Bev Lacey / The ChronicleBev Lacey1. Jacaranda Day FestivalENJOY a family day out at Goombungee for the Jacaranda Day Festival on Saturday.Historical machinery and displays with Give it a Go workshops for $5 each helping participants learn new 'old' skills such as knitting and needlework, calligraphy and cooking, painting and patchwork!Markets and great food as the town opens for shopping and displays. Rosalie Shire Historical Society Museum is open from 8am until 3pm.For more information phone 4696 5342 after hours.Arj Barker: Let Me Do The Talking2. Arj BarkerENJOY some laughs at the Empire Theatre on Saturday when Arj Barker brings his Get in My Head show ..
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Toowoomba hosts first Santa fun run | Chronicle

SANTA RUN: Ian O'Donnell from Rotary Club of Toowoomba South (left) and Peter Rookas from the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation. The Santa run will be held on December 13 and will commence at The Ridge shopping centre and finish at Toowoomba Plaza.Bev LaceyTHE man in the red has heard the news and the sleigh and reindeers are on their way.Christmas will come early this year with one of the jolliest runs of the year taking off in Toowoomba next month.This morning Variety Children's Charity, Toowoomba Hospital Foundation and Rotary Club of Toowoomba South launched the Variety Santa Fun Run at Toowoomba Plaza.Onlookers stood by with big grins and smart phones at the ready to capture the teaser bare..
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DASHCAM: Toowoomba’s roundabout rogues on film | Chronicle

WATCH as Toowoomba motorists fail miserably to negotiate some of the city's most notorious roundabouts.The two incidents were captured on dashcam and posted on the Facebook page Toowoomba Dash Cam.The first occurs at the five-way roundabout on West St, without doubt Toowoomba's most hated roundabout.It shows a motorist fumbling their way around the roundabout in the outside lane.VIDEOThe second incident takes place at the intersection of Anzac Av and Hursley Rd.That roundabout has been identified as a major crash zone and it is not hard to see why considering the actions of the motorist captured on the dashcam.Crap driver Toowoomba: Cnr Anzac & Hursley Rd Toowoomba
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Warning issued as cyber fraudsters target Toowoomba | Chronicle

TOOWOOMBA is in the crosshair of cyber fraudsters with an increase in scammers targeting unwary residents in the region.A recent increase in scams targeting Queenslanders has led the Fraud and Cyber Crime Group to issue a warning to businesses and individuals to keep on their guard."In the last month we have noticed a dramatic increase in not only the number of scams circulating, but the sophisticated nature of these scams," Acting Detective Superintendent Terry Lawrence of the Fraud and Cyber Crime Group said."We are concerned and need to ensure the community is taking every possible step to prevent this from happening to them."The theft of personal and business data will continue."Whether ..
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Toowoomba riders get set for Mountain Man | Chronicle

TALENTED Toowoomba riders Kerrod Morrissy and Kaleb Barham will get their first taste of Mountain Man Motocross this weekend after the resurrection of the event.Middle Ridge's Echo Valley will host the 40th anniversary event of the maiden Mountain Man Motocross and the first since 1987.Morrissy will contest the main event, Mountain Man Unlimited as well as the Goldentyres 125cc Cup, while Barham will race in the 125s.Both riders have been hearing about Mountain Man Motocross back in the 1970s and 80s from the likes of event coordinator Bryan Flemming and will get to experience what the modern day event was like this weekend."From what I have been told by Bryan, it was the main race so it is ..
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St Vincent's Private Hospital GM Carl Yuile resigns

ST VINCENT'S Private Hospital Toowoomba General Manager Carl Yuile has resigned after eight years in the position.Mr Yuile accepted a position with private hospital group Healthscope as a General Manager at a Western Australia hospital.He will continue working at the hospital until December 24.St Vincent's Health Australia (SVHA) will advertise the General Manager role both internally and externally.Support throughout the transition will be provided through the SVHA Private Division senior executive and St Vincent's Toowoomba Director of Clinical Services, Jeff Potter.The SVHA Private Division Acting Chief Executive Office Ian Grisold said Mr Yuile had been a strong advocate for the Toowoomb..
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Motorists freed from city crash wreckage

A serious crash at the intersection of West and Herries Sts, Toowoomba.UPDATE 3.45PM:Oakey resident Hammond Lowery believes he was lucky to escape unharmed from a two-vehicle traffic crash in Toowoomba about 11am today.Traffic was delayed for more than an hour at the intersection of Herries and West Sts as emergency services worked to clear the scene.Mr Lowery said he was in shock but unharmed."I suffer from cerebral palsy but I've never been in an accident since I could drive at 16, and I'm 28 now," he said."I'm shaken up but it's so lucky we were going slowly."He said seeing his white ute crumbled on the back of the tow-truck was devastating.11.45AM:Two people injured in a two-vehicle cras..
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Long serving JPs recognised for outstanding contribution

Member for Toowoomba North Trevor Watts MP with JP certificate recipients Mr George Powell and Mrs Lola Egan.Photo ContributedTWO Toowoomba JPs have been recognised for their outstanding service to the community in their roles as a Justice of the Peace for Queensland.Member for Toowoomba North Trevor Watts MP recently presented local residents' George Powell with a Gold Certificate for 50 years' service and Lola Egan with a Silver Certificate for 25 years' service.George was a former resident of Inglewood and from there he moved to Texas where he was the Manager and Auctioneer for Dalgety's for 20 years.After moving to Toowoomba in 1971, he established Powell Real Estate at 610 Ruthven Stree..
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Gentlemen, put down your razors to support men's health

ALEX Cossu is sharing his mental health experience of anxiety as part of November's annual facial hair display.Putting down the razor, Mr Cossu said the bristles forming were their own conversation starter for men's health.This is the second year Mr Cossu has taken part in the month-long hair growing event, Movember."Anyone who sees someone with a mo asks if you're involved and every chat that comes out of it, even for a minute, is important," he said."A lot of people with mental health concerns might not be able to speak out because they're scared, and I'm scared too, but I'm speaking out for those who can't."Alex Cossu is taking part in Movember.Bev LaceyHe said it was a simple but powerfu..
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Johnson revs up for return to Echo Valley

BOB Johnson has been at Echo Valley for every Mountain Man Motocross and is thrilled to be in Toowoomba for this weekend's latest instalment of the event.Mountain Man Motocross was first held in 1975 and ran each year until 1989.It then had an eight-year hiatus before being resurrected in 1997.That was the last time the event was held Johnson was excited about coming back to Toowoomba almost two decades later for the next.The iconic motocross figure will commentate at the event this weekend keeping up his run of being part of every Mountain Man Motocross event."I have been backwards and forwards with (event coordinator Bryan Flemming) and a lot of other club members for a full year nearly, a..
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