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• 14 things to do in 7 days: Getting out in Toowoomba | Chronicle

  

  TO HELP plan the next seven days, here are 14 events happening across the Toowoomba region.FRIDAYAlly Martell and Kristy Hayes enjoy a glass of lavender bubbly while checking out the gifts on offer. Bush Christmas Exhibition 2014 official opening. Photo Tara Miko / The ChronicleTara MikoBush Christmas ExhibitionFOR the past 18 years, the annual Bush Christmas exhibition has been at the gift-giving heart of all things unique and handmade.This year's gallery style exhibition is no exception, showc..

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• Toowoomba duo earns national 7s contracts | Chronicle

  

  TWO Toowoomba talents hope picking up a development contract with the Australian Rugby Union will help them earn full-time opportunities in the national women's rugby sevens squad.Georgie Friedrichs and Demi Hayes have been awarded development contracts with the ARU women's sevens program which will help them further their games.They will travel to Sydney about once a month to train with the full-time national women's squad, which contained the likes of fellow Darling Downs talents Emilee Cherry..

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• Illness won't stop Toowoomba woman from overseas trek | Chronicle

  

  TOOWOOMBA'S Sarah Michel is sharing her experience with Crohn's disease to bring the debilitating illness out of the shadows.This year marks 10 years since she was first diagnosed after continuous stomach pain, seemingly without a cause, at age 20."The doctor eventually had to do a colonoscopy... I've had about seven now," she said.With an aunty also having the disease, she said she was aware of Crohn's, but had come to realise the wider community wasn't.Sarah Michel has Crohn's disease but is n..

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• Deluxe furniture brand comes to Toowoomba | Chronicle

  

  Showing off the furniture available from Tribal Luxury Furniture are Aidan Barr, Tom Harris and Marcus Hodgson.Kevin FarmerTOOWOOMBA is the first city in Australia to be able to see, feel, touch and buy deluxe furniture brand Pacific Green.The brand is in-store at the city's newest furniture store Tribal Luxury Furniture, which opened in Anzac Av last week ahead of a grand opening this Saturday.Tribal Luxury Furniture chief executive officer Tom Harris said the brand, also known as Post and Rail..

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• Council super-depot part of 'secret plan': candidate

  

  THE knives are starting to come out in the Toowoomba Regional Council election campaign with one candidate accusing the council of "secretive plans" that will put jobs at risk.Candidate Megan O'Hara Sullivan has released a media statement saying she's concerned council's plan to build a $25.8 million super-depot will place regional jobs and services at risk.Council revealed on Saturday it would replace its ageing Harristown depots with a new "super depot" in Charlton.An assessment of potential s..

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• Former NRL star returns home to pursue new passion

  

  Bringing a new look to real estate are Kelli McKellar, Ben Wilson, Ben Walker and Courtney Carroll from Toowoomba's iThink Property.Charlotte LamHANGING up their footy boots doesn't come easy for many successful NRL players, but Toowoomba boy Ben Walker embraced it as an opportunity to kick goals in his other passion - real estate.After more than 150 games for the Broncos, Manly and South Sydney, Mr Walker and partner Adam Boettcher launched independent real estate brand iThink Property.With off..

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• Lorna Jane road show brings massive discounts to town

  

  WORLD-FAMOUS fitness brand Lorna Jane is heading to Toowoomba for a warehouse sale this weekend as part of a road show tour.Executive public relations manager Belinda Zordan said the two-day event included discounts of up to 60 per cent, with active wear and fashions running off the tables.Two full shipping containers of brand-name clothing and accessories are arriving by truck on Friday ahead of the sale."We've had a lot of demand from regional areas, so we've decided to give places like Toowoo..

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• Postie led police to man who mailed himself marijuana

  

  A POSTAL worker with a nose for marijuana led police to a Toowoomba man who had posted the drug to himself through the mail.Toowoomba Magistrates Court heard Benjamin Robert Collins had been visiting a family member in Sydney when he acquired some marijuana.Not wanting to transport the drug back to his home on the Darling Downs, the 38-year-old placed the 9g of green leafy material between cardboard and posted the envelope to himself, the court heard.However, a postal worker noted the strong sme..

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• Cafe expansion offers home to vintage wares

  

  SOCIAL enterprise cafe Bounce City and Ruby Red Industries have joined forces to re-open an old barber shop in the Toowoomba CBD as a space for coffee and vintage lovers.The black and white floor and hidden mirror is all that remains from the former premises of Family Barber, which operated for more than a decade.Bounce City co-owner Haley Potter said after customers called for the cafe to offer seating, they would now get their wish."We hope to create a relaxing environment that's central to th..

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• Short Circuit recognises its top performers

  

  THE Short Circuit Motorsport Association capped a big year of racing with its annual presentation night at Drayton Bowls Club.The 2015 Queensland-New South Wales Sprint Challenge Championship and the Short Circuit Touring Car Championship, which was conducted over four rounds on a points score basis at Carnell Raceway, Stanthorpe and Morgan Park Raceway, attracted over 200 competitors.Tamworth's Brad Stehr took out top honours in the QLD-NSW Sprint Challenge Championship.Lockyer Valley driver Gu..

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