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• Toowoomba Muslims condemn Paris terror attacks | Chronicle

  

  TOOWOOMBA Muslim leader Professor Shahjahan Khan has spoken out about the terror attacks in Paris, saying Garden City residents are smarter than to blame an entire religion for the actions of extremists."First of all this is a crime against the world, there is nowhere in the world you can justify killing innocent people in any way," Prof Khan said.Shootings, bomb blasts and a hostage siege in Paris on Friday left at least 129 people dead and hundreds wounded. Islamic State accepted responsibilit..

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• Hospice carols herald festive season in Toowoomba | Chronicle

  

  Toowoomba Hospice Promotions and Fundraising Manager Mark Munro and Hospice Chairman Graham Barron OAM greeted Santa with the 'thumbs up' for his safe arrival to last year's Hospice Carols after his reindeers landed at Brisbane West Wellcamp airport to have a rest!Photo ContributedTHE Toowoomba Hospice will herald in the festive season in Toowoomba on Sunday November 29 with Christmas Carols, starting from 5pm.And Hospice Chairman Mr Graham Barron OAM has invited the community to attend."Toowoom..

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• Toowoomba CBD lights up with a parade for festive season | Chronicle

  

  THE Toowoomba CBD will light up on December 3 to officially launch the Garden City's festive season.The CBD Lights up for Christmas event will bring markets, movies, entertainment and a street parade."Christmas is a special time for a lot of people, but for some people out there, and sadly, for a growing number, Christmas is a really sad time," Cr McDonald said."We need to bring those people in with us and embrace them and have a celebration with our community."Ruthven St from Little St to Herri..

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• Toowoomba beer festival could be tourist attraction | Chronicle

  

  TOOWOOMBA loves an ice cold beer, that's all you say after the extraordinary success of its first craft beer festival Brewoomba on Saturday.The event was the combined efforts of three venues that would traditionally be competitors, The Mort Estate Hotel, The Spotted Cow and Tapestry Bar.IN COSTUME: Dressing up for the afternoon (back from left) Nick Venaglia, Leanne White, Samantha Kransky, Jeff Bernstone, Shannon Kransky and Jules O’Sullivan (front from left) Alex Venaglia and Jerry O’Sullivan...

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• Toowoomba landmark goes blue white and red for Paris | Chronicle

  

  The Outer Circulating Road project in Toowoomba.ContributedONE of Toowoomba's most visible landmarks will be lit up in the colours of France's tricolour tonight.The Victoria St extension, part of the Outer Circulating Road, will be lit up in blue, white and red in a mark of solidarity with the people of Paris and France following terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday night.Toowoomba is joining a raft of other cities across the world that are paying respect to victims of the attacks.Other landmark..

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• Paris attacks on Toowoomba man's doorstep | Chronicle

  

  Former Downlands student Michael McAtomney lives in Paris.ContributedFORMER Downlands student Michael McAtomney was in the centre of Paris during Friday's terror attacks.Mr McAtomney feared the safety of a friend at the Bataclan Theatre where two gunmen opened fire."My apartment in the 11th (arrondissement) is only one street, about 200m from La Belle Equipe cafe on Rue de Charonne and I am about 1km from the Bataclan Concert Hall. When I heard of the news of the attack in the 10th arrondissemen..

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• CareFlight opens hangar doors to Toowoomba crowds | Chronicle

  

  ROSIE, William, Sam, Olivia and Matthew Balarezo will never get over their Dad's job.They've seen it all before; the CareFlight site, the helicopters, uniforms and crew quarters at Christmas parties and other events but they still can't get enough.The children were excited to be with CareFlight air crewman officer Eddie Balarezo at the service's open day on Saturday."Whenever there's any helicopter or any plane they hear in the sky they say 'that's Daddy'," mum Melanie Balarezo said.FAMILY DAY: ..

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• Building makeover brings beauty college to CBD

  

  A LONG-ABANDONED building in the Toowoomba CBD is being brought back to life with a serious makeover in more ways than one.Sam's Warehouse is being refurbished into three high-quality tenancies, with The Queensland International College of Beauty becoming one of the tenants in a five-year deal.The college will occupy 600sq m of the building across the ground floor and mezzanine level.It will offer a range of beauty courses."It was a very smart move by the owner of the building to break the large..

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• Rollers celebrate three foundation skaters

  

  SKATERS who have represented the Toowoomba City Rollers during its entire five-year history were celebrated at the club's Slamiversary event at USQ's Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre.Ellen French, Lauren Beutel and Kim Kahler have been there since the start of the club and were recognised at the multi-bout event.Toowoomba City Rollers' Range Renegades took on Northern Brisbane Rollers almost five years to the day of TCR's first event in Brisbane.Like the first meeting, Northern Brisbane posted ..

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• Free family fun day set to draw a crowd

  

  Picturesque Lake Annand is a popular meeting place.Photo / Samantha HoltCOLLIERS International Toowoomba residential sales and marketing agent Chris Blakeley is hosting a free family fun event at one of Toowoomba's most picturesque parks, Lake Annand, on Sunday November 29 from 10am to 1pm."Working in the South Toowoomba market has allowed me to get to know many of the locals within the park's vicinity, and I wanted to host an event to give back to the community in a universally enjoyable way" M..

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