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• 'Very dangerous' storms on way to Toowoomba: bureau | Chronicle

  

  A SEVERE storm is on the way to the Darling Downs and Lockyer Valley which the Bureau of Meteorology has called "very dangerous".The bureau issued a warning for damaging wind, heavy rainfall and large hailstones at 3.28pm this afternoon.Storms are expected to bring damaging wind, heavy rainfall and large hailstones.The Bureau of Meteorology warned that very dangerous thunderstorms were detected on weather radar near the area west of Toowoomba."These thunderstorms are moving towards the east to n..

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• Toowoomba triplets star at Special Care Nursery's family day | Chronicle

  

  WHEN Tammie and Damian Swalling's triplets were born prematurely and required special care, they struggled when they had to leave their daughters' side."Knowing that they were in such safe hands made it so much easier," Mrs Swalling said.Triplets Audrina, Mia and Layla Swalling spent time in the Special Care Nursery last year at Toowoomba Hospital.Bev LaceyThe Toowoomba Hospital yesterday held its third annual Special Care Nursery (SCN) family day.It's a chance for (SCN) staff and families whose..

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• Toowoomba school transforms tuckshop into cafe | Chronicle

  

  FORGET cold steel benches and soggy sausage rolls, Darling Downs Christian School has created a cosy eating area and freshly-made menu for its new look tuckshop.The Cosy Crate Café is proving popular with both students and teachers.With the aim of fostering school community, tuckshop convenor Amy Slyderink decided to do away with metal benches and replace them with colourful chairs, round wooden tables and lounge areas."When we had the steel tables, no one ever sat on them," she said."Everyone w..

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• Family blames hospital for baby son's tragic death

  

  GRIEVING Toowoomba parents William Bower and Kim Wright want to know why their baby son Malaki had to die.Mr Bower called paramedics when his son fell ill.He was told his son had croup, but after Malaki was taken to the Toowoomba Hospital emergency ward, doctors said the two-year-old wasn't sick enough to be admitted.Shine Lawyers has lodged a claim against the hospital alleging negligence led to Malaki's death.Malaki Bower in hospital.ContributedMr Bower said while he was in the emergency room ..

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• Grammar boys celebrate wins with annual Speech Day

  

  QUEENSLAND Governor Paul de Jersey spoke of the importance of rural boarding families, their current hardship because of the sustained drought and their contribution to the economy at the Toowoomba Grammar School Speech Day and Prize Giving Ceremony.Mr de Jersey also encouraged the boys to do as well as they could in their chosen areas at the ceremony at the Empire Theatre.Toowoomba Grammar School headmaster Peter Hauser also discussed a number of issues relating to education in Queensland, incl..

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• Teen mother pleads guilty to supplying meth

  A TEENAGE mother of two will be sentenced in Toowoomba's District Court early next year after yesterday pleading guilty to supplying another person with methylamphetamine.Terri Lee Meegan Stewart, 19, appeared before Toowoomba Magistrates Court by video link to the women's prison where she has been held since her arrest in August.During a full-hand up committal hearing, Magistrate Graham Lee asked if she wanted to enter any plea to the charge of supplying a dangerous drug."I'm going to enter a p..

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• Gallen taunts Ene-Purcell: I'm the better boxer

  

  PAUL Gallen believes Toowoomba heavyweight Herman Ene-Purcell has only a puncher's chance of beating him on January 29 at Rumours International."I know I'll be the better boxer, I'll be fitter and I'll be stronger than him so his only chance is a knock out," Paul Gallen told James O'Shea from Smithy's TGW Promotions in his first interview about the fight."Anyone who knows me knows I train my backside off whether it's rugby league or boxing."At the moment I'm in pre-season training with the Shark..

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• Passion drives Irish dancing teacher

  

  THE magical feeling of flying though the air while dancing on stage is one of Toowoomba dance teacher Jameille Eugarde's most special memories.Mrs Eugarde has danced since she was three-years-old."My mum enrolled me into dance to meet people as we were not from Toowoomba," she said.Now, Mrs Eugarde gets to share that magical feeling of flying through the air with her own dance students - she owns an Irish dancing studio."I wanted to offer students in Toowoomba the opportunity to do Irish dancing..

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• Art connoisseurs enjoy relaunch at Feather and Lawry

  

  TOOWOOMBA'S Feather and Lawry Gallery opened its new space with the exhibition Relaunch recently.Gallery curator Siobhan Nunan said the gallery represented a number of established artists, including Laura Douglas, Olga Garner-Morris, Dylan Jones, Kendall, Carol McCormack, Mick Pospischil, Wendy Roche, Tiel Seivl-Keevers and Febe Zylstra."The gallery is dedicated to bringing diverse visual art to discerning collectors and art lovers in the community with all works exhibited in the space, for sale..

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• Six men injured in Quinalow rollover, two airlifted

  

  The RACQ Careflight rescue mission in Quinalow.ContributedTWO Brisbane men aged in their 20s were airlifted by RACQ CareFlight Rescue from a property in Quinalow, near Toowoomba after a vehicle they were travelling in rolled over last night.It's believed six men were travelling in the vehicle at the time of the accident, two of which were thrown from the vehicle causing multiple injuries.One man suffered suspected head and arm injuries, while a second man suffered suspected rib fractures.The Too..

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