Big numbers expected for Toowoomba Swap Meet
THE wider community is set to benefit again from the annual Toowoomba Swap Meet weekend set down for February 6 and 7 at the Toowoomba Showgrounds. With 2000 sites selling out months ago, the event is shaping up to be another well attended event. Hosted by Darling Downs Veteran and Vintage Motor Club since 1973, the Toowoomba Swap Meet attracts a large influx of visitors each year who support local accomodation providers and food outlets with additional trade across the two days. Add..>> view originalToowoomba businessman makes run for council
A WELL-KNOWN Toowoomba business identity is the latest aspiring local politician to declare a tilt at council in March.Robin Grundon says he will draw on his extensive working history and family connections to the Darling Downs when he seeks election as councillor.The fifth-generation Toowoomba local, whose family has strong links to the region’s agriculture, motoring and publishing sectors, said he doesn’t want to change the region but be part of the team that propels it forward.“Rather, I wan..>> view originalTeenage girl missing from Toowoomba
Teenage girl missing from Toowoomba This girl has been missing from Toowoomba since January 25. Photo: QPS Media There are concerns for the welfare of a teenager missing from Toowoomba for three days.The 14-year-old girl was last seen on Margaret Street on the city's CBD about 4.15pm on Monday, wearing denim shorts and a t-shirt.She was described as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in appearance, 165 centimetres tall, with dark, curly shoulder-length ha..>> view originalToowoomba school prepares students to show cattle
YOUNG cattle enthusiasts from across the region are gearing up for the start of the local show circuit. To prepare, Downlands College is holding an introduction day about showing beef cattle for the next generation. Downlands deputy principal Tim Morrison said the day would give students an understanding of cattle showing so they could get involved in the show season. "They are going to learn about handling stock, they are also going to be learning the basics of junior judging and ho..>> view originalToowoomba man honoured to join Defence Force
Toowoomba's Lachlan Tracey is welcomed to the Australian Defence Force by Commander First Division, General Major Paul McLachlan. TOOWOOMBA'S Lachlan Tracey, 21, was one of 60 young people from across southern Queensland to take the first step toward becoming a future leader of the Australian Defence Force yesterday. He was welcomed as an official member of the Australian Army at an Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) appointment ceremony at the Masonic Memorial Centre in Brisba..>> view originalGrant helps kick off first girls' football competition
THE first girls’ rugby league competition will launch in Toowoomba this year with the help of a State Government grant. Toowoomba Junior Rugby League secretary Jackie Stephson has stepped down from her previous role as president to focus on introducing the girls’ competition for the Under 14s, Under 16s and Under 18s age groups. Member for Toowoomba South John McVeigh congratulated Mrs Stephson on securing a $7,100 Get in the Game - Get Going Clubs program grant to launch the competition. “Curr..>> view originalGallen, Ene-Purcell face-off at Toowoomba weigh-in
PAUL GALLEN AND HERMAN ENE-PURCELL WENT FACE TO FACE at today's media weigh in at the Vault on Ruthven in Toowoomba - among the famous faces in the crowd Queensland origin legend Trevor Gillmeister. Both men, looking fit, strong and focused locked eyes, didn't flinch and didn't turn away until instructed to by officials. "I'm ready to go," Ene-Purcell said. "I'm a different fighter to the fighter I was two years ago and so is Paul I'm sure. "I'm fit and prepared, I've had a great training cam..>> view originalWEATHER WARNING: Prepare now for supercell storms
EDITORIAL: Predicting the weather is always fraught with the possibility of complete failure - as any weather reporter can attest. But it looks fairly certain that a significant amount of rain is headed our way today. Already Mitchell in the west has been hit with 158 mm falling overnight on Wednesday. Roads in the region were cut. That brings to mind the warning that always applies in heavy rain - If it floods, forget it. Residents have been warned to brace for a massive storm and..>> view originalHappy clowns brighten up sick kids stay
YOU couldn't find a smile bigger than that of Seth Coutts at the Toowoomba Hospital this morning. The 23-month-old boy was in the children's ward recovering from a broken leg after he climbed over a low set verandah on Saturday. Yesterday he was surprised by a visit from Sparkles and Valerie the clowns from the Toowoomba Show Society. "A lot of the kids in hospitals will be here and not able to get to the shows, so we just like to bring a little bit of the shows to them," Sparkles th..>> view originalSES warning residents to be ready for oncoming storms
STATE Emergency Service Toowoomba Regional Unit Local Controller Rob Hall is urging residents to have their emergency kits ready to go with today and the weekend’s severe storms approaching. He said the Bureau of Meteorology had briefed the SES across the state on the state of thunderstorms, and the Toowoomba unit was ready for action."Given the notification of severe weather potential we have alerted our members and have already put the call out for availability to organise crews," he said. He..>> view original
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