Meet the Toowoomba youngster saving dogs from death row
AROUND the time Jess Otto got her own first dog, she came across a few strays and did her best to find their homes or take them somewhere they could get help. Rather than just dump the hapless animals at the Vanity St RSPCA and walk away, the youngster took an active interest in what happened to them next. It led to her donating her time to volunteer at the RSPCA shelter, where she discovered that more dogs and cats come in than the facility can handle at times. She'd heard of other ..>> view originalFinest acts bring circus to Toowoomba
ENTERTAINMENT legend Michael Edgley said the current production of The Great Moscow Circus was the best yet. Edgley Attractions first brought the Great Moscow Circus to Australia in 1965 and has joined the country's most experienced circus family, the Lennons and cirque producer Susan Porrett, to bring the 50th anniversary tour to Toowoomba. Today is the circus' last day in Toowoomba. "The Moscow Circus has brought together the finest acts from around the world that have never been s..>> view originalTurning back the clock and the scales
TOOWOOMBA nun Sister Pat Quinn is happy to tell anyone who asks about how she lost weight and started feeling a decade or two younger. It was all thanks to a simple program that helped her to think differently about her health and lifestyle. These days she helps to encourage other people to join the Complete Health Improvement Program, otherwise known as CHIP, so they can feel as good as she does. With a bit of practical advice from a health science doctor, and exercise physiologist ..>> view originalChisholm's thankful for community support
TOOWOOMBA parents Scott and Laura Chisholm couldn't be more thankful for the community's support after their daughter Zoe's birth last year. Soon after Zoe's birth on August 17, 2015, she was diagnosed with congenital myopathy, a life-threatening condition for which there is no treatment. Mr and Mrs Chisholm's only wish was to bring her home in time for Christmas. This wish was granted and they welcomed Zoe home in December. The Toowoomba community has pitched in to help as much as i..>> view originalTeen girl run over by ute
A TEENAGER was airlifted by RACQ CareFlight Rescue after a horrifying accident on a property at Kogan, west of Dalby, where the girl was run over by a ute. It was the second time in just six hours that CareFlight's Toowoomba-based rescue helicopter was called to an accident involving a ute in the Darling Downs town. The accident happened after the girl opened the ute's door to get out when the driver began reversing. She fell and was run over. The girl suffered suspected injuries ..>> view originalFamily lucky to be out of blazing home
A HOME in Sister Kenny St, Nobby has been destroyed in a blaze. Nobby Rural Fire Brigade and Queensland Fire and Emergency Service crews from Toowoomba, Warwick and Allora all turned out to the fire but were unable to put out the blaze before it destroyed a large portion of the home. Toowoomba resident Tim Sullivan was first to notice the fire as he drove past the home and attempted to put it out using a hose from the backyard after calling emergency services. It was soon apparent th..>> view originalRailway worker's son reached city's top office
MR JAMES Goleby arrived in Queensland from the Old Country in 1865, and came to Ipswich. With his wife and family of four children. He served with distinction for 30 years in railway construction work. When he died in 1891 he left a family of six sons and four daughters. One of Mr James Goleby's sons was Frederick who received an education at local schools and at the age of 13 was apprenticed to the saddlery and leather trade under Alexander Morrison of Toowoomba. He remained in this ap..>> view originalQld man hit in eye with police taser
A Queensland man is being treated in hospital after being hit in the eye with a police taser.Police say they were called to deal with a man armed with knives and making threats in Chinchilla, west of Toowoomba, on Friday night.Officers tried to negotiate with him, but the "highly agitated" man broke through a security screen and ran at them with a knife, police said. "Police deployed a single taser cycle, but the man then attempted to pick up another knife, resulting in police deploying a secon..>> view originalYoung man suffers serious spinal injuries in ute crash
A YOUNG man suffered serious spinal injuries when the ute he was driving crashed and rolled south-west of Dalby and on the western Darling Downs. He was driving a ute along Banana Bridge Road when he crashed and rolled near Kogan, west of Dalby at about 1.50pm. He sustained a suspected spinal injury, requiring a higher level of medical care in Brisbane. The RACQ CareFlight Rescue helicopter was tasked from Toowoomba's Clive Berghofer CareFlight Centre around 2pm, landing in a clearin..>> view originalTelegraph: "SCA to target Kyle & Jackie for 2Day"
Details Category: What's New Published on Sunday, 31 January 2016 08:36 Sydney's Daily Telegraph has speculated that Southern Cross Austereo is considering a bid to attract the 'Kyle & Jackie O' show back to 2Day FM when their contract ends with ARN at the end of 2016. 2Day's challenges have been well documented in recent times, with Rove McManus and Sam Frost the third Breakfast show on the station since the departure of Kyle & Jackie O. The first full survey for 'Rove and Sam' will be rele..>> view original
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