Toowoomba RSL gets much-needed makeover
THE Toowoomba RSL is about to get a much-needed makeover. Toowoomba Regional Council announced this morning that workers would begin restoration on the Ruthven St façade of the historic Toowoomba Soldiers' Memorial Building on Monday. Scaffolding for the works will be erected over the next two days followed by the washing down of the façade over the weekend in preparation for the maintenance works to begin. Council Environment and Community Services General Manager Nick Hauser said c..>> view originalToowoomba RSL gets much-needed makeover
THE Toowoomba RSL is about to get a much-needed makeover. Toowoomba Regional Council announced this morning that workers would begin restoration on the Ruthven St façade of the historic Toowoomba Soldiers' Memorial Building on Monday. Scaffolding for the works will be erected over the next two days followed by the washing down of the façade over the weekend in preparation for the maintenance works to begin. Council Environment and Community Services General Manager Nick Hauser said c..>> view originalToowoomba wins grants for Queensland Women's Week
CELEBRATIONS of the achievements of Toowoomba’s women and girls have received a welcome funding boost for the inaugural Queensland Women’s Week, running from March 7-13. Minister for Women Shannon Fentiman, said both Women in Harmony Inc. and Relationships Australia (Queensland) had each received a grant to help celebrate the week which incorporates International Women’s Day on March 8.“This funding will be for Women in Harmony to host a Women’s Week cultural group choir, while Relationships A..>> view originalBallot draw a lucky dip for Toowoomba election candidates
NANCY Sommerfield's name will be at the top of the councillor ballot in the Toowoomba Regional Council election after her name was picked out of a bag yesterday. The all-important first position on the ticket means she is likely to collect the so-called "donkey vote" where electors select the first candidate because of voter apathy. But Ms Sommerfield, who is currently serving on Toowoomba Regional Council, said she wouldn't take the election for granted. She admitted being first on ..>> view originalLockout laws: MP warns of 'sex in the gardens'
A TOOWOOMBA politician debating the government's lockout laws has warned of people having "sex in the gardens". Member for Toowoomba North Trevor Watts spoke against the proposals, saying they would create a culture around drinking that would be "very dangerous for the people of Queensland". Mr Watts, who said he had been involved in the club industry for a long time, warned the laws could drive people to party in the suburbs. Toowoomba North MP Trevor Watts has warned of people ha..>> view originalHotel manager disputes benefits from lockout laws
SAFE Night Precinct Toowoomba president Brad Fitzgibbons believes the lockout laws will not be the "silver bullet" the State Government hopes. Changes to opening hours as well as banning drug offenders from venues are designed to curb alcohol-fuelled violence in the state. Mr Fitzgibbons is also general manager of Margaret St pub Fitzy's and said the action group which last met on February 2 would need to hold a special meeting to establish a blanket plan of action. The Queensland Ho..>> view originalJohn McVeigh eyes MP Ian Macfarlane's Groom seat
UPDATE: Member for Toowoomba South John McVeigh has released a statement that does not rule out his political plans to run for the federal seat of Groom. "I have no doubt there would be a range of local people being sounded out about the pending vacancy in Groom, but that is all an issue for party organisations and ultimately the good people of Groom," he said. "The priority at the moment should be to focus on the sterling efforts and legacy of Ian Macfarlane as our Federal Member for Gr..>> view originalBank CEO loves to snap street art and go to theatre
HERITAGE Bank CEO Peter Lock grabs his morning coffee from Bunker Records. On weekends he digs out his camera to snap street art around the CBD. Mr Lock has come back from a trip to New York and said the street art scene in Toowoomba was on par with the Big Apple. Together with his wife Jacqui, the pair have fallen in love with the Empire Theatre and catch shows when they can. It has been only three months since Mr and Mrs Lock moved to Toowoomba but it is already home. Mr Lock..>> view originalUninvited ex-boyfriend headbutts former girlfriend
A TOOWOOMBA man who head butted his ex-girlfriend in her own home during a drunken attack has copped a two-year jail sentence. Jeffrey Leslie Laurie, 40, had taken his current girlfriend in a taxi to his ex-girlfriend's home in Toowoomba on August 8, last year. He barged into the home uninvited and made threats to people there before head butting his ex-girlfriend, leaving her with a swollen nose, Toowoomba District Court heard. After being escorted out by the complainant woman's bro..>> view originalWillows gym first to kick off crazy pants day frenzy
Crazy pant day: Willows turns itself upside down with Crazy pant Day to raise money for the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation. WILLOWS Health and Lifestyle Centre staff are always up for a bit of fun. So when the opportunity arrived to don their craziest pair of pants for a worthy cause, they simply couldn't resist. Last year the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation launched its crazy pants day fundraiser where schools across the city wore weird and wonderful pants and ..>> view originalDefendant: I've never shown her my genitals
THE District Court jury in the trial of a Toowoomba real estate identity charged with sexual assault and attempted rape of a woman will return to court today to continue deliberations on a verdict. Sheran Fernando, 37, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of sexual assault and one of attempted rape arising from alleged incidents in August and September 2014. The complainant woman claims Fernando had touched her on the bottom and the breasts at different times in Toowoomba when the pair..>> view original
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
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