Sunday, August 7, 2016

Residents to share the stage with some of country's finest and other top stories.

  • Residents to share the stage with some of country's finest

    Residents to share the stage with some of country's finest
    FOR 30 Toowoomba locals the dream of performing in a grand opera has become a reality after being selected for Opera Queensland's Project Rossini. Successful participants will now take part in a program of free professional training in singing, dancing, stagecraft and Italian language skills, before taking to the Empire Theatre stage to sing in the chorus of Gioacchino Rossini's The Barber of Seville on Wednesday, August 24, alongside Opera Queensland's principal artists and with the suppor..
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  • Poppy continues her Clifford Park love affair

    Poppy continues her Clifford Park love affair
    INVERELL trainer Wayne Oakenfull and his mare Isla Poppy continued their love affair with Toowoomba after racing to another popular Clifford Park victory tonight.Isla Poppy ($3 fav) notched her third win from four Clifford Park starts with a strong-finishing display for favourie backers in the Blooming Gorgeous Benchmark 75 Handicap (1200m).Apprentice Jodi Worley helped Oakenfull overcome some worrying mid-race moments when she produced the five-year-old with a late charge to down Scenic Road (..
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  • Dodgy trader fails to seize the day

    Dodgy trader fails to seize the day
    A CLONTARF computer services businessman has been ordered to pay more than $23,500 in fines and restitution after the Office of Fair Trading brought charges for breaching the Australian Consumer Law. Graeme David Orchard, sole director of Carpadiem Pty Ltd, trading as Techro (both deregistered) was found guilty of one count of wrongly accepting payment and failing to supply goods and services in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Friday, July 29. Mr Orchard was fined $20,000 and ordered..
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  • Finals race wide open after interesting round

    Finals race wide open after interesting round
    TOUCH FOOTBALL: The make up of the Toowoomba Touch men's A grade top four is still wide open after results at Kearneys Spring Sporting Complex on Saturday.Three teams share third spot after the weekend.In an impressive display, Sharks defeated Lions 10-7 to move into third place equal with Lions on the back of a great effort from Tom Schatz.Rebels Hurricanes joined Lions and Sharks in third place with a hard fought 9-6 victory over Royals.Rebels Hurricanes have been the big improvers of the com..
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  • Seventy teams in Warwick for junior football carnival

    Seventy teams in Warwick for junior football carnival
    FOOTBALL: About 70 teams have nominated for the annual Warwick District Football Association Junior Carnival at Queens Park today. .Association president Garry Spence said the junior carnival was the biggest event on the football calendar."Teams are coming from centres including Oakey, Goondiwindi, Toowoomba, Stanthorpe, Tenterfield, Glen Innes and more than 10 teams from Warwick,” he said."The carnival is for players from under 6 to U16. Boys and girls will play in the same competitions in mos..
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  • Mason Jet Lee: Mother and two others charged over Caboolture ...

    Mason Jet Lee: Mother and two others charged over Caboolture ...
    The mother of Caboolture toddler Mason Jet Lee, who was found dead in June, is among three people charged with the boy’s manslaughter.Prosecutors allege Ann-Marie Lee, 27, her former partner Andrew O’Sullivan, 35, and their 17-year-old friend Ryan Hodson failed to provide Mason with adequate care or medical attention. Detective Inspector Paul Schmidt (left), and Mason Jet Lee (right). Earlier this month Mr O'Sullivan told 9NEWS he did everything he could to try to save Mason. Detectives said M..
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  • Web words

    Peer River trees could be flood risk This should have been done years ago ,other towns have beautiful river banks to picnic etc .. Not us we have snake havens, hope it gets done . Something worthwhile to attract votes !!- Vicki DemeryThey should do the same as Toowoomba. During the dry seasons and drought, the main water courses thru town have been made wider, deeper and less constricted. We have big retention basins set up to slow the flow of flood water when it rains but when it's dry, they're..
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  • Gollan looking forward to Sydney presence

    Gollan looking forward to Sydney presence
    Mark Oberhardt Brisbane Sunday 31 July 2016, 9:39am Tony Gollan hopes to have a Sydney venture confirmed soon as he starts what he believes will be his busiest season yet.Gollan won his third Brisbane trainer's premiership with 87-1/2 winners which smashed the record of 79 he set the previous season.He also won the state title with 107 winners which was the first time he had passed the century in a season."Any season where you train more winners than the past season is a good one," Gollan s..
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  • Evans wins Jim Richards Endurance Trophy

    Evans wins Jim Richards Endurance Trophy
    Jaxon Evans on his way to victory Jaxon Evans claimed the Jim Richards Endurance Trophy by winning the 150th race of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge at Queensland Raceway. Evans produced a measured drive to claim a comfortable win over his title rival Hamish Hardeman in a 40 lap race at the fifth round of the Shannons Nationals. The Queenslander converted a pole position into the lead before opening up a healthy four second gap over Sonic Motor Racing’s Hardeman, who was tied on points with Evans..
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  • 未給幼兒治療昆州三人被控誤殺

    更新: 2016-07-30 6:11 PM    標籤: tags: 昆州,警方 【大紀元2016年07月30日訊】(大紀元記者陳光澳洲悉尼編譯報導)昆州兩男一女被控誤殺Caboolture區的21個月大的男幼兒Mason Jet Lee,面臨庭審。警方稱,盡管小Mason明顯受傷,但他們沒有讓他獲得治療。 據澳新社消息,今年6月11日凌晨約0點30分,Mason被發現死於其位於Deanna街的家中。 29日(週五)夜間,兩名年齡分別為35歲和17歲的男子和一名27歲的女子被逮捕並被控誤殺Mason。 偵緝警司Paul Schmidt稱,警方仍在調查Mason的傷是如何造成的,但會指控這三人未給Mason提供醫療救治。 他在30日表示,孩子所受的傷很明顯,會一直惡化,而且顯然是持續了一段時間,最後導致了他的死亡。 「對他們的指控是他們未能提供合理的醫療照顧從而導致了Mason的死亡,」 他說。 具體來說,警方指稱Mason之死是由於小腸破裂所導致的腹膜炎造成的。 Schmidt認爲,如果能得到治療,這名幼兒的生命是可以挽救的。 Mason的繼父Andrew ..
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Weapons and drug charges, Toowoomba .Queensland election: Toowoomba South a 'kick in pants', says ... .
Nolan's double a real eye-opener .Cruising Speed picks up the pace .

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