Insurance costs cost Goomburra Playground
Due to the high cost of Public Liability Insurance required to cover any potential accidents on the Playground the Goomburra Town Hall Committee has made the hard decision to close the Playground to the public.
Reagan and Chelsea win country honours
Glyn Rees. Two young Central Downs region rugby league players in Allora's Reagan McMillan and Clifton's Chelsea Middleton have been recognised as achievers at the game's higher levels after Queensland Rugby League (QRL) announcements last week.
Allora Precinct – almost finished
Workmen have been on the site for the past few months making extensive changes to the library and sports museum at Allora. The changes include relocating the library to the old Senior Citizens Room with entry via the double glass doors down the side of the Museum.
25 years of fish stocking scheme
Queensland’s inland fishing program, the Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme (SIPS), was introduced in 2000 and has since grown from 25 dams to 63 impoundments. To celebrate, the “SIPS 25” fishing competition will be held in the September school holidays at SIPS destinations across the State.
Final 70 missing soldiers
As the 109th anniversary of Australia's first major battle on the Western Front approaches, the Fromelles Association of Australia is renewing calls for Queensland families to help identify the final 70 missing soldiers from the Battle of Fromelles. Among them are young men from across Queensland who served with the 31st Battalion. They died during a single night of fighting on 19 July 1916.
Beautiful gowns – lasting memories
For the next ten days visitors can absorb the magic of Bridal Wear, worn by well known Allora ladies, and now on show at the Allora Historical Museum. Visitors will be amazed by the skills of the dressmaker, Mrs Masters (mother of Keith Masters) who created these three stylish outfits for the wedding.
Penny-farthing bicycle c.1880
Ross & Trevor Neale. This is a Penny-farthing or high wheeler bicycle made by Rouges & Co Limited as model No. 2 with a 54inch (137cm) front wheel diameter. It is an example of an early type of bicycle which was popular during the 1880s.
Could cotton be grown around Allora?
We are now seeing cotton being grown at Nobby and in the Lockyer Valley so is cotton a crop for the future? These questions could be answered at the 2025 Cotton Collective event to be held in Toowoomba from 5 to 7 August.
