ANZAC Day 2023 – Lest we forget
The first formal commemoration of Anzac Day at Westbrook was organised in 2008 by the local Hall Committee and since then, attendances have improved each year.
Downs Polo season underway
The Eagers Shield Polo Tournament got underway last weekend at the Clifton Recreation grounds. Local and visiting players took to the field in what was the first tournament of the Downs Polo Club 2023 calendar.
Field Day highlights innovation and development
If ever you thought crop farming was easy, a visit to Pacific Seeds Field Day would soon show you the wealth of knowledge our farmers possess and the amazing behind the scenes research and development carried out at Pacific Seeds in an endeavour to give our farmers the latest in seed innovation to help them adapt to changing climatic conditions.
Community grants tackling youth offending
Two projects in Toowoomba are among twelve state-wide to receive a Community Partnership Innovation Grant to tackle youth offending from the Queensland Government ... Indigenous mentor Adam Wenitong will receive almost $143,000 to deliver an intensive 30-week program for young people who have re-offended ... Raw Impact will receive $300,000 to deliver its project, which will see at-risk young people engage in an intensive period of cultural connection over seven weeks ...
Mayor: new airline big boost to tourism
According to Toowoomba Region Mayor Paul Antonio, this week’s arrival of Bonza Airline’s inaugural Melbourne to Toowoomba flight is a massive boost for regional tourism and business operators, event organisers and travellers.
Preston walk not for faint-hearted
For those who have not seen it, the view from the top of Panoramic Drive at Preston is spectacular. Also worthwhile experiencing, but potentially exhausting, is the bushwalk down from the peak ... The walk is very steep but offers magnificent views of the southern part of Toowoomba.
Why Anzac Day?
As our nation struggles with the ambiguity and to some the divisive nature of 26th January as a national day of celebration young Australians have turned to Anzac Day for a sense of clarity in what it is to be Australian? The sight of Australian High School students shedding tears over the graves of their ancestors in the cemeteries of Gallipoli or the sense of pride they feel when hearing their National Anthem played in Anzac services in Villers Bretonneux in France or the Menin Gate in Belgium, suggest there is a need to know our nation has contributed to a higher moral cause and so generates a sense of pride in their country.
Happy 60th Toowoomba West Lions
The International Charter was presented to the initial twenty-two foundation members at Lennons Hotel on Saturday night, April 6 1963. Lions Club Toowoomba West member Merv Symons said Lionism is not a religion but a way of life, offering a great sensation from within – the love of service to the community.
