Herald 20171107

Students organise conference
$20,000 will help cool classrooms
Kingsthorpe State School will soon be cooler,
thanks to a mighty $20,000 raised at the Art Exhibition
and Multi Auction on Friday, October 27.
Principal James Leach said there were over 200
bidding cards with a wine barrel bar donated by
Matt Griffiths, a father of three former students,
the highest selling item for the night.
“The $20,000 profit will be used towards air
conditioning some of the eight remaining classrooms
that are not yet air conditioned.
“This event brought the community together,
not just our present school families but many past
families and residents,” Mr Leach said.
“A large number of people contributed to its
success. It wasn’t just our dedicated P. and C.
committee and staff, but a lot of other parents, individuals
and businesses who donated their time,
goods and services.
“With such a good attendance at our inaugural
event, plans are already in the pipeline for a similar
exhibition and auction to be held in the next
year or so.”
Year 6 students at Mary MacKillop Catholic College are organising a Kids Connect Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) conference at the college next
week. ABOVE: Taylah Scotney, Mishka Finlay, Gemma Fryer, Kyra Bartlett watching 3D printing
in action.
MS Swimathon this Saturday
The 2017 local Toowoomba Swimathon will
be held this Saturday.
The MS Swimathon season includes ten
events held across the state combining two
great loves of Queenslanders, swimming and
supporting a worthwhile cause.
Teams swim together, relay style, for 12
hours, raising funds for those living with MS
(Multiple Sclerosis) in their local community
and racking up the kilometres with a lot of fun
and friendly competition along the way.
Swimming is a popular low-impact mobility
therapy option for those with MS and the
MS Swimathons are a great part of the MS
Queensland events portfolio connecting those
living with MS to those in their local area.
The Toowoomba MS Swimathon event is
one of 10 held across Queensland and together
the events aim to raise over $240,000 to continue
the important services provided by MS
Queensland in local areas. Teams participating
in the Toowoomba event will strive to raise
$35,000 together for people living with MS in
the local region.
Over the past five years Toowoomba Swimathons
have raised over $150,000 to help ensure
LNP promises school zone lights
Member for Toowoomba North, Trevor Watts,
has confirmed an elected LNP Government would
invest $105,000 for vital road safety upgrades for
Toowoomba North State School and Mater Dei
Primary School.
School zone lights will be installed outside
Toowoomba North State School on Mort Street,
and Mater Dei Primary School on Curzon and
McKenzie Streets.
“Flashing school zone lights for Toowoomba
North State School and Mater Dei Primary School
will improve the safety of students, parents and
Book sale - Fill a bag for $5
A book sale will be held on
November 25 and 26 at the
Highfields Fitness and Recreation
Centre on Saturday 8am to
4pm and Sunday 8am to 2pm.
Fill a bag (Enviro Shopping
Bag) for $5, bags provided or
bring your own. All funds raised
are used to provide children’s
holiday activities, My Cup of
no one in the community has to face MS alone.
The Highfields Aquatic Centre is a fantastic
supporter of the MS Swimathon event, many
staff and members are joining together to make
a splash this Saturday, November 11.
MS is the most common chronic neurological
condition affecting young adults in Australia.
The average age of diagnosis is just 30 and
MS affects almost three times more women
than men.
There is approximately one in every 1000
people living with MS in Australia, equating
to more than 23,000 Australians and over 3700
living in Queensland.
With no known cause or cure and symptoms
varying significantly between those diagnosed,
the total cost of MS to individuals and the community
is high.
With limited government funding for the
extensive support services provided by MS
Queensland to those living with MS, fundraising
activities such as the MS Swimathons are
vitally important. - Rebecca Graham, Project
Manager MS Swimathons.
teachers at morning drop-off and afternoon pickup,
as well as all motorists who use these roads on
the morning and afternoon commute,” Mr Watts
said.
“The LNP, when last in government, made
school zone safety a priority, with the rollout of
hundreds of flashing school zone lights across
Queensland schools.
“Delivering traffic safety upgrades for our local
school communities is just another way the LNP is
supporting families and building the roads, bridges
and dams we need,” Mr Watts said.
Tea craft sessions for adults, and
other workshops at the Highfields
Library.
Contact the Highfields Library
on 4699 6519.
Preparing to bid at the art exhibition and multi auction are Rieka Hine, Tammy and Tony Nixon.
Patrons Amanda Evans, Tina Stevens, Katrina Klimkowicz and Peta Hannemann.
Council's election wish list
Toowoomba Region Mayor
Paul Antonio has shared the
council’s infrastructure wish-list
in the lead-up to the State Election.
The council has outlined five
key priorities (as well as a number
of other projects) it would
like to see go ahead in the region:
• Warrego Highway Flood
Mitigation Program Upgrading
of James Street Culverts on East
and West Creeks.
• Further funding for the next
stage of the Toowoomba Railway
Parklands Urban Renewal
Project and PDA • Highfields/
Gowrie Growth Areas Connection
Project. • Toowoomba Enterprise
Hub Central Precinct
Connection Project (O’Mara
Road to Toowoomba-Cecil
Plains Road - Business Case
in development) • Bowenville-Moola
Rd, Dalby-Nungil
Road Upgrades Project.
The full release, and project
list at: http://www.tr.qld.gov.
au/about-council/news-publications/media-releases/13114-infrastructure-priorities-top-trc-wish-list
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