Herald 20220906

New chapter for Highfields library
The countdown for the official opening of the
new Highfields library is on.
With the new facility opening on Monday, September
19, Toowoomba Regional Council Environment
and Community Committee Portfolio
Lead Cr Tim McMahon said the council was in
the process of relocating items from the existing
location to the new facility.
“It’s exciting to see we are almost ready to open
the new facility which will be home to a library,
customer service centre and community meeting
rooms,” Cr McMahon said.
“Our team is completing the final touches on the
building and to ensure everything is ready to go on
our first day, staff have begun moving resources.
“While not officially open until September 19,
residents can now borrow and return books from
the new building, as well as access the public computers
and free Wi-Fi.
“Although these services will be have been
available from September 5 at the new library,
some technology and facilities, including the community
rooms, won’t be available for the initial
period.
The current library closed its doors on August
29 to enable the remainder of the books and equipment
to be moved to the new facility.
“We thank the community for their patience and
co-operation during this process and hope they are
as excited as we are about the new facility.”
To find out more, contact the council on 131 872
or highfieldslibraryproject@tr.qld.gov.au.
The project is funded by the Australian Government’s
Local Roads and Community Infrastructure
Program and Council’s Pandemic Response
Investment Program.
• Highfields library official openig Monday,
September 19
Students and leaders mingle at industry showcase
Nearly 100 people attended
the inaugural Manufacturing
Industry Showcase event held
at Burke and Wills Hotel in
Toowoomba on Friday, August
26
Ṫhe event, hosted by the
Toowoomba and Surat Basin
BOOK SALE
Friends of the Library – Highfields
Wednesday to Saturday
September 21 to 24
8am to 4pm
at the newly-opened Highfields Library
Fiction, non-fiction, junior books,
magazines
Bring your own bag - fill for $5
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4 - HIGH COUNTRY HERALD - SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Enterprise, and sponsored by
JRS Manufacturing Group,
gave students from Wilsonton
State High School, Toowoomba
Grammar School, St Joseph’s
College, St Mary’s College,
TAFE and the Australian Industry
Trade College the opportunity
to hear from representatives
from key manufacturing businesses
about future career opportunities.
TSBE Health and Education
general manager Jaden Frame
said. TSBE was launching a new
series of events aimed at giving
students and their parents more
information about career opportunities
in local industries - in
this case in the manufacturing
industry.
“The first in this new series
focused on manufacturing but
subsequent events will focus on
different career areas, such as
health, construction and agriculture,”
he said.
Boeing Defence Australia
production capability leader
presented some insights as a
keynote speaker, talking about
the ground-breaking MQ-28A
David Stilianos from Boeing was the keynote speaker at the inaugural Manufacturing
Industry Showcase event. Photograph contributed
Ghost Bat project which will be Academy.
school in the Toowoomba region
assembled locally at the Wellcamp
Following that, students were each year, events like this are
Aerospace and Defence able to engage with represen-
very important,” Mr Frame said.
Precinct.
tatives from local businesses “We want to find every opportunity
to inspire this cohort to re-
Attendees then heard from including Obadare Group, JRS
JRS Manufacturing Group CEO Manufacturing Group, Russell main locally to take up exciting
Jasmin Riddle about the innovative
Mineral Equipment and Wag-
careers.
approach being taken to ners.
“It will play an important role
skilling the next generation of “With more than 1,700 students
in contributing to the region’s
workers through the JRS Skills
graduating from high skills
solution.”
Goombungee hall steel stumps
280 WOODEN STUMPS REPLACED
The Goombungee hall has been upgraded
in the past 18 months, replacing
wooden stumps with steel adjustable
stumps, pictured, which was very much
needed.
With 280 stumps replaced, the work is
complete and the hall is now a solid building
with the help of grants and funding.
A Community Gaming Foundation
grant obtained by Bryan Matthews and
Lorraine Richter and help from Breanna
from the council was for $35,000. A further
grant of $60,000 was obtained from
Federal Rebuilding Regional Community
with the help of Bryan and Gary.
This funding paid for the re-stumping
and other work such as two new stoves
and upgraded electric wiring. Thanks to
Scott Myers, Barron Building and Kings
House Removers and D.A. Smoothy for
their time and quoting for the re-stumping.
This would not have taken place
without their help.
As the upcoming elections are to be
held in September, we would like to encourage
more interested people to join
our hall committee. Some new blood and
younger people to keep the hall alive.
The hall is over 100 years old and we
hope it is there for another 100 years. -
Bryan Matthews
• Goombungee Hall could be used as
an evacuation centre in distressing times.
It is known that flood water in the past has
been up to John Street. It is possible that
this could happen again, so a lot of houses
could be in water.
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