Herald 20220920

Crowds flock to 73rd Carnival floral parade
Cheers and applauses erupted from
the Toowoomba CBD on Saturday
morning as an array of floats and
demonstrations were on display for
Carnival of Flowers Floral Parade.
A host of floats and demonstrations
from community groups and businesses
participated in the parade which started
on the corner of Hume and Herries
Streets and made its way through
Ruthven and Margaret Streets finishing
at Queens Park. The Darling Downs
Scouts were surprised this year being
crowned the winners of the Community
Floral Float as well as Grand Champion
Float for 2022.
Scout group member Victoria Ready
said they were surprised when they
heard they were named as grand champions.
“Our design is based of last year’s
float but we decided to added more
colour to it. We had one of the scouts
hanging upside down which the crowd
loved,” she said. “It took us about two
weeks to put our float together, designing
and putting it together.”
Toowoomba Regional Council Environment
and Community Committee
Chair James O’Shea said there was a
wonderful display of community involvement
in this year’s parade.
Cr O’Shea said the parade had been
an integral part of the Carnival of
Flowers since 1950, celebrating the
community groups and businesses that
call the Toowoomba Region home.
- Sean White reporting
Darling Downs Scouts grand champion float - PJ Titcume, Regan Hohn, Zac Titcume
Hayden Nightingale-Smith, Victoria Ready, Aimee Sherrie
Greg Kowald and Tony Hurle
Tony's Community Kitchjen float
ENVIRONMENT with DOUGAL JOHNSTON
Wonga Vine in full flower
NATIVE PLANTS in SPRING MODE
With the days becoming longer,
all the native plants have
gone into spring mode.
As shrubs or climbing up into
the trees, the Wonga Vine, pictured,
is in full flower.
It does not smother the local
plants like the thickets of imported
lantana and privet, or choke
the shrubs and trees the way the
foreign weedy vines (Cats Claw
Creeper, Climbing Asparagus
and Madeira Vine) kill the Australian
endemic species.
From the Great Dividing
Range to the west, the Wonga
Vine can be seen especially
where there are remnants of the
original vine scrub. - Dougal
Johnston, Hampton
Multiculture Australia float
From the
President
Welcome to Spring!!!
What a wonderful time of year to be in Highfields and surrounds to
celebrate spring!
Last month we were able to host the Highfields Industry and Schools
Dinner which was a great success! We had a number of local business and
school students attend the evening to learn more about what the future could
bring. A huge thankyou to all of our sponsors for the evening and DESBT in
making it a great night! I personally was amazed at the number of industries
we have just locally within Highfields and the potential which could come
from our students for the future.
This month we heard from the wonderful Isaac Moody and how he was
able to thrive through COVID in the hospitality industry as well as sharing
some great wisdom. We all were able to walk away with a few take homes
to implement in each of our business’ no matter the industry. We are also
aware of the devastation which has occurred for the Highfields community
on Reis Road. We will continue to press forward in establishing a stronger
relationship with the Toowoomba Regional Council to build a stronger
voice for our community. This is particularly important for the proposed
development for the Highfields Town Centre to ensure we keep a balance
with the needs of the community and development. Many of us love
Highfields and the Toowoomba Region for the nature corridors and green
spaces and don’t want to sacrifice everything for the growth of residential
blocks. We aim to provide further opportunity and space for local business’
to grow and employ residents of Highfields to ensure further sustainability
of the place we love.
Next month we look forward to hosting Steve Claydon to provide us with
some sales tips as we head into the busiest time of the year.
We look forward to establishing the Highfields Chamber of Commerce
further into our region as a voice to aid business’ in our region. If you’d like
to come along to one of our Networking Events, go to our website at https://
highfieldschamber.com.au/ to find out more.
Yours in business, Sarah Mengel
President, Highfields Chamber of Commerce
President@highfieldschamber.com.au
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