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Locality: Toowoomba, Queensland

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25.01.2022 Keep abreast of news and happenings in the Highfields-Crows Nest and greater North Toowoomba region.

25.01.2022 This week's news and happenings in the Highfields-Crows Nest and greater Toowoomba North region.

24.01.2022 Feature in this week's High Country Herald: Early Years. Play and reading crucial in early years Education is important for children, particularly in the first five years where 90 per cent of their development takes place. The experiences and learning opportunities of a child’s first five years can benefit lifelong learning. Activities such as playing and reading are fantastic ways to aid in children’s development, which they can get at kindergarten. ... Harvard University Centre on the Developing Child report the benefits of play included supporting responsive relationships, strengthening core life skills and reducing sources of stress. Play can come in many different forms and some activities that can be done at home include using chalk to scribble and draw on a path or a fence, make cubbies and forts with blankets, pillows or boxes and explore the outdoors and see what you can find such as interesting feathers, rocks and plants. While play is important for children to acquire social skills, learning literacy through reading is crucial for their future. The Murdoch Childrens Research Institute’s 2013 Let’s Read Literature Review states almost half of Australia’s adult population doesn’t have the minimum standards of literacy to meet the demands of everyday life and work. To help children gain early literacy skills, experts suggest shared reading. Australian Catholic University research fellow Amelia Shay said books offered an opportunity for children to become familiar with new vocabularies. She said reading to very young children could have long-lasting benefits for their later school success, not only in literacy but also in mathematics. See more

24.01.2022 This week's news and happenings in Dalby and surrounds. Our publication for the Western Downs region.

21.01.2022 The last edition of High Country Herald for 2020. See you all in 2021. Have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.

20.01.2022 News and happenings in Highfields and the greater Toowoomba North region this week.

20.01.2022 News and happenings this week in Highfields-North Toowoomba region.

20.01.2022 How much rain did you receive? Did you capture any photos of the storms? please share. Last week’s downpour starts storm season The Bureau of Meteorology warns that last week’s storms and rainfall was the kick off for this year’s storm season. BOM meteorologist James Thompson said majority of storms that soaked the region originated at Dalby and moved down to the Toowoomba range.... Because the storms have been moving in a fast pace, most of places affected by them avoided severe rainfall, he said. Majority of the rain from the past seven days though came from Sunday’s storm cell which lasted a little bit over the night. Over the course of the past seven days the towns in the region received the following amount of rain, Chinchilla 9mm, Dalby 26mm, Goombungee 45mm, Crows Nest 50mm, Highfields 61mm and Oakey 66mm. We’re sort of in the middle of the storm season which usually starts in September, but there is a potential for more storms in the future as they are usually more severe at the end of October and through November, Mr Thompson said. BOM predicts chances of showers and potential thunderstorms for Tuesday and Wednesday, with clear weather returning on Thursday. Sean White See more

19.01.2022 News and happenings this week in the Highfields-North Toowoomba region.

18.01.2022 What's happening in the Highfields - Toowoomba North region this week.

18.01.2022 News and happening this week in the Highfields-Toowoomba North region. If you have any items of interest for the paper, just let us know. We welcome submissions from our readers.

18.01.2022 This week's happenings in the Highfields and Toowoomba North region.

18.01.2022 BREAKING NEWS: Emergency services responded to a serious vehicle accident on the New England Highway this afternoon. Crews were called to the scene at 1.19pm to a utility which had gone into an embankment. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesman said the first of the two crews arrived to the scene at 1.30pm. A Queensland ... Ambulance Services spokeswoman said one patient was treated for critical injuries. The Queensland Police Service Forensic Crash Unit is currently at the scene.

16.01.2022 This week's news and happenings in Dalby and surrounds. If you have any items of interest for the paper, let us know. We welcome submissions from our readers.

16.01.2022 News and happenings this week in the Highfields and Toowoomba North region.

15.01.2022 This week's happenings in the Dalby and Western Downs region.

15.01.2022 This week's news and happenings in the Western Downs region.

13.01.2022 News and happenings for this week in the Highfields-Crows Nest and greater Toowoomba region.

13.01.2022 Men’s Shed is more than just a shed! With this week being Men’s Shed Week, members of the Crows Nest Men’s Shed shared their insight on what it means to them. The general consensus was that it was being active in the community rather than just work for themselves. Established in early 2018, the Crows Nest Men’s Shed has gradually grown in membership with men from all ages joining the group. The group’s president Peter Long said the shed provides something different for all it...s members whether that is a social gathering or giving them a purpose. Statistics say when men retire and they stop doing things, they fall off the perch pretty early, he said. This group encompasses everything from blokes bringing in skills from past employment, people learning new skills and people dealing with health issues such as depression. We now have a couple of young men with us now and the blokes have taken them under their wings. Men’s shed member Rod Roberts said the group was working on getting more space to enable the men to better socialise. It’s a network of support, Mr Long said. When a member goes through a hard time, the club jumps in to offer a hand. It’s amazing. With this week being Men’s Shed Week, the Crows Nest group will open its doors to the community with its open day tomorrow from 8am to midday. Mr Long said the group was excited to show everyone what they do. Sean White See more

13.01.2022 The news and happenings in Highfields and the North Toowoomba region this week.

12.01.2022 The last edition for 2020 of news and happenings in the Dalby region.

12.01.2022 We are looking to add to our sales team for the Western Downs Town and Country newspaper based in Dalby. We have extended the closing date for applications to October 31. If you are interested and would like more information call me on 0409 890 081.

12.01.2022 #locallegendslunch #golocalfirst we are very grateful to have such a wide range of grocery/shopping options within our areas. Products for this celebration purchased from the below stores. Iga Kingsthorpe Kingsthorpe shop (pink shop) Iga Crows Nest Brumbys Highfields ... Coles Highfields Omgosh Highfields Meringandan West servo Happy 70th birthday to Ann Lomas

11.01.2022 This week's roundup of news and happenings in the Highfields-Crows Nest and greater North Toowoomba region.

10.01.2022 This week's news and happenings in Dalby and surrounds

09.01.2022 What's happening in the Highfields and Toowoomba North region this week.

09.01.2022 News and happenings this week in the Highfields-North Toowoomba area.

08.01.2022 News and happenings for this week in the Highfields-North Toowoomba Region.

08.01.2022 News and happenings this week in the Dalby region.

07.01.2022 Happenings and news from Dalby and district this week.

07.01.2022 Happenings and news this week in the Highfields-Crows Nest and Toowoomba North region.

06.01.2022 News and happening in the Western Downs this week.

06.01.2022 State of Origin first game is tonight! Who are you backing??

06.01.2022 News and happenings in Dalby and surrounds this week.

05.01.2022 Keep up to date with the news and happenings in the Highfields-Crows Nest and greater North Toowoomba region.

04.01.2022 This week's news and happenings in the Highfields-North Toowoomba region.

04.01.2022 News and happenings this week in the Highfields-Crows Nest and North Toowoomba region.

03.01.2022 Keeping our community up to date with happenings in the Highfields-Crows Nest and greater North Toowoomba area.

03.01.2022 This week's round-up of news and happenings in the Highfields-Crows Nest and greater Toowoomba North region.

03.01.2022 Great to have a cuppa with Ivan Ben Everywhere today, who stopped in at High Country Herald from his trip around the world! The Crows Nest Scarecrow Competition 2020 Kymberley Horn Come say hi!, Ivan will be here till the 31st October 2020

02.01.2022 This is our new publication for the Western Downs Regional Council area. It is published each Thursday and is house-to-house delivered in Dalby and bulk delivered to retail outlets in the town and nearby communities of Bell, Jandowae, Jimbour, Jondaryan, Warra, Brigalow, Bowenville, Kaimkillenbun and Tara. If you would like to contribute a story or news item, send us a message or phone 0409 890 081.

01.01.2022 Keep up with this week's news and happenings in the Highfields and Toowoomba North region.