Motorists using O’Brien Road in Highfields can expect traffic delays over coming months.

Toowoomba Regional Council is undertaking stormwater drainage works along O’Brien Road between Community Court and Reis Road. The works are expected to take approximately four months from the end of June.

Toowoomba Regional Council is urging people to dispose of tyres correctly following the discovery of more than 200 illegally dumped tyres at several locations in recent weeks.

Oakey Service Centre officers recently found more than 140 tyres dumped in a drain near Carrington Road and another 65 car tyres and 24 truck tyres on the Toowoomba-Cecil Plains Road.

Local community groups in Crows Nest, Goombungee, Oakey and Pittsworth will have an opportunity to meet face-to-face with their Toowoomba Regional councillors on Tuesday, August 5.

Community access days are held in four district service centres across the region on a fortnightly basis.

Local community members will have more opportunity to meet face-to-face with their Toowoomba Regional councillors from July 1.

Council recently endorsed the establishment of community access days to be held in district service centres on a fortnightly basis.

Loveday Cove and Cooby Dam wall have been reopened for fishing and recreational pursuits.

This follows a reduction in blue-green algae blooms to a level considered safe for recreational fishing, either from the shore or from a boat.

Cooby Dam wall and all recreational infrastructure is also now open for use.

For more information contact Council on 4688 6548.

Expressions of interest are called from regional artists to submit proposals for public artworks in Crows Nest.

With the theme War in Action, the artist needs to design, produce and install about six panel designs (measuring at least 60cm x 80cm) to be inlaid into a footpath and/or wall installation by early October. 

Toowoomba Regional Council is spreading the word about environmental awareness and positive actions to the district’s school students.

Environmental and Community Services portfolio spokesperson Cr Bill Cahill and a council environment planner recently visited Pittsworth State School and Toowoomba’s Middle Ridge State School to promote the 2008 Environmental Excellence Awards.

Cr Cahill and the planner explained the importance of caring for the environment and encouraged the students and their teachers to enter the school section of the 2008 Awards.

There is considerable trade potential with South Korea for Darling Downs food and wine producers, according to Toowoomba Regional Council’s recent delegation to Seoul and sister city, Paju.

In a media briefing held at City Hall, Mayor Peter Taylor outlined discussions the delegation had with South Korean trade representatives that indicated a strong interest in sourcing local product from this region.

An artist’s personal account of her experience emigrating from Scotland to Australia is on display at the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery.

Jill Kinnear’s Diaspora: textiles as paradox will be shown until July 20.

The Queensland-based artist has transformed hand-crafted textiles using a modern, technological process to symbolise a move from an old world to the colonies in the new world.

Toowoomba Regional Council has endorsed the ACTION 2050 community planning project.

ACTION 2050 represents an ongoing council commitment to long-term community planning.  It signals an intent to finalise the our TOOWOOMBA towards 2050 project for Toowoomba city and to extend community planning processes across the balance of the regional Council area. It is intended that the various place-based activities will be integrated under a new regional vision.