Job that keeps on giving
So I left after finishing grade 10 at Toowong High School. Getting a job and helping Mum with the bills was just what my sisters [Sue Kington, 59, an office manager, Kay Kington, 58, an administrator] and I knew we had to do. My brother, Don Kington, 54, became a mechanic. Pharmacy assistants have …
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THE Queen’s Baton is now making it’s way through Brisbane’s inner-west suburbs of Toowong and Indooroopilly. Former Olympic swimmer Hayley Lewis said she was honoured to carry the Baton. “Swimming for my country was one of the highlights of my life and to run with the Baton is just remembering …
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Queen's Baton Relay runs through southeast Queensland
Earlier, the Queen’s Baton made its way through Brisbane’s inner-west suburbs of Toowong and Indooroopilly. Commonwealth Games gold medallist Hayley Lewis carries the Queen’s Baton. Picture: AAP/Dan Peled. Former Olympic swimmer Hayley Lewis said she was honoured to carry the Baton.
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Easter 2018 in Brisbane: The best holiday activities for the family
Residents will have a chance to see the baton and engage with batonbearers as they move through the city and stop in selected Brisbane streets, and celebrate together. This will be held at the Toowong Memorial Park on Friday, March 30. The sky will be the limit. SKYLORE. Festival 2018 presents …
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Local legends to carry Queen's Baton on final leg through Brisbane suburbs
Brisbane will host the last stages of the longest Queen’s Baton Relay yet, as it makes its way through places like Shorncliffe, Toowong, New Farm and South Bank from tomorrow until Sunday. Former Olympic greats Grant Hackett, Jeff Horn, Tatiana Grigorieva and Giaan Rooney will join 180 other local …
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Turnbull's last chance to offer a genuine Liberal alternative to Labor
Wayne Black, Toowong, Qld. Memo to Bill Shorten: Why do you hate us so much? We paid our taxes throughout our lives, lived through times when mortgage interest rates were 17 per cent, and brought up children without the support of baby bonuses, childcare rebates, family tax benefits, schoolkids …
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Residents fear Powderfinger frontman's music building could go
The landmark former St Ignatius College music building in Toowong, was moved years ago from the college to its current, nearby site. It is also next to Brisbane Boys’ College, where Powderfinger lead guitarist and songwriter Darren Middleton was educated. Developer the Pikos Group has applied to …
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Tide has turned for Brisbane's riverfront homes
But the perennial favourite riverside suburbs of West End, Tennyson, Toowong, Kenmore or St Lucia missed out. There was not a single riverside sale in these suburbs in 2017. All up, a record 39 riverfront sales took place last year valued at more than $2m apiece matching the peak result set in 2007.
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A home dubbed the “Versace of Brisbane'' was the most viewed property in Qld this week
The kitchen, dining and living area have high ceilings and oversized windows, with glass doors which open out to a timber deck and swimming pool. 79 Ocean Pde, Burleigh Heads. Picture: realestate.com.auSource:Supplied. It is listed through Emil Juresic of NGU Realestate Head office – Toowong.
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Is this your stolen jewellery?
The offences are believed to have occurred within two kilometres of train stations along the Ipswich train line between Milton and Oxley, including Auchenflower, Toowong, Taringa, Indooroopilly, Chelmer, Graceville, Sherwood and Corinda train stations. Victims who have reported burglaries within this …
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