New CHANGE Project Activities

Squash Sunday Funday
Where: Toowoomba Squash Inc, 242 James Street, Toowoomba
When: Sunday, 1:00 - 3:00pm
Cost: $5
Contact: Toowoomba Squash Inc - phone 4632 3437 or visit www.toowoombasquash.com.au


Ginger Sport (Fun Soccer)
Where: Queens Park, Lindsay St, Toowoomba
When: Friday, 12.30pm
Cost: Free
Contact: Ginger Sport - 3890 3338 or email info@gingersport.com.au

Where: Mountain View Park, Vale View Crescent, Highfields
When: Monday, 1.00pm
Cost: Free
Contact: Ginger Sport - 3890 3338 or email info@gingersport.com.au

Mad Food Science Program
The Mad Food Science Program is a fun and interactive program designed to address today’s food culture in children, and kick-start behavioural change around food choices.

The 90 minute workshop is fun and interactive using science experiments to engage the children and relate back to key health messages throughout the program.

Where: Community Venues, Level 3, City Library Building, Toowoomba 
When:

• Monday 1st July 2019, 10.00am - 11.30am
• Sunday 7th July 2019, 1.30 - 3.00pm

Cost: $5
Contact: Victoria - phone 0457 184 513 or email Victoria.Byrnes@TheRootCause.com.au

Meditate Australia Tour 
Meditate Australia is an initiative of Sahaja Yoga Meditation Australia. It focuses on introducing people to the experience and benefits of meditation and aims to make it easily accessible across Australia. As part of a nationwide tour, Meditate Australia will be visiting Toowoomba, Crows Nest and Highfields. It will provide an introduction to the practice of Sahaja Yoga meditation, followed by a guided meditation with music.

When: 17th July (various times listed below)

Where:

• Crows Nest Community Centre, William St, Crows Nest | 9.00am – 10.00am
• East Creek Community Centre, 43 Kitchner St, Toowoomba | 10.00am – 11.00am
• Peacehaven Park, 56 Kuhls Rd, Highfields | 11.00am – 12.00am
• University of Southern Queensland, West St, Toowoomba | 11.30am – 2.00 pm
• Grand Central Shopping Centre, Toowoomba | 9.00am – 5.30pm

Cost: Free

Contact: Saras - phone 1300 724 252 or visit www.meditateaustralia.com.au
 

Thank you to everyone who provided Council with input into the Sport, Active Recreation and Healthy Living (SARHL) Plan 2019-26.  We appreciate you taking the time to complete our Activate and club surveys, and for attending workshops, focus groups and meetings to tell us about your needs and vision for creating a healthy and active Toowoomba Region.  

The Activate survey results highlighted your interest in taking more bushwalks and the need for more trails with good signage, that are well promoted.   The survey also told us you’d like to take more walks and bike rides with friends and family around your neighbourhoods and parks, and the need for more connected footpaths with trees for shade.  

The full results of the Activate survey and the first draft of the SARHL Plan 2019-26 outlining key actions will be available in August at yoursay.tr.qld.gov.au/SARHL.  We’ll be distributing a special bulletin when the Activate survey results and SARHL Plan’s key actions are published, and will be encouraging everyone to let us know if you think we’re heading in the right direction towards creating healthier, more active communities.  

For more information about the SARHL Plan please visit the yoursay.tr.qld.gov.au/SARHL, call Council on 131 872 or email yoursay@tr.qld.gov.au.

The Queensland Government provided $60,000 to Toowoomba Regional Council to develop the Sport, Active Recreation and Healthy Living (SARHL) Plan 2019-26 to enable Queenslanders to participate in sport and recreation activities.

Sport and Park Bookings

All users of Council’s sporting facilities and park activities across the Toowoomba Region are required to hold a current booking with Parks and Recreation Services. Please note that  changes have made to the booking forms process, in regard to nominating specific locations.

This accurate information will allow Council to plan for better facilities into the future, and helps provide evidence when requesting future facility upgrades or maintenance including opportunities that arise through grants. All users are also reminded to keep the facilities clean.

All bookings must be directed to Council’s park bookings team at parkbookings@tr.qld.gov.au.

For more information about booking a sports field or fitness in a park, please visit our Council bookings webpage or contact 131 872.
 

Other Initiatives

Heart Foundation's Active Australian Innovation Challenge
As part of an initiative to get people more active, The Heart Foundation is launching their Active Australia Innovation Challenge. It's to get people like you to help get our communities moving to reduce the risk of Australia's biggest killer, heart disease.
 
If you have a great idea, share it with the Heart Foundation, outlining the barriers to physical activity in your community, and your innovative idea to address them.
 
Shortlisted entries will be invited to present to the panel and pitch to win one of eight $10,000 grants to turn your idea into reality.

 Entries close on 31st July 2019. Find out more on the Heart Foundation website or email innovationchallenge@heartfoundation.org.au. 

• 400g sweet potato, cut into 2cm pieces
• 2 zucchinis, halved lengthways, thickly sliced
• 1 red onion, peeled and sliced into 6 chunks
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 150g cherry tomatoes
• 3 large flat mushrooms, sliced into chunks
• 1 teaspoon baby capers, drained, chopped
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
• 1 bunch parsley, roughly chopped
• 50g spinach leaves
• 25g reduced fat feta cheese