The inaugural Carnival Choir will hit the stage
My husband and I stayed in Brisbane recently and as the hotel receptionist checked us in, she casually asked where we were from. “Toowoomba,” I replied. “Toowoomba? I love Toowoomba,” she grinned. “It’s so pretty.”
With a line-up behind us, I couldn’t discuss further, but it was heartening that just the mention of our incredible city would bring such warmth and happiness.
I love Toowoomba too.
I’ve lived here most of my life (having grown up on a farm in Chinchilla), and the Garden City will always be my home.
Anyone who has driven our tree-lined streets or walked our gorgeous parks and gardens knows what a special part of the world it is.
We have incredible shopping that rivals the very best of the metropolitan centres and our schooling (both private and public)
and the internationally acclaimed University of Southern Queensland makes us an unrivalled educational hub for the region – if not the state.
Add to that our own international airport and The Toowoomba Bypass which opens in a few days.
Here I am talking up how great Toowoomba is, yet I look on a highway that allows people to skip past us as a positive as well.
The thousands of trucks, delivery vans and private vehicles that drive through our city to access the west (because they have no other option) will soon be gone.
Our quality of life, health and safety and even local property values will be forever enhanced.
I’ve been very lucky to visit a number of countries overseas, but there’s something about driving up that range and coming home that always gives me a wonderful feeling inside.
I’m an unashamed ambassador for the city and always will be.
I hope visitors to the Carnival have a fantastic time and if you’re ever thinking of moving to the area, please get in touch – we’d love to show you around.