Round-ups, suggestions and ideas to make your weekend better.
Women of Strength Turns 10 with Taryn Brumfitt
The Toowoomba Hospital Foundation’s much-loved evening celebrates a decade with cocktails, canapés and an inspiring keynote from the 2023 Australian of the Year.
Stein Country: The German History of The Darling Downs
We take a look back at the forgotten History of the Darling Downs and how early German settlers and German culture have been part of this region for over 170 years - profoundly shaping it into what it is today.
Floating on By
Gallery artworks and Carnival memories to illuminate Empire Theatre during Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers 2026.
Pause. Breathe. Bloom. Repeat.
Local artist Maddy Mengel didn't set out to create a wellness event. She set out to create the kind of immersive experience this city was missing. Bloom Within is back for 2026 - and it's exactly as impressive as it looks.
Beneath The Fringe
Less than ten minutes outside Toowoomba, Mostyn Highland Fold is one of the most unexpectedly wonderful things you can do on a weekend. Especially once you've met Sugar. Written by Savannah Clark.
A Day in the Life: Dr Liam Dunn
Editor Sam Kirby spent a morning with St Vincent's obstetrician Dr Liam Dunn - and found himself, unexpectedly, in theatre for a caesarean section.
At Home with. . . Diane Tate
We sat down with Di - librarian, book club founder, and self-confessed Tsundoku 'tragic' - at her beautifully curated and gloriously moody home on the edge of the Toowoomba escarpment.
Meet the Locals. . . The Good Dozen
On a rolling patch of pasture outside Crows Nest, Brooke and Trent are quietly building a first-generation farm centred around pasture-raised chickens and regenerative principles. It’s all guided by a simple belief: that good food begins with good land.
Music in the Hanger Brings Live Jazz and the Stephen Henry Quartet to Jimbour House
With Opera at Jimbour sitting out 2026, this is your best chance to experience one of the region's most celebrated jazz ensembles at one of Queensland's most extraordinary estates.
Pnau still Chasing the Next Great Sound, 25 Years On
Australian electronic powerhouse, Pnau, the band behind that inescapable Elton John x Dua Lipa 'Cold Heart' remix - plus collaborations with Coldplay and a 25-year run of uplifting, dancefloor-filling hits - are bringing 'The Nirvana Tour' to Toowoomba.
RISE OF THE BATHHOUSE
For centuries, the bathhouse has been a global ritual — Finland's saunas, Japan's onsen, Turkey's hammam. This winter, Toowoomba gets its own. Savannah Clark talks to Ben and Will, the duo behind Vikasati, about heat, cold and the quiet art of slowing down.
AT HOME AT TALLOWOOD
A life shaped by patience, creativity and the rhythms of the garden, Barb Somervaille has spent decades cultivating both art and landscape on her property Tallowood. As an artist, gardener and the creative force behind Country Garden Snippets, Barb’s work sits somewhere between painter, florist and storyteller - drawing deeply from the colours, textures and seasons of the land around her.
Lock It In: the 2026 Carnival of Flowers Lineup Has Arrived (and Tickets Are Live)
Yes, this year is going extremely fast. Tickets for Carnival of Flowers are already live.
FLICKERFEST 2026
Australia’s leading Academy Qualifying and BAFTA-recognised short film festival returns to Toowoomba for one night only at The Armitage Centre.
Under the Country Skies
There is a particular kind of luxury that belongs only to the country. The quiet kind. The kind that settles into the folds of the land at sunrise and lingers long after dark. The kind you feel more than you see. At FigTree, on a soft rise just outside Pittsworth, that luxury lives in every moment.
At home with. . . Ben Walker
Perched in Blue Mountain Heights with a skyline full of cacti and sunshine, Ben Walker’s home, ‘Saguaro’, feels like a slice of Palm Springs transplanted into regional Queensland. Designed from the ground up and shaped by years of photographing houses, it’s a space where clean lines, desert landscaping and thoughtful details come together in a way that feels effortlessly his.
Neighbourhood Christmas Light Guide
Prep the snacks, turn on the buble and light-crawl your way through the city with TFG’s 2025 neighbourhood christmas light guide.
At home with. . . Cathy Penton
Step inside Cathy Penton’s world and you’ll find more than a home - you’ll find a life woven with family, history and handmade detail. For over two decades, Cathy has made a living as a creator of gorgeous things, designing for magazines, running a retail store, and creating her own range from her home in Meringandan. From the restoration of an 1880s railway cottage to the layered revival of an old courthouse, her spaces are warm, textural and filled with the philosophy that guides her creative life: “Simple Things, Small Joys.”