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24 August, 2024
120 years of Toogoolawah
Toogoolawah is getting ready for a big celebration, as it’s celebrating 120 years on September 14, from 7am to 9:30pm.
The Back to Toogoolawah event will feature a full day of activity, including market stalls, displays in the museum and RSL Hall, a go-kart parade, a 6 a side cricket game, vintage cars and motorbikes, a screening of the movie Rough Diamonds (which was filmed in Toogoolawah in 1995, using locals as extras), and a classical concert by Angel Strings Quintet to finish the night.
Toogoolawah History Museum president, Heather Cannell, said the event is meant to celebrate the town, which has a rich history, while educating residents on it’s historical significance.
“A lot of new people don’t know anything about the town, so we want to get people interested in learning about it,” she said.
“We are trying to show this town has been here a long time.”
Some of the historical buildings in town include The Condensary art gallery, the Anglican and Baptist churches, and the railway, which started in Toogoolawah in 1904.
For more info visit toogoolawah museum.org/f/back-totoogoolawah---120-yearcelebration
