Talkin' Toowoomba

Well Hello Toowoomba, and welcome to another season of the Talkin' Toowoomba Podcast. This week we kick off our 2021 season with a local tourist attraction, that was heavily hit by Covid19 and have slowly this year been making their way back from shutdown. So like all our local travel and hospitality places they need our support, so come out and ride the grand old Downs Express this weekend from T...

Well hello Toowoomba and welcome to our last Episode for 2020, time to kick this year to the kerb, and look forward to a fantastic 2021. Can you believe starting two weeks before Covid hit, we have still managed 45 Episodes of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast? We are super proud and have also managed to pick up a sponsor along the way. Huge Shout out to Kristy and Chloe' from Recognition Plus. Their d...

Welcome to Ep 44 of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast, and welcome to our 2nd last episode for the year and we are in Merry Christmas mode indeed, proudly supported by Recognition Plus, put your NAME, .. where it counts!. From promo gear and trophies, to name badges, they will help you be seen. This week, we invited David from the Toowoomba Christmas Lights FB group to talk all things Xmas. We will run...

Welcome to Ep 43 of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast, this week, we were invited to visit the RSPCA at Wellcamp and WOW what a facility they have out there. For those who know Vanity St, there is just no comparison. We hear about the great work they do, how you can get involved and their Santa Paws Photo 's on this coming weekend. The Talkin Toowoomba podcast, proudly supported by Recognition Plus, pu...

Welcome to Ep 42 of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast, this week we talk disability housing with the United Housing Australia Group. This group is about to start a build project here in Toowoomba and have a launch event this week. And we speak with the mayor for the last time this year. We are proudly supported by Recognition Plus, put your NAME, .. where it counts!. From promo gear and trophies, to na...

Welcome to Ep 41 This week we talk community giving back to Toowoomba locals, and how we are stronger together. We chat with Kim Cahill, about what she does for Toowoomba small business and her passion for buy local, and supporting each other. And Terri Adams Munn drops in for a quick chat about the Leaders in Business Christmas event on the 4th of December As always a huge thanks to local busines...

Well hello Toowoomba, Welcome to Ep 40 This week we talk food as you know it's my favourite topic . We chat with Michelle Cullen Fergurson, about her passion for food. As always a huge thanks to local business Recognition Plus for their ongoing support. they help put your NAME, .. where it counts!. From promo gear and trophies, to name badges, they will help you be seen. News of the Week The Covid...

Welcome to Ep 39, this week we celebrate local small business triumph amongst what has been a bleak year, with the opening of a second store in Grand Central for the Handmade Collective. We speak to owners Sammy and Rebecca about their vision for the Handmade Collective and what you can expect to see inside the stores As always a huge thanks to local business Recognition Plus for their ongoing sup...

Welcome to Ep 38 This week we are getting fit in time for summer, well some of us any way. Do youknow what CrossFit is (music) Well I know the term but had no idea what it was, so we decided to speak to Dave from CrossFit Toowoomba As always a huge thanks to local business Recognition Plus for their ongoing support. they help put your NAME, .. where it counts!. From promo gear and trophies, to nam...

Welcome to Ep 37. This week our episode talks business, taking the dive into owning a business for the first time. Thanks to local business Recognition Plus for their ongoing support. they help put your NAME, .. where it counts!. From promo gear and trophies, to name badges, they will help you be seen. We are talking to the delightful ladies from Recognition Plus, this very candid chat, covers eve...

Well hello Toowoomba, Welcome to Episode 36. This week our episode goes into the feel good category, we want to shine some more light on a great local initiative and also highlight the volunteers behind this great idea, that again proves why Toowoomba is such a great place to live. So we chat to Gay Hold Carpenter and Kim Stokes from Project School Formal , about why and how this venture got start...

Well hello Toowoomba, Welcome to EP 35. Well we have been out about this week. You know we are huge supporters of our local market scene, so we visited the Makers Markets for some outside fun! We caught up with Sammy Sweeney the gal behind the Makers Markets, and a few of the stall holders, in this roving episode. Thanks to local business Recognition Plus for their ongoing support. they help put y...

Well hello Toowoomba, Welcome to October , yep October, 3 months till we can finally say goodbye to 2020. As always our podcast is proudly supported by Recognition Plus, put your NAME, .. where it counts!. From promo gear and trophies, to name badges, they will help you be seen Happy Long Weekend and as we begin Episode 34, we hope everyone is out and about supporting local businesses. Speaking of...

Well hello Toowoomba, Welcome to a new week of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast, proudly supported by Recognition Plus, put your NAME, .. where it counts!. From promo gear and trophies, to name badges, they will help you be seen. This week in Episode 33 , we are chatting to a lawyer Sarah Adams from Donaldson Law who is passionate about their non confrontational approach to Family law and local noveli...

Well hello Toowoomba, Welcome to a new week of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast, proudly supported by Recognition Plus, put your NAME, .. where it counts!. From promo gear and trophies, to name badges, they will help you be seen. This week in Episode 32 we talk Carnival of flowers and what there is to do around town this weekend. We all know it is a scaled back version, but lets face it we all want to...

Welcome to EP 31 of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast, proudly supported by Recognition Plus, put your NAME, .. where it counts!. From promo gear and trophies, to name badges, they will help you be seen. This week in Episode 31 we chat to another local business, helping other businesses to succeed, Gail Thompson from Visible After 40 and Thompson Digital Solutions. She is passionate about helping peopl...

Welcome to a new week of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast, proudly supported by Recognition Plus, put your NAME, .. where it counts!. From promo gear and trophies, to name badges, they will help you be seen. In Episode 30 we chat the artesian craft of soap making, with passionate Highfields local Vonnie from Von-Katz Soaps, what a breath of fresh air and so much fun. We also ask the Mayor, what will a...

Welcome to EP 29 of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast, happy Spring and bring on the Carnival of Flowers. This week we celebrate local creatives. We chat with author Rory Hammersley-Mather about his book, Vlad's Bad Breath, in shops 1 September and artist Alex Stalling one of our favourites , about the Chalk Art in the Botanic gardens during September. In News of the Week A shout out to other Podcaster...

Welcome to EP 28 of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast. This week we are out and about learning about our local farmers markets, we will be talking to Teryl, from Platter of Fact , about some of her amazing offerings. And you never know who else we may see and hear from along the way. In News of the Week The Council's community visits on a Friday have begun again, the next ones are now Sept 11. The coun...

Well Hello Toowoomba, Welcome to EP 27 of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast. This week we are delighted to speak with a go getter in our region. Kylie Hollands from GF Oats Australia . A small business in Highfields, making a big noise in the local community. We really admire people with such a passion for our community and small business, so it's great to be able to share the love. Do you know you can...

Well Hello Toowoomba, In EP 26, we talk with a new, old business started here in town by a farming family wanting to do something different. Now you may know of the old Payne's Meats store, well this is their new venture, The Paddock . They have been trading in their new premises now for a few weeks, so we had to catch up with Ted Ellison and find out how it is all going. Well it has been a very l...

A Podcast for the Toowoomba Community. Welcome to EP 25 and a brand new month, yep it is August already! This week we bring you a "how to" episode, we talk Social media tips and tricks with Jemay Nelder from Social E Biz .. and we have a quick chat with the mayor'. Now in News of the Week If you are listening to this on Monday, I am preparing for my sleepout, Monday night. If you are listening on...

EP 24 | Subscribe Here [ iPhone - Apple Podcasts | Android - Spotify | Computer - Website ] Welcome to this weeks episode of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast , this week we bring you part 2 of celebrating the beard. We chat with Adrian from 4 Brothers Brewing, to see how they are going getting back on track, since reopening. A big shout to everyone we meet chatted with and enjoyed Xmas in July with, l...

Welcome to EP 23 of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast for another week, we have been out and about this week visiting a couple of locals and celebrating the beard. Adrian Cubit from 4 Brothers Brewing, to see how they are going getting back on track, since reopening. And Nat Sparry who along with wife Tiffany operate Base Services , 2nd shot and the soup kitchen and do wonderful things for people in th...

Well Hello Toowoomba, Welcome to EP 22 of the Talkin Toowoomba podcast, a show about what is happening in and around this region. To those joining us for the first time, hello and to our subscribers and regulars, thank-you for your support. Please feel free to share our show to those who might be interested. This week we celebrate the further easing of restrictions, with a chat to a couple of ladi...