.Days
8
&
9
-
3/6
&
4/6/07
-
Toowoomba
Bruce's Report: Today
was
a
huge
day.
Steve
made
four
school
visits
in
Toowoomba
today.
He
visited
Harristown
State
School,
Harristown
High,
St
Mary's
and
Rangeville
State
School.
The
team
was
impressed
with
the
intelligent
questions
asked
by
students
at
all
the
schools.
Jenny
Cobbin
has
to
be
congratulated
for
the
wonderful
job
she
has
done
in
organising
these
visits.
During
the
day
we
found
time
to
interview
the
Mayor
of
Toowoomba,
Di
Thorley
and
Kev
Flanagan
the
City
Engineer.
To
end
the
day
we
had
a
very
interesting
interview
with
Bill
Hogarth
on
the
banks
of
Hodgson
Creek
near
the
headwaters
of
the
Condamine
River.
Steve's Report.
Sunday
was
World
Environment
Day
in
Annand
Park
on
East
Creek
at
Toowoomba.
At
the
top
of
the
range
I
followed
East
Creek
from
its
source
down
to
the
park.
This
is
the
most
easterly
start
of
the
Darling
System
in
the
area.
It
is
also
on
the
straight
line
connecting Brisbane
to
Adelaide
so
Kev
Flanagan,
City
Engineer
for
Toowoomba
reckons
it
is
the
most
appropriate
point
to
start
the
Darling
Basin
section
of
the
trip.
Anyway,
the
Australian
Water
Association
in
conjunction
with
Toowoomba
City
Council
put
up
a
speakers'
marquee
and
I
spoke
at
it
about
my
trip.
There
was
a
good
roll
up
from
our
team
and
there
were
plenty
of
people
who
spoke
to
the
team
at
our
vehicle.
The
tent
was
only
lightly
attended
but
it
was
still
a
good
thing
to
be
part
of.
Monday
was
a
real
rest
day.
No
walking.
This
was
good
because
it
will
give
my
achilles
tendon
a
chance
to
recover.
The
interviews
with
Di
Thorley,
Kev
Flanagan,
and
Bill
Hogarth
were
really
great
but
you
will
have
to
wait
for
the
documentary
when
we
finish
to
see
what
they
had
to
say.
The
four
schools
were
a
lot
of
fun
and
I
loved
talking
to
the
kids.
Some
of
the
questions
are
really
different
and
insightful.
Jenny
Cobbin
has
done
a
fantasic
job
organising
the
schools.
We
would
love
to
talk
to
all
the
kids
on
the
way
but
we
would
never
get
there
if
we
tried
that.
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The
K4E
team
at
the
World
Environment
Day
at
Toowoomba |
Bill Hogarth with Steve on the banks of
Hodgson Creek near the headwaters
of the Condamine River |