One World Many Faces - Toowoomba Languages and Cultures Festival 2009 - Queens Park, 10am-4pm, Sunday 9th August

Behold the colours, taste the flavours and listen to the voices of our community. Come and celebrate all the different cultures & languages that exist within our region! Diversity is one of the great strengths of our community culturally, socially and economically.

The Festival committee is proud to announce that all foodies can be catered for with over twenty food stalls including Vegetarian, Halal, Vegan and Gluten free food will be available as well as chilli chocolate and lots of tastes from our local communities.

The community performance stage is jam packed with entertainment and includes the Nunukul Yuggera Aboriginal dance troupe on the main stage at around 11 am. They are an Internationally acclaimed traditional/contemporary Australian Aboriginal Performance, having toured Europe, Asia, Saudi Arabia, and New Zealand to name a few. Also Dancing Hands (Auslan) mime performers will be performing at 1pm and holding  3 mini workshops throughout the day. There will also be an Art workshop with Raymond Walters Japanagka from Thorny Arts, thornyarts.com

Roving entertainment by DrumDance members who have entertained audiences since 1993 at numerous private and public events throughout Queensland & Northern New South Wales. The troupe is the main act at a quarterly Middle Eastern Dance Hafla in Toowoomba.

The Unohana Kite Competition is part of the Toowoomba Languages and Cultures Festival and offers fun and creativity for all members of the community. The Kite Competition reflects the Festival’s theme for 2009 of ‘One World, Many Faces’. The Competition is on from 11.30 am until 1 pm and is judged by a panel of community members and Festival sponsors. The winners will be announced at the prize giving at 1 pm on the Festival main stage. The Unohana Kite Competition brings together the kite flying and decorating skills of people of all ages from the many language groups in the Toowoomba region.