Hi Pete,

I was wondering how the Toowoomba flower show will go this year. My wife and I were thinking of coming up the week before or after but we were discussing the water problem.

In some ways you wonder if it should have been cancelled due to the severe water shortage but it is one of the years big money earners for the shire. Plus It is probably a situation where you have to start planning last year and planting many months ago. Between a rock and hard place.

I was just shocked at the lack of water and how dry the Lockyer Valley was when we saw it on Sunday.

Hello Colmait.Yes the carnival is still going ahead but IMO it should not.I know it's a big money spinner for the region but it's hypocritical to waste valuable water on something that only lasts a few weeks especially when people down to the south are having to buy water.Also we have been pumping water up here from the Wivenhoe dam for a while now.