Easter came early in Queens Park thanks to RE/MAX Toowoomba

For the ninth row in a year, Toowoomba’s RE/MAX team hosted a free family-fun event to give back to the community and put a smile on thousands of children’s faces in the lead up to Easter with the help of 105,000 chocolate eggs.

Re/Max Easter Hunt 2025 event at Queens Park on Sunday, April 13..

Easter came early for thousands of children who descended upon Queens Park in Toowoomba for RE/MAX’s annual Easter egg hunt.

Re/Max’s general manager Daniel Burrett said the event was growing more successful every year, with the dedicated team celebrating their annual event on Sunday, April 13.

He said 2732 people registered for the egg hunt, however hundreds more showed up during the event.

“A lot more just rock up on the day and as people see it happening in Queens Park they just join the fun. It’s all free, so we really don’t mind,” he said.

Re/Max general manager Daniel Burrett rousing the crowd at Queens Park Toowoomba for the annual Easter egg hunt on Sunday, April 13, 2025.

During the free event, hosted by the independently owned real estate company to give back to the community, there were free jumping castles and face painting stations to keep the energised bunnies occupied. “We had 105,000 Easter eggs to give away this year, which is crazy, and considering the chocolate shortage, I think a lot of people are coming here to get their dose of chocolate before Easter next week,” Mr Burrett said.

“There’s a shortage on cocoa… and it’s worldwide so a lot of the smaller companies have opted out of making eggs this year but Cadbury is still doing it.

“The cost of Easter eggs this year is about three times what they were last year.

“We’ve spent probably 50 to 60 thousand dollars on chocolate – it’s crazy.”

Manaaki Cheung tucking into lunch after a successful easter egg hunt with his grandmother Susanna Collie at Queens Park for the annual Re/Max event.

Mr Burrett said the Toowoomba RE/MAX team was celebrating its 27th year in 2025, and its 9th annual Easter egg hunt event.

“The event started as a way for us to give back to the community, to put on a free event with no expectations, you don’t have to be a buyer or a seller, a landlord or a tenant to attend,” he said.

“And being a free event in today’s climate, it problem means more today than it did nine years ago.

“It’s really important for us that people know they can come and that there’s something they can do on a weekend.”

Easter came early for Sadie, five, at Queens Park on Sunday, April 13, at the annual Re/Max easter egg hunt.

He said the event was designed to be inclusive so the entire Toowoomba community could come together for a fun family day at the park.

“All are welcome to come along, do what you want to do, and have some fun on us,” he said.

“We’ll hype your kids full of sugar, send them home, and then they become your problem.”

Mr Burrett urged locals to register for the event next year and mark the date down in their calendars, as it is always held on the Sunday before the Easter Weekend.

He said seeing the children happy and smiling was worth the hard yards that the team put in.

Back, Stephen-Lee Washington and KC Washington, front, Darci-Lee Rametta and Missy McConnell at the Re/Max Toowoomba Easter Egg Hunt at Queens Park on Sunday, April 13, 2025.

To ensure no egg gets left behind, during the event, participants hunt for a variety of coloured paddle pop sticks hidden in Queens Park, which they then exchange for chocolate eggs.
A number of Toowoomba RE/MAX sales agents donate to keep the community event running.