Ipswich Tribune

Ipswich Media acquires The Ipswich Tribune

IPSWICH Media has announced it has purchased three longstanding community newspapers and online news services – Ipswich Tribune, The Fassifern Guardian and the Moreton Border News – from the Boonah Newspaper Company.

Staff Writers

05 Nov 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Building bridges to friendship and connection

THIRTY years ago, Ipswich gained a bridge club, it was a time when the internet was in its infancy and dial up modems meant you could be online or on the phone, but never both.

Lara Hart

05 Nov 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Lion’s fear for future as volunteer numbers plummet

THERE’S a shortage of able-bodied people rolling up their sleeves and joining service organisation like Lions Club and Rotary Club.

Lara Hart

05 Nov 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Weighted walk for first responder mental health

IPSWICH and Brisbane police officers spent 24-hours walking a loop at Brighton Homes Arena in Springfield to raise money and awareness of the mental health challenges experienced by first responders.

Lara Hart

05 Nov 2025

Music

Ipswich opera diva’s closing act

THERE is good and bad news on the immediate horizon for Ipswich’s musical theatre lovers.

Guest Writer

29 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Child’s foot amputated in lawnmower accident

IN MARCH an Ipswich family’s world was turned upside down when their three-year-old son’s foot went under a lawnmower and subsequently had to be amputated.

Lara Hart

29 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Through sickness and health, love wins the day

HALF a century of marriage was celebrated on Saturday by an Ipswich couple who met as teenagers and went the distance through sickness and in health.

Lara Hart

29 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Purple reigned as the blooms signalled it was festival time

EVERY year Goodna puts on a festival that celebrates the purple and mauve hues of the Jacaranda flowers.

Lara Hart

29 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Plastic pollutants, tree guards choking Ipswich creeks

TREE guards are ideal for revegetation projects and plant protection, but an Ipswich environmentalist said the non-biodegradable composition of the corflute guards was a big problem.

Lara Hart

22 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Superb support helps Neville go the distance

WITHCOTT man Neville Black helped raise $140,000 for prostate cancer research thanks to Rosewood Lions Club who helped pay the rally’s entry fee.

Lara Hart

22 Oct 2025

IPSWICH

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Ipswich Tribune

Weighted walk for first responder mental health

IPSWICH and Brisbane police officers spent 24-hours walking a loop at Brighton Homes Arena in Springfield to raise money and awareness of the mental health challenges experienced by first responders.

Lara Hart

05 Nov 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Building bridges to friendship and connection

THIRTY years ago, Ipswich gained a bridge club, it was a time when the internet was in its infancy and dial up modems meant you could be online or on the phone, but never both.

Lara Hart

05 Nov 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Lion’s fear for future as volunteer numbers plummet

THERE’S a shortage of able-bodied people rolling up their sleeves and joining service organisation like Lions Club and Rotary Club.

Lara Hart

05 Nov 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Purple reigned as the blooms signalled it was festival time

EVERY year Goodna puts on a festival that celebrates the purple and mauve hues of the Jacaranda flowers.

Lara Hart

29 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Child’s foot amputated in lawnmower accident

IN MARCH an Ipswich family’s world was turned upside down when their three-year-old son’s foot went under a lawnmower and subsequently had to be amputated.

Lara Hart

29 Oct 2025

POLITICS

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Politics

Pupil receives reply from the King over forest plea

AN IPSWICH schoolgirl who wrote to King Charles III pleading for help to save Springfield’s Woogaroo Forest has received a personal reply from Buckingham Palace.

Rob Mellett

10 Sep 2025

Politics

Calls for Trumpy Bridge safety start paying off

AFTER years of community concern and council lobbying, the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) has confirmed it will begin investigation works at the David Trumpy Bridge in North Ipswich this month.

Rob Mellett

03 Sep 2025

Health

LNP says expansion will tackle city ramping crisis

IPSWICH Hospital’s overstretched emergency department is set for relief, with a $9.6 million expansion of its Transit Care Centre to double capacity.

Rob Mellett

20 Aug 2025

Council

Council: short-term road fix not cost-efficient

IPSWICH City Council will not fast-track the upgrade of the Redbank Plains Road and Greenwood Village Road intersection, opting instead to deliver improvements in line with the broader Stage 4 upgrade of Redbank Plains Road.

Rob Mellett

30 Jul 2025

Ipswich Tribune

MP stays away as Trades Hall fundraiser tops $100k

MORE than $100,000 has been raised to repair the roof of Ipswich’s Trades Hall, after a packed fundraiser dinner united union members, community leaders and political figures in support of the historic workers’ hub.

Rob Mellett

23 Jul 2025

BUSINESS

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Health

Life-changing clinical trials

IN MORE positive news for the area, local patients will soon have access to groundbreaking clinical research trials of new therapies and drugs for cancer and other serious health conditions.

Staff Writers

05 Nov 2025

Health

FINALLY HEALTH MATTERS IN IPSWICH

FOR many years Ipswich residents have rightly complained that the government was under-funding our hospital and ignoring the developing health crisis in the region.

Staff Writers

05 Nov 2025

Health

Medicare $8.5B package boosts bulk billing incentives

AN $8.5 billion boost Federal Government boost to Medicare will underpin increased bulk billing and increase doctor numbers in Australia.

Staff Writers

05 Nov 2025

Health

Ripley complex sets new standards

FOR years non-critical care patients slowly recuperating from accidents and non-life-threatening procedures have been locking up much needed beds at Ipswich Hospital.

Staff Writers

05 Nov 2025

SPORT

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Sport

Shalom’s wonderful family tribute after winning award

IPSWICH Senior Sportsperson of the Year Shalom Sauaso is putting her latest award winners towards securing her family a home. Such is Shalom’s appreciation for what her parents have done, the multi-talented sportswoman was keen to use her $2000...

David Lems

05 Nov 2025

Sport

Junior star Gout Gout relaxes at home city awards

POPULAR Ipswich athlete Gout Gout received a rockstar reception arriving at the 2025 Ipswich Sports Awards function. However, the well-travelled inspirational teenager didn’t mind the fuss mingling with guests in his home city before accepting the...

David Lems

05 Nov 2025

Sport

Tigers eager for return cricket shot at Centrals

NORTHSIDERS Tigers Division 1 captain Dom Salton had an added reason to be disappointed about the latest cricket washout. He was hoping the unbeaten one-day competition leaders would measure their promising progress against defending champions...

David Lems

05 Nov 2025

Sport

Amanda Bedford, CJ Mulvogue elite leaders for Springfield, Collingwood Park clubs

OFFICIAL of the Year Amanda Bedford is one of the city’s most dedicated people who likes flying under the proverbial radar. However, the highly regarded Waterworx Swimming Club technical official had nowhere to hide at the latest Ipswich Sports...

David Lems

05 Nov 2025

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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Screen

The Magic Returns: ‘Now You See Me, Now You Don’t’ promises a dazzling new chapter in the illusionist heist franchise

THE art of illusion is making a triumphant return to the big screen.

Alexis Poulsen

05 Nov 2025

Music

Songs That Won the War (Get your ARTS into Gear)

Billed as a musical tribute to courage and hope the Ipswich Musical Theatre Company will once again showcase the best loved songs and music of World War II.

Glen Smith

05 Nov 2025

Stage

Santa, Santa! Where are you? (Get your ARTS into Gear)

As Christmas draws closer the Ipswich Little Theatre Society – Daytime Theatre Troupe once again present a magical Christmas pantomime for the whole family to enjoy.

Glen Smith

05 Nov 2025