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Tower block stoush goes to planning boss Bleijie

A LONGTIME Riverview local says Ipswich City Council denied residents a fair go by not allowing them the right to appeal a development that has continued to mushroom in scale.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Ipswich

Vandals’ ongoing assaults on Newtown street library

VANDALS continue to target at night a Newtown street library.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Ipswich Tribune

Former Woogaroo owner loses Pisasale libel case

THE property developer who argued a news article wrongly depicted him as acquiring prostitutes for former mayor Paul Pisasale faces a huge legal bill after losing a long-running court case.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Ipswich Tribune

Groundhog day as ’22 India House pledge recycled

KEEN recycler of ancient election funding vows, Blair MP Shayne Neumann last week rehashed a three-year old pledge to deliver cash for the first Indian community and cultural centre in Queensland.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Federal Politics

Election day contenders pitch for your vote

AS May 3 approaches, the main parties come to the table with their plans for Blair for the future.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Traffic

Springfield roads upgrades to continue until 2027

CONSTRUCTION continues on the widening of Springfield Parkway – between Old Logan Road and Springfield Greenbank Arterial.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
State Politics

Bourne: vouchers give kids a sporting chance

IPSWICH MPs want discount sports vouchers to remain to help kids stay active while finances remain tight.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Notices

Letter: pesticide permits breached time and again

THE permits for pesticides pyriproxyfen (PER87728) and for S-methoprene (PER90213) being used in the National Fire Ant Eradication Program are both minor use authorisations.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Council

Young moviemakers wanted for film festival

PROMISING filmmakers’ work will be showcased at the 2025 Ipswich Film Festival for Youth.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Ipswich

The hard living navvies who built our railways

WITH their picks, shovels and their old sticks of dynamite, the men who built Queensland’s railways tunnelled, drank and brawled their way through the 19th-century landscape.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
IPSWICH
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Ipswich

Show birthday icing on cake for Val

CELEBRATE 40 years of the Ipswich Gala Doll Fair this Sunday.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Traffic

Springfield roads upgrades to continue until 2027

CONSTRUCTION continues on the widening of Springfield Parkway – between Old Logan Road and Springfield Greenbank Arterial.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Ipswich

The hard living navvies who built our railways

WITH their picks, shovels and their old sticks of dynamite, the men who built Queensland’s railways tunnelled, drank and brawled their way through the 19th-century landscape.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Ipswich Tribune

Former Woogaroo owner loses Pisasale libel case

THE property developer who argued a news article wrongly depicted him as acquiring prostitutes for former mayor Paul Pisasale faces a huge legal bill after losing a long-running court case.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Ipswich

Vandals’ ongoing assaults on Newtown street library

VANDALS continue to target at night a Newtown street library.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Council

Young moviemakers wanted for film festival

PROMISING filmmakers’ work will be showcased at the 2025 Ipswich Film Festival for Youth.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
POLITICS
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Federal Politics

Election day contenders pitch for your vote

AS May 3 approaches, the main parties come to the table with their plans for Blair for the future.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
State Politics

Bourne: vouchers give kids a sporting chance

IPSWICH MPs want discount sports vouchers to remain to help kids stay active while finances remain tight.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Council

Young moviemakers wanted for film festival

PROMISING filmmakers’ work will be showcased at the 2025 Ipswich Film Festival for Youth.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Federal Politics

The 10 candidates in the running on May 3

THE main contenders for the Federal seat of Blair are expected to be ALP sitting Member Shayne Neumann and the LNP’s Carl Mutzelburg.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Federal Politics

‘Unfazed’ over donkey vote as LNP tops ballot

BLAIR MP Shayne Neumann has no concerns his LNP rival might seize the donkey vote after Carl Mutzelburg drew first on the ballot last week.

Rob Mellett
16 Apr 2025
Federal Politics

Mutzelburg matches Labor on $200m for interchange

LABOR and the LNP have ramped up their charm offensive to win Blair with a slew of federal election vote sweeteners.

Rob Mellett
16 Apr 2025
BUSINESS
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Business

Koala William back home – but for how long?

WILLIAM the koala has returned to the forest, but are his days in the wild numbered?

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Traffic

Springfield roads upgrades to continue until 2027

CONSTRUCTION continues on the widening of Springfield Parkway – between Old Logan Road and Springfield Greenbank Arterial.

Rob Mellett
23 Apr 2025
Business

Primary producers want fire ant program reform

PRIMARY producers in Southeast Queensland met on Saturday to discuss solutions to what they say is an unsustainable and bureaucratic approach to fire ant management.

Rob Mellett
16 Apr 2025
Business

First dog race trials at The Q before opening

THE Q at Purga held its first greyhound races last Friday.

Rob Mellett
09 Apr 2025
SPORT
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Sport

Defending premiers Brothers ‘shoot for the stars’

HAVING lost some players from last year’s grand final victory, Brothers face a new 2025 Rugby League Ipswich (RLI) challenge as defending A-Grade premiers. However, little changes in the professional approach head coach Josh Leisemann and his...

David Lems
23 Apr 2025
Sport

Jets, Bremer coach backs club, school teamwork

IPSWICH rugby league coach Kain Bell is excited about what could be achieved in the next five years under a growing community approach to developing teenagers for higher level opportunities. He has seen the progress being made working with the...

David Lems
23 Apr 2025
Sport

Tradition-rich Thistles develop talent, Ipswich teams named

THISTLES Ladies Hockey Club president Pauline Alchin doesn’t see any immediate need to venture into Ipswich’s male competition. With rich club traditions since 1938, Alchin is happy seeing Thistles fielding sides in all female grades –...

David Lems
23 Apr 2025
Sport

Ripley Valley FC’s major test leading the way

RIPLEY Valley FC is on top of the table and the only unbeaten side after four matches in this year’s Football Queensland Premier League Metro 4 competition. Ripley Valley maintained their winning run beating Western Spirit 3-0 in the rescheduled...

David Lems
23 Apr 2025
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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Events

What’s On In Ipswich - 23rd April 2025

IPSWICH electro-pop rocker Damien returns with new single Hot Days, his first new offering since I Don’t Listen to the Radio which made No.43 on 4ZZZ’s Hot 100 last year.

Staff Writers
23 Apr 2025
Music

Don’t miss this! Get your ARTS into Gear

After a postponement due to Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, Swich Up Productions and their production of “Jekyll and Hyde the Musical” is about to return stronger than ever.

Glen Smith
23 Apr 2025
Arts

Marburg Show Fine Arts is getting bigger and better - Get your ARTS into Gear

The country show season is about to start for 2025 with Marburg Show being the first for our local region.

Glen Smith
23 Apr 2025
Arts

A new community art gallery for Ipswich - Get your ARTS into Gear

As a local artist and a leader in the Ipswich arts community, I realised that in the past years, opportunities for local community, not-for-profit groups and emerging artists have become fewer and more difficult to find suitable and affordable locations to display and exhibit artwork.

Glen Smith
23 Apr 2025