Ipswich Tribune

RTI withheld on Jackal fibro stockpile reduction

THE Environment Department has held back on releasing right to information data on an Ipswich waste company that has been ordered to reduce huge stockpiles of fibre cement board.

Rob Mellett

19 Mar 2025

Ipswich

$80,000 DV charity stock destroyed in flooding

A WALLOON charity has lost more than $80,000 of furniture and clothing destined for the homes of domestic violence victims.

Rob Mellett

19 Mar 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Parkland option remains at WM Hughes St

THE Council says the door remains open to revisit plans to buy back a development site for use as public recreation space.

Rob Mellett

19 Mar 2025

Council

Mayor, LDMG Chair bicker over cyclone info-share

THE Ipswich Mayor has been in talks with state ministers over the Local Disaster Management Group’s (LDMG) handling of the local cyclone response.

Rob Mellett

19 Mar 2025

Ipswich Tribune

How rural anger at solar plan split a community

AFTER decades of hard work on their dairy farm, the Blanch brothers didn’t think twice when they were approached by a “renewables” developer with what appeared to be an offer they couldn’t refuse.

Rob Mellett

19 Mar 2025

Ipswich Tribune

A boost for Elders community connection

A FIRST Nations health service has begun a new Elders Group to boost culture and connection.

Rob Mellett

19 Mar 2025

Council

Hardship funding for Ipswich locals

A NEW tranche of hardship aid funding has been announced for Ipswich locals.

Rob Mellett

19 Mar 2025

Notices

Letter to Editor: baits transparency needed

THE National Fire Ant Eradication Program (NFAEP) uses per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals and use wordsmithing to deny this is the case.

Rob Mellett

19 Mar 2025

City Life

Mud Army volunteers needed for Alfred clean-up

VOLUNTEERS are needed as the community cleans up after the impacts of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Rob Mellett

19 Mar 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Analysis: the battle for Blair is very real

AS FEDERAL MP Shayne Neumann gears up for his eighth election campaign, political observers are watching his seat of Blair closely.

Rob Mellett

19 Mar 2025

IPSWICH

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History

Workshops rail staff who made the ultimate sacrifice

AROUND 3,000 Queensland Railway (QR) employees enlisted for World War I from 1914-18.

Rob Mellett

12 Mar 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Howard: ‘councillors putting egos before city’

IPSWICH MP Jennifer Howard has condemned the failure to include the Mayor in cyclone preparation talks on Friday.

Rob Mellett

12 Mar 2025

Ipswich Tribune

State okays Bellbird Park core koala habitat clearing

STATE Development officials have consented to the building of 73 dwellings at Bellbird Park.

Rob Mellett

12 Mar 2025

Ipswich

End of RSPCA Paws Walk as economy bites hard

CHARITIES across the nation are doing it tougher than ever this year, and the RSPCA says it has been no different for them.

Rob Mellett

12 Mar 2025

Council

New signage to be pulled after criticism

IPSWICH City Council will return to the drawing board after the rollout of a new welcome sign in Wulkuraka was criticised as ugly and uninspiring.

Rob Mellett

05 Mar 2025

POLITICS

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Council

Hardship funding for Ipswich locals

A NEW tranche of hardship aid funding has been announced for Ipswich locals.

Rob Mellett

19 Mar 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Analysis: the battle for Blair is very real

AS FEDERAL MP Shayne Neumann gears up for his eighth election campaign, political observers are watching his seat of Blair closely.

Rob Mellett

19 Mar 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Howard: ‘councillors putting egos before city’

IPSWICH MP Jennifer Howard has condemned the failure to include the Mayor in cyclone preparation talks on Friday.

Rob Mellett

12 Mar 2025

Council

New signage to be pulled after criticism

IPSWICH City Council will return to the drawing board after the rollout of a new welcome sign in Wulkuraka was criticised as ugly and uninspiring.

Rob Mellett

05 Mar 2025

Federal Politics

Blair MP mocked in song as billboards swamp Ipswich

Bremer Blues Band member reveals why he wrote an amusing blues song outing Blair Federal MP Shayne Neumann’s blanket electioneering.

Rob Mellett

05 Mar 2025

BUSINESS

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Automotive

‘Car not a phone’ – VW returns hard controls

PHYSICAL controls will return to the cabin of the Volkswagon. The German carmaker said touch-style controls (haptic sliders) were a mistake not to be repeated.

Staff Writers

19 Mar 2025

Ipswich Tribune

‘Intolerable’ – North Ipswich floodplain DA blocked

COUNCIL planners on Monday knocked back a controversial development application proposing 472 units on a North Ipswich floodplain.

Rob Mellett

05 Mar 2025

Business

WMI: ‘DETSI waste claims cheap point scoring’

SWANBANK composter Wood Mulch Industry (WMI) says assertions are untrue it has reduced volumes of highly odorous waste it is accepting or how it is operating.

Rob Mellett

05 Mar 2025

Automotive

F150 delayed yet again

THE latest Ford F-150 pickup will arrive on Australian shores later than planned, becoming the brand’s latest model to experience delays.

Staff Writers

05 Mar 2025

SPORT

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Sport

Steve’s dugout tribute ensures he’s never forgotten

STEVE Profke would have stood outside his favourite dugout, smiled and wondered what the fuss was about. He would have been proud of how his Norths Devils’ Division 1 men’s side repelled another threat from rivals Hancocks to open the season...

David Lems

19 Mar 2025

Sport

Thanks Jets: Ipswich footy focus on retaining high school players

HAVING been involved in junior sport since 2002, Rugby League Ipswich (RLI) chairman David Nugent still gains immense satisfaction each season. “You see kids come through - 12 year olds now playing seniors - and still in love with the game as much...

David Lems

19 Mar 2025

Sport

Hornets build stronger side for future, junior award winners

FROM T20 captain to one of his team’s most consistent performers, Noah Emmerson has every reason to be excited about the future. Although disappointed the Ipswich Hornets lost their Queensland Premier Grade semi-final, Emmerson summed up the...

David Lems

19 Mar 2025

Sport

Jets Cyril Connell, Mal Meninga young guns boost final hopes

A VICTORY in this weekend’s road trip to Bundaberg could propel the Ipswich Jets under-17 side into this year’s statewide Cyril Connell Cup final. A win by the Jets under-19 Mal Meninga Cup combination in Brisbane will also keep their final...

David Lems

19 Mar 2025

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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Arts & Entertainment

Black Blues Brothers ready for Ipswich Civic Centre

AFTER amazing audiences around the world, The Black Blues Brothers arrive in Ipswich at the end of the month.

Rob Mellett

19 Mar 2025

Events

What’s On In Ipswich - 19th March 2025

The Killer Queen Experience has risen from a local Brisbane-based Queen covers band to an international touring show.

Staff Writers

19 Mar 2025

Arts

The importance of art as therapy (Get your ARTS into Gear)

After facing another three to four days in stay-at-home mode, I realised that many of us would have been faced with anxiety and stressed related to the uncertainty of how Cyclone Alfred would affect us.

Glen Smith

19 Mar 2025

Arts

A first for Ipswich (Get your ARTS into Gear)

I was able to get a preview at the new exhibition ‘Thank You Ipswich’ at the Ipswich Community Gallery prior to the opening.

Glen Smith

19 Mar 2025