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Mayor says Neumann warned over Blair rumours

IPSWICH Mayor Teresa Harding says matters came to a head last week when she had to tell Federal Member for Blair Shayne Neumann to stop telling people she was running for his seat of Blair.

Rob Mellett
20 Nov 2024
Federal Politics

$69,000 grant for music festival

THE Federal Government’s Revive Live program has provided next year’s CMC Rocks Festival with a grant of $69,300.

Rob Mellett
13 Nov 2024
Federal Politics

Dutton in city for first peacekeeper service

THE city’s very first Middle East Area of Operations Iraq, Afghanistan and Peacekeeper Service was held last week at the Ipswich RSL Sub Branch.

Rob Mellett
02 Oct 2024
Federal Politics

City handpicked for domestic violence trial

IPSWICH will be one of 12 locations trialling a national early intervention trial to support young men and boys at risk of engaging in family, domestic and sexual violence.

Rob Mellett
02 Oct 2024
Federal Politics

Senator Scarr questions roads, rail funding

A LOCAL Liberal senator says critical infrastructure for Ipswich is being neglected in favour of super expensive projects down south.

Rob Mellett
25 Sep 2024
Federal Politics

Work to start on $3 million clubhouse

THE new $3 million Silver Jubilee Sports clubhouse at Spring Mountain will open mid-2025.

Rob Mellett
18 Sep 2024
Federal Politics

Federal funding puts priority projects first

MORE than $20.4 million in Roads to Recovery funding has been pledged to Ipswich over the next five years.

Rob Mellett
04 Sep 2024
Federal Politics

Rosewood school gets welcome funding

ST BRIGID’S Rosewood school has received $208,000 government funding for its outside school hours care service.

Rob Mellett
28 Aug 2024
Politics

Council eyes federal development funding

THE Ipswich Mayor says Ipswich Council will apply for the latest tranche of federal funding.

Rob Mellett
14 Aug 2024
Politics

City Deal delivers $18m for Ipswich

IPSWICH has secured $18 million through the SEQ City Deal to deliver major upgrades to two sports facilities – the Redbank Plains Recreation Reserve and the Tivoli Sporting Complex.

Rob Mellett
07 Aug 2024
Federal Politics

Cash for Purga timber bridge replacement

THE old timber bridge at Purga School Road is soon to be replaced.

Rob Mellett
24 Jul 2024
Federal Politics

Hymba Yumba lobbies for backing to expand

SCHOOL bosses at independent First Nations school Hymba Yumba say it has become so successful it must expand.

Rob Mellett
17 Jul 2024
Ipswich Tribune

Neumann slams mayor for ‘hot air’ on transport

THE Federal MP for Blair says Ipswich must draw up plans for its transport infrastructure wish list instead of just chatting about them.

Rob Mellett
10 Jul 2024
Federal Politics

Grants to help homeless Veterans

GRANT funding is now available for emergency housing and specialist services for homeless Veterans and their families.

Rob Mellett
03 Jul 2024
Federal Politics

Hockey Grounds score top upgrade

THE Government has delivered on an election pledge to provide the Ipswich Hockey Grounds with $500,000 in trailblazing upgrades.

Rob Mellett
03 Jul 2024
Federal Politics

Rumours Howard about to abandon tilt for Blair

RUGBY League great Mal Meninga’s tilt at a career in Canberra lasted only seconds and made him a punchline for the rest of his life.

Rob Mellett
29 May 2024
Federal Politics

Highway spend – so good they announced it twice

FEDERAL Labor was in town last week touting once again the cash splash for Warrego Highway improvements.

Rob Mellett
29 May 2024
Ipswich Tribune

Budget fails Ipswich battlers

IPSWICH families are seeing an increasing share of their weekly budget eaten up by skyrocketing rents, fuel and grocery bills.

Rob Mellett
22 May 2024
Federal Politics

Canberra rallies around under-siege Neumann

ACT of supreme political betrayal, a sincere quest for gender equality in the Canberra caucus, or political suicide?

Rob Mellett
22 May 2024