Federal Politics

Federal Politics

People First Party announce for Blair

IPSWICH woman Kathryn Chadwick will run for the seat of Blair at the Federal Election.

Rob Mellett

12 Feb 2025

Federal Politics

Ten new DV crisis homes for Ipswich

TEN more crisis homes will be provided in Ipswich for women and their children fleeing domestic violence.

Rob Mellett

05 Feb 2025

Federal Politics

Feds cash for art gallery, Civic Centre remake

THE city will receive almost $4 million in federal government funding to develop designs for the expansion of Ipswich Art Gallery and Ipswich Civic Centre redevelopment.

Rob Mellett

05 Feb 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Concern at LNP candidate’s church podcasts

BLAIR LNP candidate Carl Mutzelburg guaranteed last week to “advocate for all people in this great region” if he wins the vote in the upcoming Federal Election. But his views as a former pastor of The Catalyst Church at Brassall have been questioned in podcasts from 2015 to 2023.

Rob Mellett

22 Jan 2025

Ipswich

Feds return $86k to Meals, Wheels in 2nd funds boost

THE Federal Government this week handed back Ipswich Meals On Wheels (IMOW) $86,000 in funding.

Rob Mellett

18 Dec 2024

Ipswich

Union: Act fails to address teacher workload

SCHOOL unions say the Better and Fairer Schools Act passed last week fails to tackle excessive teacher workloads.

Rob Mellett

04 Dec 2024

Ipswich Tribune

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