Politics

‘No’ to dumps toys and tools libraries, repair cafe

A COUNCIL report rules out incorporating lending libraries for toys and tools and including a repair centre at the proposed Southern Resource Recovery Centre (SRRC) at Redbank Plains.

Rob Mellett

20 Nov 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

Council

Martin wastes no time in joining three committees

NEWLY elected Division 4 councillor David Martin has wasted no time in becoming a member of several council committees.

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

Ipswich

Call to protect Ipswich heritage at LGAQ forum

THE Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) Annual Conference brought together councils from all over Queensland recently to discuss issues confronting their communities.

Rob Mellett

30 Oct 2024

State Politics

How the state election played out in Ipswich

THE LNP will form majority government, with the party likely to win 49 seats, with 39 for Labor, three KAP, one Green and one Independent.

Rob Mellett

30 Oct 2024

State Politics

Howard pays respect to Culpeper campaign

LOCAL Member for Ipswich Jennifer Howard says she is “humbled” to be returned to her seat after “interesting experiences on the booths”.

Rob Mellett

30 Oct 2024

Ipswich Tribune

No guarantee of rivers report card, says HLW

COUNCIL will delay a decision on axing funding for peak environment body Healthy Land and Water (HLW).

Rob Mellett

30 Oct 2024

State Politics

Bourne snatches win from jaws of by-election defeat

FORMER Premier and Cabinet staffer, Wendy Bourne, has regained Ipswich West for Labor despite a 10.5 percent swing to the LNP compared to the 2020 election.

Wendy Creighton

30 Oct 2024

State Politics

LNP caught off guard as youth crime rate plummets

A LOCAL sports identity says the LNP policy to crack down on at-risk youth is totally misguided.

Rob Mellett

23 Oct 2024

Ipswich Tribune

Plans to axe rivers funding after abysmal reports

COUNCIL will vote tomorrow on whether to cease paying its membership fee to a peak environmental group for Southeast Queensland.

Rob Mellett

23 Oct 2024

State Politics

Political pundit predicts local election results

WITH only three days until we head to the polls for the State Election, Labor must prove to regional voters that it deserves a fourth term, while the LNP is determined to convince voters the state needs a fresh start. Emeritus Professor John Cole...

Rob Mellett

23 Oct 2024

Ipswich

ECQ to investigate invalid Martin vote cards

THE Electoral Commission says it is “closely monitoring” compliance over how-to-vote cards after complaints were made last week in the run-up to the Division 4 by-election.

Rob Mellett

23 Oct 2024

Ipswich

Beam holds council to ransom on CBD rollout

THE future of Beam e-scooters appears unclear in the area after the company said it would only continue with its scheme if it could also roll out the devices in other areas too.

Rob Mellett

16 Oct 2024