Council Council backs idea for Indigenous truth telling COUNCILLOR Paul Tully put forward a motion in Council last week, calling for the restoration of truth-telling and the need for a healing inquiry. Rob Mellett 18 Dec 2024
Council Lawyers see errors in Stockland Precinct Plan LAWYERS with substantial experience in Planning and Environment Court matters believe there are four glaring errors in Ipswich City Council’s decision-making process to approve Springview Villages 2 and 3 at Woogaroo Forest earlier this March. Rob Mellett 18 Dec 2024
State Politics Howard thanks charities helping needy at Xmas IPSWICH Local Member Jen Howard has praised Ipswich’s community organisations and charities who she said are bringing Christmas cheer to vulnerable families at this time of year. Rob Mellett 18 Dec 2024
Council How new parking plan mean will affect you THE city’s 13-year-old parking scheme will be updated with a new plan. Rob Mellett 11 Dec 2024
Council Mayor stripped from role in councillor breach probes COUNCILLORS last week voted to approve changes which gives the mayor less of a say over how councillor conduct breaches are handled. Rob Mellett 04 Dec 2024
Ipswich Tribune Have your say on buyback land uses THE Council wants residents to suggest uses for more than 50 hectares of land bought through the buy-back scheme. Rob Mellett 27 Nov 2024
Council ‘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
