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  • Councillors in ugly row over leases

    Councillors in ugly row over leases

    TENSIONS boiled over between the Division 3 councillors at a meeting of Ordinary Council last week. Councillors Andrew Antoniolli and Marnie Doyle went head-to-head over discussions…

  • Elwyn, 86, helps homeless from mobility scooter

    Elwyn, 86, helps homeless from mobility scooter

    ELWYN’S desire to help those on the streets displays no signs of slowing despite his own advancing years. The doughty 86-year-old says he has clocked…

  • Cup numbers drop off a cliff in five years

    Cup numbers drop off a cliff in five years

    THE Ipswich Cup team ushered 12,500 revellers through the gates on Saturday, a 40 percent drop on numbers from a pre-lockdown 2019, and south of…

  • Springfield vets fight Woogaroo bulldozing

    Springfield vets fight Woogaroo bulldozing

    JEANNET Kessels is the founder and director of Greater Springfield Veterinary clinic and is a mother to four children. Last week, Dr Kessels gave a…

  • Triple investigation into Wacol psych hospital

    Triple investigation into Wacol psych hospital

    MULTIPLE investigations are underway into allegations of serious staff sexual misconduct, bullying, nepotism, patient abuse and claims of a culture of cover-up at a Wacol…

  • What’s On In Ipswich – 26th June 2024

    What’s On In Ipswich – 26th June 2024

    MUSIC Synthetique HEAD to Banshees Bar on the first Sunday of every month for a free modular synth event featuring a line-up of artists ready…

  • New bus routes rolling out after budget boost

    New bus routes rolling out after budget boost

    A STATE budget cash splash will allow for new and expanded bus services across Ipswich, with Springfield scoring a direct bus route to Ipswich. Springfield…

  • River Heart boardwalks will be ripped up

    River Heart boardwalks will be ripped up

    THE Council has finally admitted it can no longer front the repair bills that ensue after repeated flooding events at River Heart Parklands. It is…

  • ‘New dumps Bill still too weak’

    ‘New dumps Bill still too weak’

    THE GREENS have given a cautious thumbs up to a new state Bill aimed at clamping down on cowboy waste operators. The Environmental Protection (Powers…

  • Big red bench honours domestic violence victims

    Big red bench honours domestic violence victims

    THE Springfield Anglican College last week unveiled a new red bench as part of the Red Rose Foundation initiative. The program aims to raise awareness…

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