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Artist devastated at proposed habitat destruction
A CELEBRATED artist says residents must contest plans to bulldoze almost 160ha of native bush habitat at Springfield for 2,000 homes. Developer Stockland has submitted…
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EDITORIAL: The Nicholas Street Grinch
COMMENT IPSWICH City Council was starting to look like Ebenezer Scrooge, now they are the Grinch who stole Christmas. The Council’s decision to reclassify the…
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Canberra changes sabotage GP practice
A WALLOON GP says changes to medical boundaries and no longer being able to recruit overseas trainee doctors have had a crippling effect on his…
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Plans puts threatened species at risk
A VULNERABLE native animal has been found near the site earmarked for 140 townhouses at Flinders View. The Brush Tailed Phascogale – closely related to…
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Clean-up heroes swoop into action
ENVIROMENTAL action group Ocean Crusaders last week rolled up their sleeves to tackle a mountain of trash that had built up at Brookwater’s Opossum Creek.…
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Carols battle shrinking funds
CAROLS events across the city are battling dwindling financial backing as the council continues to chip away at their grants. Brassall Christmas in the Park…
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A long, bumpy road to development application
A CONSTRUCTION company fined earlier this year for illegally stockpiling, and crushing concrete waste now wants authorisation to continue with its practises. Ipswich Earthmoving Equipment…
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Thrill seekers enjoy Jacaranda Festival fun
THE Goodna Jacaranda Festival went off without a hitch at the weekend as fun seekers made their way to Evan Marginson Park to catch the…
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Councils support Ipswich’s agenda
IPSWICH City Council received strong support from Queensland councils at the Local Government Association of Queensland Annual Conference in Gladstone. Its six key motions with…
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LETTERS: Audit needed
SENATOR Paul Scarr’s letter to the editor (“Australians did not want to be divided”, Ipswich Tribune, October 25, P8) leads to two short questions; and…










