News
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Locals take up home scheme offer
MORE than 2,600 home buyers in the Ipswich region have taken advantage of the Federal Government’s expanded Home Guarantee Scheme. With 1,696 HGS certificates issued…
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OUR CARTOON
With the announcement of a third mayoral candidate Peter Robinson along with David Martin in the running for Ipswich mayor, the council election campaign is…
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LETTERS: Work to be done to close the gap
I BELIEVE in democracy. I accept and respect the outcome of the referendum held on Saturday. Throughout this process, we need to remember that First…
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LETTERS: Candidates need to make position known
WE would like to know if each candidate for election to Ipswich City Council is prepared to publicly declare and sign an agreed “pledge” to…
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Islamic Cemetery in the planning
COUNCIL is looking at sectioning off an area at Stone Quarry cemetery in Jeebropilly for an Islamic Cemetery. Following a petition to council in July…
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EDITORIAL: No-one listened on Voice debate
THE people have spoken on an indigenous Voice to Parliament in a decisive result. It is a huge failing of the Albanese Government that they…
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Housing growth to double
IPSWICH will have to double the already rapid pace of housing development to deliver 100 new homes a week to meet the State Government’s latest…
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High density estate for Thagoona
HIGH density housing is coming to Thagoona with the approval of a 359 lot estate including 300sqm house blocks, townhouses and dual occupancy sites. Sargeant…
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Roof installed on cinema building
THE steel roof beams of the demolished old city cinemas building have gone up in the past weeks as council forges ahead with its $49…
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Pressure on State to help homeless
HOMELESSNESS, health and transport were on the agenda at the statewide local government conference in Gladstone this week. Ipswich City Council proposed six key motions…










