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Aged care units works in wildlife corridor questioned
PLANS to build a retirement and aged care facility on Bertha Street in Goodna have become the centre of growing community concern, with residents questioning…
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City Budget hits ratepayers with 8.66% increase
IPSWICH households will see their annual rates rise by 8.66 percent this financial year – adding an extra $3.78 per week, or $196 annually, once…
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Plan for 100-bed shelter as homeless crisis deepens
DESPITE Ipswich’s endless sea of new housing estates, thousands of people are still forced to sleep in cars, on couches, or out in the cold,…
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Ipswich firey Sophie’s gold in MTB championships
WHEN an Ipswich firefighter borrowed her brother’s hardtail mountain bike for some fitness and fun, she didn’t realise she was about to pedal into a…
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Video shows ute driver smash through roadblock
Endangering police officer charge POLICE have charged an 18-year-old man with dangerous driving offences, including endangering a police officer over an alleged incident at Brassall…
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Government pressed to explain unusual aircraft trails
ANXIETIES surrounding geoengineering and atmospheric intervention techniques – popularly referred to as “chemtrails” and “cloud seeding” – are gaining attention locally and globally. Residents across…
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What’s On In Ipswich – 18th June 2025
MUSIC Triple Bill A SPECIAL show featuring the rock groove of Kathleen Turner Overdrive plus power pop trio Waving at Cars and the good time…
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Ratepayers to cop $55 levy for infrastructure bill
IPSWICH City Council will introduce a new infrastructure levy in its 2025-2026 Budget, citing chronic underfunding from state and federal governments and a looming $1…
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Homeless Wendy shivers through winter in car
EACH morning around dawn Wendy wakes up in her bitterly cold car at Limestone Park. Wendy is in her fifties and she’s homeless; she doesn’t…
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Push for developer discounts in transport hotspots
IPSWICH City Council is considering a new policy to encourage the development of more diverse housing options across the city including multi-unit dwellings. As part…
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