Entertainment
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Koala funding lifeline for region
THE endangered koala is getting a helping hand in the region with a $320,000 federal funding boost to improve habitat and training for carers. Ipswich…
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Punk poets bring album launch gig
IT SEEMS everywhere you look these days, there’s something else to whinge about: P-plater tailgaters, exorbitant power prices, dog owners who bag their pet’s faeces…
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CMC brings the heat for country festival
HEATWAVE conditions at Willowbank Raceway did nothing to break the spirits of the 23,000 country music fans who attended CMC Rocks last weekend. The Zac…
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It’s the show that must go on
THE ’70s was a remarkable era for Queen, with the British quartet’s albums selling tens of millions of records and their hit singles becoming cultural…
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History-making festival rocks up
FINAL preparations are underway for the Southern Hemisphere’s largest international country music festival which returns to the city for its annual, three-day extravaganza this Friday.…
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A-mazed among the sunflowers
FORECASTS of heavy weekend rain failed to deter the 12,000 Kalbar Sunflower Festival ticketholders on Friday through to Sunday. Rain fell mid afternoon Friday and…
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‘Summer’ caused ecological disaster
THE Environment Department says warm water temperatures were to blame for the environmental calamity that killed thousands of native fish last month at Mount Crosby…
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Collins born to be a star
THERE are three types of people in the world – people who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those left wondering what…
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Volunteers join bushcare efforts
COMMUNITY-led environmental improvements are stronger than ever with the formation of three new Bushcare groups across Ipswich. Residents have started up groups at Denmark Hill…
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Creed returns without Stallone
JUST over seven years ago Sylvester Stallone pulled on the black Fedora hat and hoodie to return to the big screen in his most loved…










