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‘Development critical … for affordable housing’
THE lifeless bodies of a mother and baby koala were found by an Ipswich resident on Redbank Plains Road still clinging to each other and…
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Friday celebration of homegrown Games talent
IPSWICH will host an Olympic and Paralympic Welcome Home community celebration on Friday after Ipswich athletes’ success at the Paris Games. A joint notice of…
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Diary of wildlife rescuer: 4am starts, 1,000km drives
A BRASSALL wildlife carer says she has been struggling to cope as the number of animal rescues has rocketed in recent weeks. Laura McCormack said…
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Dutton in city for first peacekeeper service
THE city’s very first Middle East Area of Operations Iraq, Afghanistan and Peacekeeper Service was held last week at the Ipswich RSL Sub Branch. Guest…
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Brissie food vans eat up cafe takings
CBD restaurant owners say they are thousands of dollars out of pocket after what should have been one of the busiest times of year. Restaurateurs…
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City handpicked for domestic violence trial
IPSWICH will be one of 12 locations trialling a national early intervention program to support young men and boys at risk of engaging in family, domestic…
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New CBD charging stations for micro EVs
A DESIGNATED parking area and charging facility has been established in the Nicholas Street carpark adjacent the Bradfield Bridge. The facility and has been funded…
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Rural locals fear ‘green energy’ hub by stealth
RURAL residents fear their community is becoming a renewables hub by stealth without consultation from the government. Their concerns have been triggered after Economic Development…
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Boy Swallows Universe author honoured
AUSTRALIAN journalist and best-selling author Trent Dalton last week was conferred as an Honorary Fellow at the University of Southern Queensland. Dalton said the honour…
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‘Good farmland being sacrificed for renewables’
INSPIRED, he says, by a passion for rural Queensland and its people, Jim Willmott’s grass roots organisation is spearheading initiatives to protect the rights of…










