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United front stands against forest bulldozing
THE peak body for Queensland conservation joined grassroots community groups and Ipswich locals on Sunday to spearhead the launch of the Save Woogaroo Forest campaign.…
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Asylum’s electroshock therapy, beatings
THERE are renewed calls for a state inquiry into the institutional abuse meted out at local mental asylums in previous decades. South Ripley woman Anne…
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Young get access to free mental health help
ALMOST 14 percent of young people in Australia have a mental illness, with one in three psychologists unavailable to give assessments for up to a…
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Mayor says rivers event a success
THE recent WaterFest Festival brought out hundreds of families to appreciate local creeks and rivers. Mayor Teresa Harding said the Celebration Day attracted around 300…
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Ipswich leads the way for remnant vegetation loss
THE Ipswich local government (LGA) area has the lowest coverage of remnant vegetation intact in Southeast Queensland. Only 21 percent of remnant vegetation remains as…
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Bigger, bolder Show almost here
THE Ipswich Show returns on May 17. The three-day event will capitalise on the success of last year’s 150th anniversary show and again expands across…
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Planes, Trains, Autos – in pictures
THE Fully Charged event drew thousands of people to the Rail Workshops on Saturday as part of the Trains, Planes, Autos three-day festival. Photographer Lyle…
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What’s On In Ipswich – 8th May, 2024
MUSIC Dana Gehrman DANA Gehrman and her band are bringing their vintage sound to Ipswich this week. Taking influences from the ’70s West Coast sound,…
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Scarr says bulk bill claim ‘spin’
QUEENSLAND LNP Senator Paul Scarr says claims of an uptick in the availability of bulk billing are nothing but spin. Senator Scarr responded after Local…
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Letter to the Editor – The people have had enough
YESTERDAY, I and more than 100 people attended a meeting at Brookwater to share information about the state of play in respect of the nearby…
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