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  • Planning starts for Ripley Valley library

    Planning starts for Ripley Valley library

    A LIBRARY Lounge has been put forward by councillors as the preferred option to deliver library services to the rapidly growing Ripley Valley area in…

  • Action to attract more hotels

    Action to attract more hotels

    NEW initiatives will be rolled out by Ipswich City Council as part of an Action Plan to attract more hotel and short-term accommodation developments to…

  • Council reins in events sponsorship

    Council reins in events sponsorship

    THE city’s biggest social events are not immune to the current council’s desire to tighten the purse strings on sponsorship for community events. At last…

  • Gailes history recognised

    Gailes history recognised

    TWO hundred years of Ipswich history was recognised at Gailes on Sunday with the unveiling of a sign marking John Oxley’s pioneering voyage. On December…

  • Marnie contests Division 3

    Marnie contests Division 3

    AFTER hinting at a run for the Mayor’s position, former Deputy Mayor Marnie Doyle has announced she will contest the election as a Division 3…

  • Government to fight NuGrow in court

    Government to fight NuGrow in court

    THE screw turned a little further on waste operator NuGrow last Friday as the state environmental regulator launched legal action against the Swanbank facility. The…

  • Rare cod on menu for peckish birds

    Rare cod on menu for peckish birds

    EAGER fish conservationists found out Hungry Birds is more than just a computer game after fish-stocking efforts were thwarted recently. The plan had been to…

  • Rain records smashed in deluges

    Rain records smashed in deluges

    RAIN records were smashed across the state last week, leaving many of us wondering if dry weather pattern El Niño had snuck out the door…

  • GP staff woes spur Federal review

    GP staff woes spur Federal review

    AN IPSWICH Tribune story into a rural GP’s struggles with bureaucracy is key to triggering a far-reaching federal review into chronic doctor shortages. A month…

  • Christmas begins with rumble of hogs and trikes

    Christmas begins with rumble of hogs and trikes

    THERE is no glory or glittering prizes – just the contentment of knowing that our needy children will have a better Christmas. That’s the desire…

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