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Compost dump approved
A NEW composting facility has been approved by Ipswich City Council for the Swanbank area set to process 65,000 tonnes a year of the most…
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DES investigates monster waste mountain
GETTING lost on a weekend drive left one resident shocked after finding a sprawling mountain of building waste that environmental officials say has now come…
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New dump no step forward
MAYOR Teresa Harding and many of the new councillors made promises during the 2020 elections that they would not support any new dumps in the…
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Leaders invited to stench forum
FED-UP residents sick of breathing in the local waste industry’s noxious fumes have called a public meeting for September 17. Local councillors, the mayor, relevant…
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National Park status not likely
A PUSH to declare the White Rock-Spring Mountain Conservation Estate as the city’s first National Park is looking unlikely. In early correspondence with Queensland Parks…
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DA outlines school arts overhaul
AN ALL-boys private high school is bidding to revamp its arts program with bold, new building proposals submitted to Council recently. The development application for…
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Bright future for tatty Booval home
A RUNDOWN character home on a prominent Brisbane Road block facing an uncertain future will be returned to its former glory. Admirers of the Booval home once…
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The Voice – Why I’m voting ‘No’
AUSTRALIANS will soon vote on one of the biggest proposed changes to our constitution in our history. As the only Senator based in the Greater…
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Thumbs up for station upgrade
MAJOR modernisation works at Bundamba station have received the thumbs up from a leading public transport lobby group. The much-needed work is part of Queensland…
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Miscarriage inquiry leads to change
THE treatment of a young mum who miscarried at Ipswich Hospital earlier in the year will lead to the state-wide introduction of new health practises.…
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