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Continue dumps scrutiny
COUNCIL’S lengthy battle against three waste companies – Lantrak, Austin BMI and Cleanaway – is all but over following the Planning Environment Court’s decision last…
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City spending divides council
BALLOONING costs of the Nicholas Street Precinct redevelopment has divided Ipswich City Council with $53 million allocated to the project in this year’s Budget. Councillor…
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Hefty rates hike as inflation soars
THE average rates bill will rise more than $100 a year in the steepest of four hefty rate rises since the council was elected. The…
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What’s in the ICC Budget for your neighbourhood
Division 1 § $11.7 million for Redbank Plains Road upgrades stage 3; § $1.6 million for construction of clubhouse at Ironbark Park, South Ripley; §…
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Pahlke sign still not resolved
THE BUREACRATIC bungle that resulted in former councillor David Pahlke’s name being removed from a sign at Cobb and Co Heritage Park continues. Mr Pahlke’s…
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King’s Honours no joke for corporal
ONE morning at work, when Corporal Timothy Nevin read an email asking him to accept or reject a Conspicuous Service Medal, he thought he was…
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Demand for dumps Royal Commission
NOTHING less than a Royal Commission into the local waste industry will satisfy the head of a leading Ipswich campaign group. Ipswich Ratepayers Against Toxic…
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Ipswich backs a Voice to Parliament
IPSWICH City Council has weighed in to support the proposed Constitutional amendment to recognise The Voice of our First Nations’ people. Veteran Councillor Paul Tully…
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Senator slams Cleanaway bosses
A LEADING Queensland Senator says Cleanaway bosses “need to reflect very, very deeply on their next steps” after the courts last week denied their appeal…
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Concrete truck crushes home
A DEEBING Heights family has been forced to live in temporary accommodation after a concrete pumping truck toppled over and crushed their new home on…
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