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Dam release ahead of looming storm season
WIVENHOE Dam releases are now underway, with an estimated 116,000 megalitres of water to be let go over the course of two weeks. The plan…
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Childcare plan opposed on reported massacre site
A PROPOSAL for a childcare centre near a site reported as the location of a massacre of Aboriginal people has been opposed by Ipswich City…
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Millions lost in hotel sinkhole
COUNCIL has blamed hidden structural issues associated with saving the sinking Commonwealth Hotel for the massive $6.2 million cost of the project. Despite painstaking efforts…
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Councillor guilty of ‘misconduct’ for doing her job
RESPECTED Councillor Sheila Ireland has been found guilty of “misconduct” by the State Government’s troubled local government watchdog for simply doing her job and trying…
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Petty complaints damaging to OIA
COMMENT WHEN a councillor is being punished for “misconduct” over an act of compassion we have a system that is completely out of touch with…
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OIA costs blow out to $3 million
TAXPAYERS are being slugged a staggering $3 million to $3.5 million a year to fund the State Government’s troubled local government watchdog the OIA. Funding…
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Powerful look at existential struggles
ABOUT three million Australians suffer depression or anxiety every year, with about 65,300 people attempting to take their own lives and more Aussies dying from…
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Think pink for breakfast fundraiser
BREAKFAST is the most important meal of the day and this month that will be doubly true when good-hearted Ipswich folk join to help raise…
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Oldest indie kindy celebrating 85 years
NURTURING a sense of wonder in littlies and forging strong ties with families for generations, one of the oldest community kindergartens in Queensland will mark…
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Super Hornet practises for Ipswich Air Tattoo
IN CASE you haven’t already felt the world rumble and heard the air hum and thunder, an F/A-18F Super Hornet will be conducting practice runs…
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