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Locals kept in dark after Jackal’s $125k penalty
IPSWICH City Council has confirmed that New Chum fibro-cement recycler Jackal Renewables was fined $125,000 in June, prompting clean-dumps campaigners to question why the council…
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Ipswich care home boy suicide highlights crisis
THE suicide of a 15-year-old Aboriginal boy at a residential care home in Ipswich has once again thrown Queensland’s child protection system into the spotlight.…
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‘Quasi-prisons’: demand for reform after boy’s suicide
KATHERINE Hayes, a senior advocate with Youth Advocacy Centre (YAC), has described the death of a 15-year-old Aboriginal boy at an Ipswich residential care home…
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Childcare centre set for busy Augustine Heights road
PLANS have been submitted for a new childcare and swim school complex at a busy road corridor at Augustine Heights. The application, filed with Ipswich…
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Woogaroo Forest singled out as critical echidna habitat
LOCALS are invited to help discover the lives of one of Australia’s most elusive creatures – the short-beaked echidna – at a citizen science workshop…
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Meatworkers’ generosity fuels Hospice for 31 years
FOR more than three decades, the simple act of giving has grown into one of Ipswich’s most inspiring community partnerships. JBS Australia Dinmore meatworkers have…
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Monster housing estate bid for farmland
A CLUSTER of 12 properties covering 155 hectares south of the rail line at Thagoona could become the next mega residential estate in the western…
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At breaking point: Candy Soil stink continues
RESIDENTS at North Ipswich say they are at breaking point after composting facility Candy Soil continues to fill the streets with a putrid stench. Canerase…
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UniSQ gears up to celebrate new graduates
BEHIND every cap and gown is a story of dedication and ambition. These stories will take centre stage at the University of Southern Queensland’s (UniSQ)…
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What’s On In Ipswich – 27th August 2025
MUSIC Banshees Bar ALTERNATIVE-rock hard hitters, The Graveyard Club, APO//O, and The Rebel’s Grace are teaming up for a Banshees Bar gig. The Graveyard Club…










