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Council backflips on sandbags after councillors’ social media post criticised
During the torrential downpour in Ipswich, residents were shocked to find one of their local councillors, had posted to social media to inform them of…
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Second-hand car dealership proposed for Bundamba
Walker Bremer Park Pty Limited has submitted a development for a second-hand car dealership in Bundamba. Australian business, Automundo, has existing showrooms in Brisbane, Gold…
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Could digital platforms help those in suicide crisis?
Researchers at the University of Southern Queensland have found online forums could help people contemplating suicide. School of Psychology Professor, Andrea Lamont-Mills, said long…
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Costly backflip on Bottle Alley mural
AFTER infuriating local artists by painting over the mural at Bottle Alley five years after it was completed, council is spending $50,000 to create a…
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Bowled over by Swifts land grab
BOOVAL bowlers have been thrown off their grounds in a land grab by the club brought in as their saviours 20 years ago. Swifts Leagues…
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Warrego Highway-Mount Crosby interchange plans scrapped
THE Warrego Highway-Mount Crosby Road interchange upgrade has gone back to the drawing board following overwhelming criticism of the State Government project. A consultation summary…
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Push to demolish Bell St overbridge
COUNCIL is lobbying the State Government to demolish the Bell Street overbridge as part of its plans to revitalise the CBD. A report to council’s…
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Roads closed and rivers reach peaks after days of rain
HEAVY rainfall drenched the Ipswich region last week flooding roads and causing locals to sandbag buildings in danger of inundation. On Wednesday morning, the Bureau…
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Labor links questioned in Wanless call-in
THE State Government has brushed aside Ipswich City Council’s refusal of a new landfill site for Ebenezer, proposing a ministerial call-in for the Wanless Recycling…
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Roads closed and rivers reach peaks through Ipswich rainfall
Heavy rainfall has drenched the Ipswich region blocking roads and leaving locals in search of sandbags. On Wednesday morning, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) released…










