Agriculture
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SARA red flags Karrabin battery industry site
THE State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) has raised significant safety and traffic concerns over the industrial site that will house a planned Battery Energy Storage…
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Project under scrutiny over roads, flooding, wildlife
A 155-hectare residential project at Thagoona is under intense scrutiny after Ipswich City Council identified serious flood and environmental concerns. The Thagoona South development, spanning…
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Ipswich set to become region’s industrial hub
IPSWICH is emerging as South East Queensland’s top spot for industrial development, with more future industrial land than Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Moreton Bay combined.…
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Carpenter named state apprentice of the year
IPSWICH has a new local success story in the trades, with carpenter Jessica Bichsel winning the prestigious Harry Hauenschild Apprentice of the Year at the…
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C&K kindy staff reject ‘outdated’ conditions
KINDERGARTEN staff in Ipswich joined colleagues across Queensland in rejecting what their union calls “outdated” working conditions, warning the employer’s stance risks worsening teacher shortages…
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Community programs receive $50,000
FAMILIES and youth programs will benefit from $50,000 in grants from Cleanaway’s New Chum Community Benefits Fund. Recipients of the 2025 grants included Congolese United…
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Residents challenge WMI expansion
IPSWICH residents are speaking out over Wood Mulching Industries’ (WMI) proposed expansion at Swanbank which has been lodged with Ipswich City Council (ICC). Locals argue…
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Nursery boss broken by NFAEP bureaucracy
FOR 30 years, Wesley Trevor operated a thriving nursery in Queensland, with 100,000 plants across seven acres, and at its peak employing 37 staff. Today,…
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Knock-on effects of veggie price-fixing
FRESH fruit and veggie prices are again under the microscope, with the competition watchdog accusing some of Australia’s biggest farm suppliers of running a price-fixing…
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Brightest business stars revealed ahead of gala awards
THE Ipswich Region Chamber of Commerce revealed the finalists for the 2025 Business Excellence Awards at an Ipswich Turf Club event last week. The awards,…
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