City Life

  • Dam restocking to lure the fishos

    Dam restocking to lure the fishos

    THERE are now more than 50,000 extra chances for Ipswich fishos to ‘strike it rich’ while wetting a line for bass at Wivenhoe Dam. That’s…

  • Artist devastated at proposed habitat destruction

    Artist devastated at proposed habitat destruction

    A CELEBRATED artist says residents must contest plans to bulldoze almost 160ha of native bush habitat at Springfield for 2,000 homes. Developer Stockland has submitted…

  • Canberra changes sabotage GP practice

    Canberra changes sabotage GP practice

    A WALLOON GP says changes to medical boundaries and no longer being able to recruit overseas trainee doctors have had a crippling effect on his…

  • Plans puts threatened species at risk

    Plans puts threatened species at risk

    A VULNERABLE native animal has been found near the site earmarked for 140 townhouses at Flinders View. The Brush Tailed Phascogale – closely related to…

  • Clean-up heroes swoop into action

    Clean-up heroes swoop into action

    ENVIROMENTAL action group Ocean Crusaders last week rolled up their sleeves to tackle a mountain of trash that had built up at Brookwater’s Opossum Creek.…

  • Carols battle shrinking funds

    Carols battle shrinking funds

    CAROLS events across the city are battling dwindling financial backing as the council continues to chip away at their grants. Brassall Christmas in the Park…

  • A long, bumpy road to development application

    A long, bumpy road to development application

    A CONSTRUCTION company fined earlier this year for illegally stockpiling, and crushing concrete waste now wants authorisation to continue with its practises. Ipswich Earthmoving Equipment…

  • Thrill seekers enjoy Jacaranda Festival fun

    Thrill seekers enjoy Jacaranda Festival fun

    THE Goodna Jacaranda Festival went off without a hitch at the weekend as fun seekers made their way to Evan Marginson Park to catch the…

  • Highway fatality

    Highway fatality

    A MAN has died following a head-on collision on the Cunningham Highway at Aratula at 8am on Saturday. Two children and a woman were taken to…

  • Busy bees calming veterans’ minds

    Busy bees calming veterans’ minds

    THEY say the wounds of war come in many guises. Some are visible, but the unseen ones can be more life-threatening. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)…

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