Council

  • Call for heritage listings

    Call for heritage listings

    THE call has gone out for residents to nominate character buildings as Ipswich City Council reviews its dated heritage study. Character Place Nominations are currently…

  • Three bin waste service introduced

    Three bin waste service introduced

    GREEN bins will be introduced to all households across the city as the council grapples with tough targets on reducing landfill. Despite the failings of…

  • Kerbside clean-up to go to on-demand service

    Kerbside clean-up to go to on-demand service

    COUNCIL will scrap the popular kerbside clean-up for large items as it moves to an annual on-demand service. The new service would still be free…

  • Cinema build blowout

    Cinema build blowout

    WORK on the city cinema has blown out to a staggering $48.8 million as Ipswich City Council uses ratepayer funds to lure cinema giant Hoyts…

  • Changes to cinema contract

    Changes to cinema contract

    A SPECIAL meeting of Ipswich City Council has been called for tomorrow (Thursday) to discuss changes to the Nicholas Street cinema contract. In March last…

  • Councillors vote to reinstate Pahlke name

    Councillors vote to reinstate Pahlke name

    COUNCILLORS have reversed a bureaucratic decision to remove former councillor David Pahlke’s name from a heritage marker sign in Rosewood. After the Ipswich Tribune broke…

  • Milligan appointed Deputy Mayor

    Milligan appointed Deputy Mayor

    COUNCILLOR Russell Milligan was appointed Deputy Mayor unopposed in a unanimous vote at Thursday’s council meeting. The deputy mayor role has been rotated among councillors…

  • Councillors vote on wiping political names from signs

    Councillors vote on wiping political names from signs

    COUNCILLORS are set to vote on a motion on Thursday to reverse the decision to delete former councillors’ names from signage. As reported in the…

  • Community funds close to being wound up

    Community funds close to being wound up

    ABOUT $280,000 donated for emergency relief are to be released from two funds managed by the former Pisasale administration within weeks. Councillor Paul Tully, who…

  • LNP: Special cops plan won’t solve ‘crisis’

    LNP: Special cops plan won’t solve ‘crisis’

    THE State Opposition Leader says the idea to bolster police numbers with retired and departed officers will fail the public. Police Minister Mark Ryan last…

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