Council
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Council stands firm on opposition to Deebing Creek proposal
A MOTION put forward by Mayor Teresa Harding to approve the controversial childcare centre proposed near the Deebing Creek Aboriginal Mission land has collapsed with…
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Deputy Mayor faces conduct breach
DEPUTY Mayor Jacob Madsen faces a case of “inappropriate conduct” in tomorrow’s (Thursday’s) council meeting for making comments to the media welcoming funding for bridge…
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Councillor resigns after defending 70 complaints
OUTSPOKEN Scenic Rim Councillor Derek Swanborough has resigned citing the huge volume of complaints made against him. More than 70 complaints have been levelled at…
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Neumann defends councillors on OIA complaints
MEMBER for Blair Shayne Neumann has defended Councillor Jacob Madsen on complaints upheld by the troubled Office of the Independent Assessor asking why he was…
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Hundreds of thousands spent on petty complaints
INVESTIGATIONS into trivial conduct complaints at some councils have cost an estimated $200,000 since new arrangements were brought in by the State Government. More than…
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Childcare decision heads back to council
MORE protests are expected outside Ipswich City Council tomorrow (Thursday) as councillors decide on the controversial childcare centre proposal. The childcare centre proposed by Otiosum…
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Boost for flood resilience
THE Federal and Queensland Governments have announced funding for a new Ipswich City Council study to boost flood resilience in Ipswich. The Council’s Bremer River:…
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Pool project continues to stall
COUNCIL continues to shift the goal posts on increasing the temperature at the Georgie Conway Leichhardt Community Swim Centre. In a council media statement issued…
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Councillors awarded pay rise
IPSWICH’S Mayor and Councillors have been handed a 3 percent pay rise this year as the nation’s wages started to lift after plummeting for a…
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Council balks on childcare decision
A DECISION on controversial plans for a childcare near the site of what local Aboriginal people say a massacre of children occurred has been postponed.…
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