Council
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SEQ ratepayers fund $120,000 Mayors’ trip
THE South East Queensland Mayors’ Olympic fact finding trip to North America will cost SEQ ratepayers an estimated $120,000. Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding is…
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Political threats reported to police
GOODNA-based Councillor Nicole Jonic has spoken out about a toxic political environment in Ipswich after fending off a threat to expose drug charges she faced…
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Mayor turns down North America trip
IPSWICH Mayor Teresa Harding will not join other South East Queensland mayors on an 11-day trip to California and Canada following her recent criticism of…
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Short-term fix discussed for bin collection
IPSWICH City Council is reviewing its waste collection service and looking into contracting out additional garbage collection services to add capacity to the city’s waste…
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Parkland set to be transformed into wetlands
TWO urban creeks in the growth areas of Raceview and Redbank Plains are set to become a haven for birds and native wildlife with plans…
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Extra garbage trucks fail to meet demand
THE Harding Council Administration is struggling to deliver the most basic of services – garbage collection. Tens of thousands of recycling bins and the recently…
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1000 new homes last quarter
NEW housing lot approvals soared to a staggering 1,145 percent last quarter to get back on track as the state’s fastest growing city after hitting…
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Complaint maker should ‘fess up’
A TRIVIAL complaint about which councillor should be quoted in a news story, upheld as “inappropriate conduct” by the Office of the Independent Assessor, has…
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Community brokers changes to approve childcare centre
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a childcare centre on busy Arthur Summervilles Road at Karalee will go ahead after negotiations during a court appeal. Councillors went against…
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Parkland not for sale
A SECOND attempt from Swifts Leagues Club to buy the former bowls club portion of Cameron Park has been knocked back by Ipswich City Council.…
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