Council
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Bid to return to 10 councillors
IPSWICH City Council is pushing for a return to 10 councillors with either single divisions or an extra dual-member division. The State Government this week…
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High contamination rate found in FOGO bin trial
COUNCIL will have to rethink its ambitious food organics and garden waste collection program after a year-long trial encountered a 30 percent contamination rate. More…
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Work to start to replace timber bridges
MOTORISTS who travel on some of rural Ipswich’s oldest and narrowest bridges will benefit from a $5.7 million allocation towards two timber bridge replacements as…
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ICC development fees too high says developer
HUNDREDS of thousands of dollars in development application fees remain unpaid after a leading residential developer contested Ipswich City Council costs. Peet Limited applied to…
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Childcare plan opposed on reported massacre site
A PROPOSAL for a childcare centre near a site reported as the location of a massacre of Aboriginal people has been opposed by Ipswich City…
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Millions lost in hotel sinkhole
COUNCIL has blamed hidden structural issues associated with saving the sinking Commonwealth Hotel for the massive $6.2 million cost of the project. Despite painstaking efforts…
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Councillor guilty of ‘misconduct’ for doing her job
RESPECTED Councillor Sheila Ireland has been found guilty of “misconduct” by the State Government’s troubled local government watchdog for simply doing her job and trying…
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OIA costs blow out to $3 million
TAXPAYERS are being slugged a staggering $3 million to $3.5 million a year to fund the State Government’s troubled local government watchdog the OIA. Funding…
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Hotel heritage remains in storage
PAINSTAKING efforts to retain the original fabric of the heritage-listed Commonwealth Hotel have been squandered by the Chemello and Harding Administrations. After meticulous work to…
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Anger over pay bonus for Cleanaway bosses
SENIOR executives of Cleanaway have received their full bonuses for environmental performance in a year when the company has been ordered to shut down part…
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