Council
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Former Mayor questions opulent office
FORMER Ipswich Mayor Andrew Antoniolli has spoken out on the opulence of the Mayor’s office in the new council Administration Building. Mr Antoniolli described the…
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Council not happy taking on Lion’s share of funds
AN EXTRA $3 million needed to complete the Brisbane Lions’ Springfield Central Stadium is not likely to come from Ipswich City Council. Councillors drew a…
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Meeting room on the agenda for Redbank Plains
A NUMBER of options are being considered by council to create a new community meeting space in Redbank Plains. Council officers have put forward…
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City’s future borrowing capacity questioned
CONCERNS about the council’s future borrowing capacity have been raised by Councillor Sheila Ireland during discussion on the CBD redevelopment. During the recent Special…
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Council blocks transparency reform
KEY measures put forward to ensure the media’s access to information on council decisions continue to be blocked by the current Ipswich City Council. …
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Praise for reuse of iconic city buildings
IPSWICH City Council won some high praise from members of the Queensland Heritage Council for its meticulous restoration of the Commonwealth Hotel on a visit…
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Council says it’s time to pay the rent for Tulmur Place
COUNCIL is considering charging fees for commercial and community use of Tulmur Place from October, in the hopes of generating $30,000 a year for rent…
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Mayor’s office spending spree
LAVISH inclusions and extensive changes to the top floor of the new council administration building have cost ratepayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. Two…
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Dismissed councillors deserve an apology
FORMER Ipswich councillors are demanding compensation and an apology from the CCC and the State Government following a damning report from Tony Fitzgerald on investigations…
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Reputations ‘ruined by overzealous CCC’
ALTHOUGH no former councillors were named in the Fitzgerald report into the Crime and Corruption Commission’s investigations on local government, the heavy-handed approach from police…










