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  • Council plans to sell Swifts land

    Council plans to sell Swifts land

    COUNCIL hopes to sell land leased to Swifts Leagues Club at Booval after the struggling bowls club has allowed facilities to run down to a…

  • E-Scooters get a trial run at Springfield

    E-Scooters get a trial run at Springfield

    E-SCOOTERS will fill Springfield Central streets and footpaths under a trial approved by Ipswich City Council last week. Councillors voted unanimously in favour of conducting…

  • Antoniolli cleared after Supreme Court challenge

    Antoniolli cleared after Supreme Court challenge

    FORMER Ipswich Mayor Andrew Antoniolli has been cleared of all charges with an attempt to overturn his successful appeal of fraud convictions dismissed in the…

  • Mayor urged to reject City Deal

    Mayor urged to reject City Deal

    Ipswich MPs have urged Mayor Teresa Harding to reject the stalled SEQ City Deal as a stoush between the State and Federal governments worsens. Deputy…

  • Top bureaucrats’ wages jump during administration

    Top bureaucrats’ wages jump during administration

    IPSWICH’S Acting Chief Executive Officer Sonia Cooper has accepted a substantial pay cut to her predecessor David Farmer, awarded a total annual remuneration package of…

  • ICC Complaints diverted to call centre

    ICC Complaints diverted to call centre

    A NEW strategy aimed at improving customer service at Ipswich City Council won’t address the community’s main complaint – raising issues with their elected councillors.…

  • Tully collects 40-year gong

    Tully collects 40-year gong

    LONG-SERVING Ipswich councillor Paul Tully has been awarded a special certificate of service for his 40 years in local government. He was presented the award…

  • Support for Ipswich civic events reinstated

    Support for Ipswich civic events reinstated

    COUNCIL has revised its policy to support civic events such as Anzac Day and Labour Day marches after funding and support was slashed by interim…

  • Ratepayers fund $76,000 business course for Ipswich councillors

    Ratepayers fund $76,000 business course for Ipswich councillors

    RATEPAYERS will fund a $76,500 company directors course exclusively tailored for the mayor and councillors. At $15,300 a day, the five-day course offers an “in-house…

  • Ipswich ratepayers fund political polling

    Ipswich ratepayers fund political polling

    COUNCIL has defended using $50,000 of ratepayers money on a phone survey which borders on political polling. One of the nine questions in the iFuture…

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