Development
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Company fined for hoarding concrete waste
AN IPSWICH construction company has been fined after being caught on camera illegally accepting, stockpiling, and crushing concrete waste, despite orders to stop. The New…
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Leaders invited to stench forum
FED-UP residents sick of breathing in the local waste industry’s noxious fumes have called a public meeting for September 17. Local councillors, the mayor, relevant…
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DA outlines school arts overhaul
AN ALL-boys private high school is bidding to revamp its arts program with bold, new building proposals submitted to Council recently. The development application for…
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What’s on a lot? Not a lot at Ripley
HOW low can lot sizes go in Ipswich? Apparently, there’s still plenty of wiggle room, with new development applications revealing super-snug sizes being submitted in…
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Work begins on vast school complex
THE ‘sod was turned’ last week to herald the start of a bold transformation at a leading private school. Construction teams will now begin work…
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Housing growth picks up pace
IPSWICH added six new homes on average a day and welcomed 6,228 new residents in the past year. The continued strong growth was revealed in…
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Invasive pest choking bushland
YEARS of inaction have allowed an invasive weed to smother trees and bushland on a tract of land at Happy Jack Gully at Bellbird Park.…
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Cheers to clean energy at drinks plant
DRINKS giant Frucor Suntory, the maker of V Energy and Just Juice drinks, last week inked a deal to power its $400 million factory at…
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Social housing in strategy to tackle crisis
CONSTRUCTION work is now well underway at a new development aimed at enticing seniors from their homes and into social housing. The homes are part…
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Plan dodges need to notify public
PROPOSALS to subdivide one lot into 16 on a 0.77ha corner block at Bundamba have been submitted to Council. Owner of the land, Ipswich West…
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