Ipswich Tribune
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Salter quizzes Council over ‘suicidal’ Swifts move
THE founder of a well-known grassroots local rugby club questioned Council last week over fears Swifts wants to strip Redbank Plains Rugby League Club of…
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Meals-Wheels still to struggle after Feds cash
IPSWICH Meals on Wheels says a federal cash injection is welcome news but falls short of helping reduce its wait list of 200 hungry clients.…
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Parklands inundated while boardwalks ripped up
HEAVY rainfall resulted in riverine and flash flooding across Ipswich over the weekend, with the Scenic Rim also copping a hiding with 265mm falling in…
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Cleanaway dodges $36M fine, instead gets $660k
IPSWICH waste operator Cleanaway will pay a fraction – $660,000 – of the tens of millions of dollars it had originally faced for polluting the…
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State welfare body has no idea of dog racing numbers
THE State’s racing welfare and integrity agency does not know how many greyhounds are currently actively racing in the state. Those are the startling findings…
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Koalas and 1,200 trees under threat at Yamanto
ALMOST 1,200 mature eucalypt trees will be axed on a block where tens of koalas have been observed this year if city councillors approve the…
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Blacksmiths in the buff for mental health
NAKED blacksmithing – no, it’s not a new TikTok fad and nor is it another exotic government policy dreamt up to tackle youth crime. Instead,…
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Suicide key concern for First Nations peoples
THE findings of a two-year consultation with First Nations members were discussed by social welfare services, recently. Representatives from local disability, mental health, education, child…
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Apiarist says fire ant pesticides killing native bees
A DETERMINED beekeeper wants a ban on the use of toxic poisons used in the fight against fire ants. He said the broad-spectrum pesticides are…
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Have your say on buyback land uses
THE Council wants residents to suggest uses for more than 50 hectares of land bought through the buy-back scheme. Goodna, the worst impacted area, had…










