Arts & Entertainment

Ipswich remains a key Olympic hopeful

IPSWICH’S hopes that it will host a 2032 Brisbane Olympic event remain a live chance.

Guest Writer

Music

Ipswich opera diva’s closing act

THERE is good and bad news on the immediate horizon for Ipswich’s musical theatre lovers.

Guest Writer

U3A Creative Classes Showcase Talent and Collaboration

The Ipswich Community Art Gallery will be alive with colour, creativity and community spirit when the U3A Creative Classes Exhibition opens on Saturday afternoon, November 1.

Art at the Ipswich Sustainability Festival (Get your ARTS into Gear)

On Saturday, October 19, Ipswich City Council hosted the Ipswich Sustainability Festival.

What’s On In Ipswich - 29th October 2025

Join Conservation Volunteers Australia as they celebrate World Habitat Day at Jack Barkley Park in North Booval. This

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The Boss returns to his most soulful chapter: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

THIS October, audiences will be invited back to 1982 -into a dimly lit New Jersey bedroom where Bruce Springsteen recorded one of the most hauntingly personal albums of his career.

Alexis Poulsen

Exhibition Marks End of an Era (Get your ARTS into Gear)

On Friday night (October 10) Arts Alive held its opening event for the yearly art Challenge ‘Reflection’.

Speaking for the River art show a huge success (Get your ARTS into Gear)

Art has an extraordinary power to stir emotions, provoke thoughts, and ignite discussions.

Steve Moneghetti supports cancelled Park2Park

LEGENDARY runner Steve Moneghetti has thrown his passionate weight behind Ipswich’s cancelled Park2Park, saying the community event was worth more than just profits.

What’s On In Ipswich - 22nd October 2025

The Annual Ipswich Toy Run Committee are currently organising the 30th Ipswich Toy Run. This year’s event will take place on Sunday, December 14.

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‘Regretting You’: Can Colleen Hoover’s next film adaptation win back the fans?

MOVE over, ‘It Ends With Us’ - there’s a new Colleen Hoover adaptation heading for the big screen, and this one promises fewer flower shops and far more family drama.

Alexis Poulsen

What’s On In Ipswich - 15th October 2025

CELEBRATE the start of Go Pink month with a delicious breakfast at Club Services Ipswich. Hear stories from healthcare staff and discover how funds raised through Go Pink make a difference for breast cancer care in our region.

It meant the world to Clay, now he wants it back

DEVOUT Ipswich runner and all-round good guy Clay Dawson ran second to Steve Monegehetti at Park2Park and still loves recollecting that experience and his first win.

Coach Reeves is furious about the death of P2P

HIGHLY RESPECTED Ipswich running coach Peter Reeves is outraged about the end of Park2Park and said it was a sad day when he heard it was cancelled.

How did Park2Park go from popular to cancelled?

PARK2PARK: it was a wonderful reason to roll out of a warm bed that Sunday morning and greet the crisp Ipswich air and the cheerful buzz of thousands of runners.

Music

‘The Roy Orbison Story’- the man and his music

THE fascinating life and distinctive music of American singer, songwriter, Roy Orbison, will be portrayed in a theatrical production starring Mark Shelley at the Ipswich Civic Centre, this month.

‘It’s back!’ Rosewood native plant sale

THE Rosewood Native Plant Sale and Enviro Day should be marked on every gardener’s calendar.

Ipswich Artists need your Vote (Get your ARTS into Gear)

The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) are the Flying Arts Alliance’s annual visual arts awards for established and emerging artists living in regional Queensland.