MBN Train engine storage sorted thanks to grant THEY were chugging along, then a grant came their way and chugs became whoops of joy. Lara Hart 18 Jul 2025
City Life Steam train events to celebrate 160 years The railway story began on July 31, 1865, with the opening of the first rail section between Ipswich and Grandchester. Rob Mellett 23 Jul 2025
City Life Vision for revamped Lakeside Park CLEANCO wants Ipswich residents to help shape the future of Swanbank Lakeside Park. Rob Mellett 23 Jul 2025
Ipswich Tribune Citywide footpath safety audit rollout IPSWICH residents are urged to keep an eye out for survey vehicles as the council begins a footpath safety assessment covering more than 300 kilometres across the city. Rob Mellett 23 Jul 2025
City Life Historic cemeteries receive $3m lifeline TWO of Ipswich’s oldest cemeteries have undergone major upgrades, with more than $3 million invested to preserve heritage and meet future burial needs. Rob Mellett 23 Jul 2025
City Life Body slams and backflips in Walloon FROM high-flying heroes to hard-hitting villains, Queensland’s best wrestlers will storm The Walloon Hotel this Saturday, July 26. Rob Mellett 23 Jul 2025
Ipswich Tribune Call to scrap outdated Structure Plan SAVE Woogaroo Forest Group Inc (SWFG Inc) is urgently calling for the scrapping of the Springfield Structure Plan (SSP) – a 27-year-old Development Control Plan with state-level legal power that it says is no longer fit for purpose. Rob Mellett 23 Jul 2025
Ipswich Tribune Vale Liza Tully LIZA Tully, the wife of long-serving Division 2 Ipswich councillor Paul Tully, has died. Rob Mellett 22 Jul 2025
City Life Crime: attempted murder charge, mall stabbing A MALE pedestrian has been left fighting for his life and another man is in custody after a hit and run in Ipswich last Wednesday afternoon. Rob Mellett 16 Jul 2025
Ipswich City lights up with colour and culture THE Spark Festival launch transformed the city centre with dazzling projections, live music, and the unveiling of the 2025 festival program on the weekend. Rob Mellett 16 Jul 2025
Ipswich Show-stopping celebration for 50 years of Civic Centre IN 1975, a bold new building broke the mould in Ipswich’s historic heart. Rob Mellett 16 Jul 2025
Ipswich Tribune Wonderfully weird: school musical to bewitch city A DELIGHTFULLY dark musical will come to the Ipswich Civic Centre stage at the end of this month when West Moreton Anglican College presents The Addams Family. Rob Mellett 16 Jul 2025
Ipswich Pups dumped at Chuwar with mouths taped shut TWO puppies have been found abandoned in bushland at Chuwar with their mouths bound shut, in what the RSPCA says is one of the most disturbing cases of cruelty and neglect it has seen. Rob Mellett 16 Jul 2025
Ipswich Anger as cops swoop on homeless group at Goodna A DAWN eviction of four rough sleepers from a makeshift camp in Goodna has drawn sharp criticism from a leading local homelessness charity, which says Ipswich City Council acted without warning or compassion. Rob Mellett 09 Jul 2025
Ipswich Springfield landslip ramp reopens months early AFTER months of detours and delays, the entry ramp to the Centenary Highway at Springfield Central has reopened. Rob Mellett 09 Jul 2025
Ipswich Tribune Ipswich stuns as property values soar 116% since 2019 IPSWICH has emerged as Australia’s fastest-growing property market, with house prices soaring by 116 percent since 2019 – outpacing Melbourne, Brisbane, and Queensland’s booming coastal hubs. Rob Mellett 09 Jul 2025
Ipswich Tribune ‘Betrayed’: NDIS cuts strand most vulnerable MICHELLE Belcher still remembers the call. Rob Mellett 09 Jul 2025
Ipswich Tribune Gas giant lays down law over Drive-In DA A PROPOSED boundary realignment on Coal Road at Chuwar has triggered scrutiny from one of Australia’s largest energy infrastructure companies. Rob Mellett 09 Jul 2025
City Life Cultural festival returns for fifth year SPARK Ipswich returns for its fifth year next month, with an arts and culture program featuring more than 50 events across 10 days. Rob Mellett 02 Jul 2025
