City Life

Weighted walk for first responder mental health

IPSWICH and Brisbane police officers spent 24-hours walking a loop at Brighton Homes Arena in Springfield to raise money and awareness of the mental health challenges experienced by first responders.

Lara Hart

05 Nov 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Building bridges to friendship and connection

THIRTY years ago, Ipswich gained a bridge club, it was a time when the internet was in its infancy and dial up modems meant you could be online or on the phone, but never both.

Lara Hart

05 Nov 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Lion’s fear for future as volunteer numbers plummet

THERE’S a shortage of able-bodied people rolling up their sleeves and joining service organisation like Lions Club and Rotary Club.

Lara Hart

05 Nov 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Purple reigned as the blooms signalled it was festival time

EVERY year Goodna puts on a festival that celebrates the purple and mauve hues of the Jacaranda flowers.

Lara Hart

29 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Child’s foot amputated in lawnmower accident

IN MARCH an Ipswich family’s world was turned upside down when their three-year-old son’s foot went under a lawnmower and subsequently had to be amputated.

Lara Hart

29 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Through sickness and health, love wins the day

HALF a century of marriage was celebrated on Saturday by an Ipswich couple who met as teenagers and went the distance through sickness and in health.

Lara Hart

29 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Plastic pollutants, tree guards choking Ipswich creeks

TREE guards are ideal for revegetation projects and plant protection, but an Ipswich environmentalist said the non-biodegradable composition of the corflute guards was a big problem.

Lara Hart

22 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Superb support helps Neville go the distance

WITHCOTT man Neville Black helped raise $140,000 for prostate cancer research thanks to Rosewood Lions Club who helped pay the rally’s entry fee.

Lara Hart

22 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Goodna doing good with Neighbourhood Watch

GOODNA’S Neighbourhood Watch program is run under the guidance of Sergeant Nadine Webster who is the Officer in Charge of Ipswich Crime Prevention Unit.

Lara Hart

22 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Grants to help veterans roll out

GRANTS to help veterans find the support they need have been given to four advocacy organisations in Queensland.

Lara Hart

22 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Canine sidekick helps people like Paul

IPSWICH Lions Club president Paul Whear is proof life can be lived to its fullest with a service dog at your side.

Lara Hart

22 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Ipswich First Nations organisation wins mental health award

A FIRST Nations organisation in Ipswich won an award at the 2025 Queensland Mental Health Awards held in Brisbane recently.

Lara Hart

15 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Ipswich architect wins President’s Choice at Chamber business awards

HERS was not an award that needed nominations or votes, rather it was the president of the Ipswich Chamber of Commerce that picked her out from a sea of other successful businesses.

Lara Hart

15 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Inaugural event raises $3K for rural firies

THIS little piggy didn’t go to market, rather it took part in races at North Ipswich CSI Club during its inaugural Boots, Beats and Beer event.

Lara Hart

15 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Snake season slithers into Ipswich backyards

IT IS mating season for snakes and why you are likely to see more of them around.

Lara Hart

15 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Mental health boost for Ipswich youth

PROMISES were kept by Blair MP Shayne Neumann with a $1.3 million funding allocation for Headspace in Ipswich.

Lara Hart

15 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Old school Scout skills empower kids

A LOVE for adventure and teaching children life skills is what drives Neville Holliman in his position as District Commissioner of Scouts Flinders district.

Lara Hart

15 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Young workers impetus for Nextra’s big win

THERE was surprise, then applause when the team from Nextra Booval Fair discovered they’d won the top gong for overall Best Business of the Year at the 2025 Ipswich City Local Business Awards.

Lara Hart

08 Oct 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Pedal power push, great-grandmother fights for kids with cancer

A GAMMY hip and turning 75 wasn’t enough to stop a Brassall great-grandmother from taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge.

Lara Hart

08 Oct 2025