Ipswich Tribune 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