Property Cops, fire ant squads ride roughshod over rights GROWING numbers of Southeast Queenslanders are pushing back against National Fire Ant Eradication Program (NFAEP) tactics they say undermine property rights. Rob Mellett 04 Jun 2025
Ipswich Tribune Wow: The Q launched in Ipswich as world-class asset IPSWICH’S latest multi-million dollar asset was officially launched with a “wow” factor featuring a showcase of track speed and a dazzling light and lazer special effects show. Hundreds of people visited The Q greyhound facility at Purga for... David Lems 11 Jun 2025
Council Heated vote: flagship river program stays – for now IPSWICH Council has voted to stay hooked up to the State’s river-quality monitoring program, even though the Mayor believes its benefits fail to stack up for the city. Rob Mellett 11 Jun 2025
Ipswich Creatives to rally to save d’arcy Doyle paperbarks IN THE heart of Ipswich’s historic city centre, two melaleuca trees – lovingly nicknamed “Mel and Leuca” – have become the centre of a growing community campaign to save them as the council eyes their removal in a controversial redevelopment plan for D’Arcy Doyle Place. Rob Mellett 11 Jun 2025
Ipswich Marburg Bottle Tree likely for council protection COUNCIL bosses will give a towering local giant in Marburg official protection. Rob Mellett 11 Jun 2025
Council City Plan ushers in taller buildings, swifter approvals THE new Ipswich City Plan will mean more granny flats and higher buildings for the city in the future. Rob Mellett 04 Jun 2025
Business NuGrow hastens work on permanent tunnels SWANBANK composter NuGrow says it will have in-vessel composting tunnels operational two years earlier than originally scheduled. Rob Mellett 04 Jun 2025
Ipswich Tribune Dumps fee hike looms at Riverview, Rosewood THE COST of disposing of rubbish at local waste facilities seems likely to climb from July 1. Rob Mellett 28 May 2025
Ipswich Tribune Expansion plans for Rosewood’s St Brigid’s school PLANS for an extensive building program at St Brigid’s Primary School were outlined in a development application to Council, this week. Wendy Creighton 28 May 2025
Business 24/7 plastic recycling plant for Swanbank estate AN AGRICULTURAL plastics recycler is proposing to build a plastic manufacturing and recycling plant at Swanbank. Rob Mellett 14 May 2025
Ipswich DAs: Homes for koala habitat; Bundamba units THERE are plans to subdivide one lot into 70 residential lots on land mapped as core koala habitat. Rob Mellett 07 May 2025
Development Restoration rethink as Parklands slide into river REHABILITATION works at River Heart Parklands face reconsideration after a landslip has forced the closure of a pathway. Rob Mellett 07 May 2025
Business Battery energy storage plan for Swanbank ZEN Energy has plans to build a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Swanbank. Rob Mellett 07 May 2025
Ipswich Tribune QR insists Workshops jobs secure during uncertainty STATE MP Wendy Bourne has slammed the LNP Government over “secrecy” following news in this newspaper last week of a possible sell-off of the heritage-listed North Ipswich Rail Workshops for housing. Rob Mellett 07 May 2025
Ipswich Tribune Doyle tells of family ties to Workshops as threat looms DIVISION 3 Councillor Marnie Doyle is backing calls to save the North Ipswich Railway Workshops from potential housing plans. Rob Mellett 07 May 2025
Development Tower block stoush goes to planning boss Bleijie A LONGTIME Riverview local says Ipswich City Council denied residents a fair go by not allowing them the right to appeal a development that has continued to mushroom in scale. Rob Mellett 23 Apr 2025
Council Swifts to get $2.6m for renovations, 30-year lease RATEPAYERS will foot the bill to renovate the Swifts Leagues Club at Booval if a new lease currently under discussion is agreed upon. Rob Mellett 30 Apr 2025
Ipswich Tribune Shock as Rail Workshops housing plan emerges QUEENSLAND Rail (QR) admits plans are afoot to redevelop the heritage-listed North Railway Ipswich Workshops. Rob Mellett 30 Apr 2025
Development Woogaroo owner loses Pisasale libel case THE property developer who argued a news article wrongly depicted him as acquiring prostitutes for former mayor Paul Pisasale faces a huge legal bill after losing a long-running court case. Rob Mellett 23 Apr 2025
