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
Ipswich Tribune MP stays away as Trades Hall fundraiser tops $100k MORE than $100,000 has been raised to repair the roof of Ipswich’s Trades Hall, after a packed fundraiser dinner united union members, community leaders and political figures in support of the historic workers’ hub. 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 Vale Liza Tully LIZA Tully, the wife of long-serving Division 2 Ipswich councillor Paul Tully, has died. Rob Mellett 22 Jul 2025
Ipswich Electoral boundaries for all Ipswich set to change IPSWICH is on the brink of a major political shake-up, with population growth pushing all four of the city’s state electorates beyond legal size limits and triggering a boundary overhaul. Staff Writers 18 Jul 2025
Obituary Obituary - Tony leaves a priceless legacy of teaching TEACHING is at the heart of Tony O’Sullivan’s life and legacy: it profoundly enriched countless lives and left a lasting legacy for his sons and their family. Peter Foley 21 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 Letters: trees info needed; failing our homeless I REFER to your article by Rob Mellett on June 11, “Saving Mel and Leuca: fight for paperbarks heats up”. 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 ‘No choice’: Mayor explains Goodna homeless eviction IPSWICH City Council says its decision to call in the cops for the removal of four homeless people from tents in Goodna’s Evan Marginson Park was because of public safety concerns. Rob Mellett 16 Jul 2025
Development 24/7 bus super-depot plans unveiled for New Chum IPSWICH looks to set to become home to a major new 24/7 bus depot, with plans lodged for a large-scale facility on Chum Street at New Chum. Rob Mellett 16 Jul 2025
Ipswich Tribune No doctors: Canberra blamed for GP clinic closure THE doors of Willowbank Medical Practice have closed – and with them, for many locals, the last reliable link to timely, local medical care. Rob Mellett 16 Jul 2025
Ipswich Developer delays Woogaroo EPCB submissions process THE developer behind the controversial Woogaroo Forest development at Springfield has still not submitted key environmental documentation for the site, thus delaying the start of public submissions on the potential impacts on the environmentally sensitive bushland. 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 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 Suntory opens $400M Swanbank drinks factory A HUGE new drinks manufacturing facility has opened in Swanbank, bringing more than 160 permanent jobs and marking one of the largest private investments in Queensland manufacturing in a decade. Rob Mellett 09 Jul 2025
Agriculture Statewide fishing comp to mark 25 years of SIPS A STATEWIDE fishing competition will cast off across Queensland this September to celebrate 25 years of the state’s Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme (SIPS), in what organisers are calling the most ambitious freshwater event of its kind. Rob Mellett 09 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
