Federal Politics Public meeting hears RAAF jet noise concerns AROUND 50 locals last Thursday attended West Moreton Anglican College at Karrabin to hear about a new Defence program to tackle aircraft noise from RAAF Base Amberley. Rob Mellett 11 Jun 2025
Politics Gout Gout coach joins council tartan track talks COUNCIL last week met with key sporting stakeholders to outline early planning efforts and gather expert input for the city’s first tartan track. Rob Mellett 11 Jun 2025
Council Leaders reveal how new Plan tackles past flood fails With the Ipswich City Plan 2025 now released, the Mayor Teresa Harding and Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee Chairman Andrew Antoniolli tell the Tribune why the Plan is best placed to manage flooding alongside the future development in Ipswich. Rob Mellett 11 Jun 2025
Council Council to lobby PM for lasting buyback scheme IPSWICH City Council has thrown its weight behind making the voluntary buyback scheme a permanent fixture for flood-affected properties. Rob Mellett 11 Jun 2025
Council Multicultural leaders back Augustine motion IPSWICH is home to more than 22,000 locals who speak a language other than English and has residents from 163 countries of origin. Rob Mellett 04 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
State Politics Anger as LNP reneges on free legal advice pledge THE STATE Government is cutting funding to the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO). Rob Mellett 28 May 2025
Ipswich SEQ Council of Mayors focus on waste tax, roads SOUTHEAST Queensland Mayors met with the Premier David Crisafulli and the Opposition last week to discuss cost-of-living impacts, waste levy costs, and the lack of infrastructure funding. Rob Mellett 28 May 2025
Council Harding: stop DV offenders from taking councillor role THE Ipswich Mayor wants local government guidelines tightened to block those guilty of domestic violence from assuming roles as councillors. Rob Mellett 28 May 2025
Council Council motion an SOS to Minister for roads action THE knock-on effects of the Mount Crosby Road overpass accident have prompted Division 4 Councillor Jim Madden to draft an emergency motion calling on the Transport Minister to accelerate road works at local traffic trouble spots. Rob Mellett 28 May 2025
State Politics Minister: council must start bridge project plan THE State Transport Minister has batted off criticism that he is neglecting LNP vows on making vital Ipswich infrastructure shovel-ready. Rob Mellett 21 May 2025
Council Spring Mountain leads local population growth SPRING Mountain is Ipswich’s fastest growing suburb. Rob Mellett 14 May 2025
Federal Politics LNP’s Mutzelburg stunned at Neumann spray THE 2025 federal election will be remembered as one of the most remarkable in the nation’s history – a Labor landslide that decimated the Liberal-National Coalition and the Greens. Rob Mellett 14 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
State Politics Minister called out on infrastructure silence IPSWICH West MP Wendy Bourne addressed Parliament last week with renewed calls for work to begin on the Bremer River Bridge and the Mount Crosby Interchange. Rob Mellett 07 May 2025
Council ‘Embarrassing’: Mayor lambasts Antoniolli vote IPSWICH Mayor Teresa Harding says she is disappointed at the decision to clear Division 3 Councillor Andrew Antoniolli of conduct breach allegations. Rob Mellett 07 May 2025
Federal Politics ‘Local LNP campaign a new low in politics’ THE re-elected Blair MP has spoken out against the tactics of the local LNP election campaign, saying it was a new low for politics. Rob Mellett 07 May 2025
Federal Politics Tully casts a bookies’ eye view across election WITH election day imminent, Sportsbet.com.au gives the odds for the 2025 Federal Election locally, while veteran Councillor Paul Tully gives us an overview of how the vote may turn out this weekend. Rob Mellett 02 May 2025
Federal Politics Pulp fiction? Neumann downplays spelling stuff-up BLAIR MP Shayne Neumann has been forced to pulp and reprint around 100,000 how-to-vote cards after the name of his LNP opponent Carl Mutzelburg was spelled incorrectly. Rob Mellett 30 Apr 2025
