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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
Council

Questions raised over Madsen caravan

DIVISION 1 Councillor Jacob Madsen is under scrutiny over a caravan sited for about 18 months at his property.

Rob Mellett
23 Jul 2025
City Life

Historic cemeteries receive $3m lifeline

TWO of Ipswich’s oldest cemeteries have undergone major upgrades, with more than $3 million invested to preserve heritage and meet future burial needs.

Rob Mellett
23 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
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
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 Tribune

Jonic, Madsen cleared after lengthy inquiry

TWO Ipswich councillors have been cleared of misconduct after a three-year investigation into their public criticisms of changes made to a community engagement report.

Rob Mellett
09 Jul 2025
State Politics

State Budget sidelines the key Ipswich essentials

THE 2025-26 Queensland Budget offered Ipswich only modest gains, falling short of the transformative investment urgently needed for a city grappling with rapid population growth and years of transport infrastructure underinvestment.

Rob Mellett
02 Jul 2025
Council

Council to discuss park neglect at July 22 meeting

BREMERVALE Park, a much-used green space in Raceview, is falling into neglect after Ipswich City Council scaled back maintenance earlier this year – leaving key areas overgrown and frustrating locals who say they were never consulted.

Rob Mellett
02 Jul 2025
Council

City Budget hits ratepayers with 8.66% increase

IPSWICH households will see their annual rates rise by 8.66 percent this financial year – adding an extra $3.78 per week, or $196 annually, once all new levies and charges are included.

Rob Mellett
02 Jul 2025
Ipswich Tribune

Cullen lifts lid on council waste and inefficiency

In the second and final part of his insider account at Town Hall, former Ipswich councillor David Cullen says inefficiencies are draining millions of dollars from the public purse – dubbing the situation as ‘absolute madness’

Rob Mellett
02 Jul 2025
Development

Voice your opinions on plans for vast growth

COMMUNITY members can have their say on strategies for development in suburbs such as Rosewood, Walloon and Thagoona.

Rob Mellett
25 Jun 2025
Politics

Council silent on costs as Madsen demands safe space

DIVISION 1 Councillor Jacob Madsen has written to Ipswich Council boss Sonia Cooper to say he no longer feels safe at work and must have his own special working area.

Rob Mellett
25 Jun 2025
Politics

Cullen on the real reason he quit the council

EX-DIVISION 4 councillor David Cullen has broken his silence over his exit, accusing Ipswich City Council of systemic dysfunction, financial mismanagement, and internal power struggles that left him with no option but to resign just five months into the job.

Rob Mellett
25 Jun 2025
Politics

Ratepayers to cop $55 levy for infrastructure bill

IPSWICH City Council will introduce a new infrastructure levy in its 2025-2026 Budget, citing chronic underfunding from state and federal governments and a looming $1 billion infrastructure shortfall over the next decade.

Rob Mellett
18 Jun 2025
Council

Push for developer discounts in transport hotspots

IPSWICH City Council is considering a new policy to encourage the development of more diverse housing options across the city including multi-unit dwellings.

Rob Mellett
18 Jun 2025
Council

Seven floods, millions spent, no finish line at River Heart

WHEN River Heart Parklands opened in 2007, it was welcomed as an inspiring addition to the city – a place where nature and city life combined.

Rob Mellett
18 Jun 2025
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
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