Health 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
Health 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
Health Miller: Health Dept heads should roll over dumps QUEENSLAND Health officials should be charged with misconduct over alleged historic failures to address health risks from Ipswich dumps. Rob Mellett 09 Apr 2025
Health PFAS 23,826 times higher than guidelines at DA site A SWANBANK site earmarked for a new retail park has been identified in government documents as one polluted with record levels of cancer-causing forever chemical PFAS. Rob Mellett 09 Apr 2025