State Politics

Motorists want answers on bridge delays

IPSWICH motorists say they are running out of patience with the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), as speed restrictions and lane controls on the eastbound Bremer River Bridge enter a second year with no end in sight.

Rob Mellett

10 Sep 2025

Business

Fire ant program slammed over GMO bait silence

THE Queensland Government has known for at least a year that fire ant baits being spread across southeast Queensland include genetically modified ingredients – but only admitted it last week.

Rob Mellett

03 Sep 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Leaders knock back bid for councillor compo

QUEENSLAND politicians have rejected calls to compensate former Ipswich councillors dismissed over a major corruption scandal.

Rob Mellett

03 Sep 2025

Ipswich Tribune

At breaking point: Candy Soil stink continues

RESIDENTS at North Ipswich say they are at breaking point after composting facility Candy Soil continues to fill the streets with a putrid stench.

Rob Mellett

27 Aug 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Councillors’ compo motion sparks backlash

A MOTION drafted by staff from federal MP Shayne Neumann’s office demanding an apology and financial compensation for sacked Ipswich councillors will be debated at this year’s Labor state conference.

Rob Mellett

27 Aug 2025

Agriculture

Farmers ‘ignored’ while NFAEP holds closed-door forums

LOCKYER Valley hay agent Jake Holzheimer has spent more than two years pleading for a farmer-led solution to restore market access for Queensland fodder – only to watch government inaction devastate livelihoods.

Rob Mellett

27 Aug 2025

State Politics

Ipswich care home boy suicide highlights crisis

THE suicide of a 15-year-old Aboriginal boy at a residential care home in Ipswich has once again thrown Queensland’s child protection system into the spotlight.

Rob Mellett

27 Aug 2025

Development

300 homes planned next to Bundamba TAFE site

BUNDAMBA could see significant changes as plans emerge to subdivide a 6.1 hectare site at 19 River Road into a mix of residential and commercial lots.

Rob Mellett

20 Aug 2025

Health

LNP says expansion will tackle city ramping crisis

IPSWICH Hospital’s overstretched emergency department is set for relief, with a $9.6 million expansion of its Transit Care Centre to double capacity.

Rob Mellett

20 Aug 2025

Business

WMI bid to extend outdoor composting until 2029

WOOD mulching and composting facility Wood Mulching Industries is seeking approval to continue its outdoor operations for up to four more years while it transitions to an enclosed biogas and composting system.

Rob Mellett

20 Aug 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Bremer High leads charge for local Games legacy

IPSWICH risks being left with nothing to show for the 2032 Olympics, with community leaders now challenging the State Government and Ipswich City Council about the lack of local vital sporting infrastructure.

Rob Mellett

20 Aug 2025

State Politics

Labor Left surges in Blair

THE Labor Left faction has made significant gains in the federal electorate of Blair in an internal ballot to elect delegates for the Queensland Labor State Conference.

Rob Mellett

13 Aug 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Motion to fast-track key highway upgrades

IPSWICH City Council has agreed to broaden a proposed advocacy motion to include both the Warrego and Cunningham Highways, in a push to accelerate long-overdue upgrades to two of the region’s most critical transport routes.

Rob Mellett

06 Aug 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Main Roads gives updates on major blackspots

THE Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) provided updates on key infrastructure issues affecting the region at the July 30 meeting of the Karalee and Surrounding Communities Association.

Rob Mellett

06 Aug 2025

State Politics

Teacher shortage hits Ipswich as strike looms

A TEACHER shortage in Queensland is hitting Ipswich hard, with Ipswich State High School advertising 10 separate teaching positions – one of the highest vacancy counts in the state.

Rob Mellett

30 Jul 2025

State Politics

Madden alleged bullying claim rejected in court

A $726,000 damages claim by a former electorate officer alleging bullying and harassment while working for former Ipswich West MP Jim Madden has been struck out by the District Court.

Rob Mellett

30 Jul 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Call to scrap outdated Structure Plan

SAVE Woogaroo Forest Group Inc (SWFG Inc) is urgently calling for the scrapping of the Springfield Structure Plan (SSP) – a 27-year-old Development Control Plan with state-level legal power that it says is no longer fit for purpose.

Rob Mellett

23 Jul 2025

Ipswich Tribune

Races at The Q suspended as track deemed ‘unsuitable’

RACING Queensland has suspended all events at the state’s newly opened greyhound racing hub, The Q, following a series of dog fatalities that have cast a shadow over the $85 million Purga facility.

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