Entertainment
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Operatic tenor returns to where his career started, the Ipswich Orpheus Chorale
Operatic tenor and Music theatre performer, Robert Shearer has returned to where his career started, the Ipswich Orpheus Chorale. Commencing his professional music studies in…
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Sahara struts her style in latest single
Rising talent Sahara Beck has gone through some drastic changes to her image and sound since releasing her debut album at 15. On the release…
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Selfish Sons on their Ipswich performance, band name growing pains and their first regional tour
There’s a live music venue in the heart of Ipswich, Studio 188, on Brisbane Street. Formerly the art-deco-era Baptist Church, the music spot had been…
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Sally Harrison: Bringing a different perspective to life’s images
“A child of two cultures, with a foot in both camps,” is how Lowood artist, Sally Harrison described herself. “I am a Kamilaroi woman, born…
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Authorities seized 1673 restricted cacti last year. Here are the top five
Cactus thieves raided gardens in Ipswich earlier this year in search of valuable plants. But they weren’t the only ones pinching these prickly plants from…
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No plans in Scenic Rim, Ipswich to follow Gold Coast’s koala land buy up
Ipswich and the Scenic Rim have no immediate plans to follow the Gold Coast’s lead of buying up land to create wildlife corridors to save…
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Young families take over the ‘grey nomad’ getaway
Over the first weekend in June, thousands of visitors to the Brisbane Caravan and Camping Supershow ‘clamoured’ for information and brochures about the Scenic Rim.…
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Push for Queensland wide fishing permits
Anglers are making a push to establish a Queensland wide freshwater fishing permit. President of Somerset and Wivenhoe Fish Stocking Association, Garry Fitzgerald, has called…
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Queensland Creatives gather in Ipswich
Queensland creatives gathered at the Ipswich Civic Centre on Tuesday and Wednesday for a two-day conference exchanging ideas on how to future proof the arts…
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Hard work and focus, and a dream to be a film maker is fulfilled
Isabel Stanfield was 9 years old when she decided she wanted to be a film maker. “It was ‘Lord of the Rings’ that made me…
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Queensland Music Award winner: An artist’s journey is rarely an easy one
One of Toowoomba’s up and coming music stars, Bellbowrie-born Cloe Terare has won the Regional category of the 2021 Queensland Music (QMusic) Awards. And the…
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Banshees play on as Covid restrictions continue
Live music venue Banshees Bar and Artspace in Ipswich’s CBD is thankful for a State Government grant awarded to help them navigate the impacts of…












