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Quarry owner buys $27M Kerry Valley station for cattle, not rocks
A historic station in the Kerry Valley which is a Wagyu cattle stud and has potential for mining and tourism operations has gone under the…
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Campaign to ‘destroy democracy’ or mayor’s ‘wild conspiracy theory’?
The mayor of the Scenic Rim has launched an extraordinary attack on one of his fellow councillors and the local media who he claims are…
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Ipswich, Scenic Rim out of lockdown on Saturday
Queensland’s three day lockdown will turn into four for Brisbane and Moreton Bay, while the other ten LGA’s including Ipswich, Gold Coast, Scenic Rim, Lockyer…
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Health concerns over radical bin collection trial
Serious health concerns have been raised after Ipswich City Council adopted a radical trial to reduce general rubbish bin collection to a fortnightly service. About…
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Nicholas Street vision becomes a reality
Opening the $125 million Ipswich council administration building three months ahead of schedule and under budget, Mayor Teresa Harding declared “we are open for business”.…
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Scenic Rim Winter Harvest Festival cancelled
The Scenic Rim Eat Local Week’s signature event, the Winter Harvest Festival has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 lockdowns imposed by the state government. …
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Ipswich miner carries Delta strain and Queensland goes into lockdown
South east Queensland and parts of regional Queensland have been plunged into lockdown after four new Covid cases were announced on Tuesday. The three-day lockdown…
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Where you can get tested in Scenic Rim, Ipswich, Somerset and Lockyer
Queensland’s escalating cases off the back of NSW’s outbreak call for all residents to remain diligent in getting tested. 15,000 people were tested in the…
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Mandatory masks back for south east Queensland
A mask mandate and other restrictions will be put in place in Ipswich, Scenic Rim, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, Gold Coast, and other parts of south…
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Parks and sports fields projects score $8.6m
More than $8.6 million has been allocated to sports grounds across the city under the Ipswich City Council Budget. Atlantic Drive Sporting Complex at Springfield…
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Council enters final stage of Ipswich CBD revitalisation
The next phase of work in the Nicholas Street Precinct redevelopment received $44 million in this year’s Ipswich City Council Budget. Ipswich Central Redevelopment Committee…
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Ipswich community clubs get $1 million boost
Community organisations get a slither of the Budget pie with not quite $1 million allocated to grants for clubs and organisations. The funds will go…












