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Call for Ipswich councillor wages to be reduced to part-time
Ratepayers have called for Ipswich councillors to take a drastic pay cut after Mayor Teresa Harding last week claimed being a councillor was “not necessarily…
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Why five HRs are barely enough for this vintage Holden fanatic
The year was 1972 and a 17-year-old Norman Graham laid his eyes on a light green 1966 Holden HR Special with a pearl top. “When…
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Paediatrician, community leader and campaigner, Dr Bob McGregor retires
From being the first on the scene during a problematic birth to organising annual events to raising millions of dollars for charities and community groups,…
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Winners and losers in record high Queensland cattle prices
Lifelong cattle farmers say beef prices have pushed up into uncharted territory. For those looking to restock herds after years of drought as well as…
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How people power saved Beaudesert’s historic saleyards
When cattleman and livestock auctioneer Peter Hayes was told by council that he would no longer be allowed to run the Beaudesert Pig and Calf…
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Wineries to visit in the Scenic Rim
The festive season may be officially over but that doesn’t mean that celebrations in the Scenic Rim have to be. We’re a lucky bunch and…
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Business as usual for ‘moonlighting’ Ipswich councillors
Half of the fresh faces on Ipswich City Council are holding on to their old jobs while taking a $156,000 annual remuneration package as a…
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Harvest ‘realignments’ as seasonal workers dry up
Farmers in the Scenic Rim are faced with two vital components of their harvests drying up: water to grow crops and people to pick them. …
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Robots help chronically ill children remain part of the classroom
Last year, many children experienced a routine foreign to their school life, remote learning. The pandemic introduced Queensland school children to Zoom call lessons, Facetime…
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Major medicinal cannabis farm to be built in Scenic Rim
A massive hydroponic farm near Newcastle will be dismantled, trucked to the Scenic Rim and reassembled to grow medicinal marijuana. The large-scale cannabis farm received…
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Retirement resort proposed for Canungra after koala habitat map shifted
A 188 home, gated retirement estate has been proposed for the foothills of Tamborine Mountain. Billed as an “over 50s lifestyle resort”, it would include…
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“Two weeks out from the end of our lease with nowhere to go”: Ipswich uni students struggle for housing
The Ipswich rental market almost pushed Collingwood Park resident Ashleigh Green and her partner to a point of homelessness. Looking to expand from their one…
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