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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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2021 could mark milestone camel dairy’s co-op mission
A Scenic Rim farmer who claims to have the world’s largest wild camel dairy is on a mission which, if successful, could transform marginal farmland…
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Second Lyssavirus infected bat found in Ipswich
A second bat found in Ipswich’s Queens Park has tested positive for Lyssavirus, the discovery comes just over a month after a Lyssavirus infected bat…
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Masked no longer mandated in Greater Brisbane, Ipswich
Residents of Greater Brisbane will no longer be mandated to wear a mask as restrictions ease as of Friday, January 22 at 1am, 14 days…
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The loss of a sister inspires a bid to help Ipswich cancer patients
A new cancer research foundation will be launched next month with plans to benefit patients in the Ipswich and West Moreton communities and beyond. The…
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Ipswich rental vacancies hit new low
The Springfield Halloween storm combined with Covid-19 circumstances appear to be the cause of a rental crisis in Ipswich. The vacancy rate in Ipswich as…
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Two-storey childcare centre proposed for Beaudesert
A new childcare centre in Beaudesert would look after up to 85 children aged up to five-years-old. The Edge Early Learning centre is proposed for…
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