Opossum Creek gets 1000+ native plants
On the weekend, as Chair of Council’s Environment and Sustainability Committee, I attended Springfield Lakes Nature Care Inc tree planting at Opossum Creek Rehabilitation and Revegetation site. 600 native trees, funded by the Australian Government, were planted and 1000 were watered in just under 2 hours. Over 1000 trees have been planted as part of […]
How Ipswich City Council plans to improve the region’s waterways
Ipswich City Council is gearing up to tackle the city’s waterway health issues, after a report on its roles and responsibilities in the management of the Bremer River and other Ipswich waterways was recently handed down. The report also provides an overview of the legislative framework, other key stakeholders, the health status, and the priority […]
Ipswich City Council teams up with the Chambers of Commerce
Ipswich small businesses have really been hit hard, during this pandemic and Ipswich City Council have been working to come up with new ways and ideas to support these. I am excited to announce that Ipswich City Council has teamed up with the region’s peak business bodies – the Greater Springfield and Ipswich Region chambers […]
Sustainability in the Suburbs: How you can make a difference
The Ipswich community is leading the charge for change as part of the region’s new Sustainability in the Suburbs campaign. Featuring a series of videos of Ipswich residents and local businesses sharing their sustainability stories, the campaign gives the community the opportunity to be directly involved in promoting sustainability and celebrating Ipswich’s grassroots environmental achievements. […]
Cr Russell Milligan to chair the Environment & Sustainability Council Committee
Ipswich City Council is reverting to a full committee structure from August.Council has decided to extend the number of standing committees, with the current all-encompassing General Purposes Committee to be replaced by five new committees. Mayor Teresa Harding said councillors had been involved in a workshop process to come up with the right committees structure. […]
Ipswich turns a page with unveiling of $8.8m Rosewood Library
Ipswich residents were today given a preview of their new state-of-the-art library at Rosewood, ahead of its official opening on Monday. Mayor Teresa Harding was joined by Minister for Local Government Stirling Hinchliffe to unveil the $8.8 million library, a joint initiative of Ipswich City Council and Queensland Government. Mayor Harding said the library was indicative […]
Road safety plan to help save lives
Ipswich City Council is delivering the Road Safety Action Plan in a collaborative project with state departments and emergency services to reduce the number of deaths and serious accidents on Ipswich roads.The General Purposes Committee voted unanimously this week to bring the plan to council. It is the latest part of Ipswich City Council’s iGO […]
Tough compliance wanted for New Chum dump site after fire
The State Government has closed our borders and put tough restrictions on business to save us from COVID health implications, but Ipswich residents have had health concerns for years, after multiple rubbish dumps were allocated to the area. On Sunday, Ipswich residents were subjected to heavy smoke and fumes after a 900sqm fire broke out […]
Council to consider new Pilot Community Cat Program
Stray cats have been a problem in many communities for decades but Ipswich City Council is committed to exploring options in regards to how we manage this, up to community expectations. The truth of the matter is that stray animal management requires significant resources in infrastructure and labour and therefore comes at a staggering costs […]
Ipswich City Budget 2020-2021
Ipswich City Council has handed down it’s 2020-2021 budget. We are focussing on jobs, growth and investment and Mayor Teresa Harding has described the budget as “measured and reflective of the current economic times.” The city has a $600 million annual budget and with Australia now in recession, tough decisions did need to be made. […]