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TC Alfred on the list of rare weather phenomena
A TROPICAL cyclone that tracks as far south as the south-east coast of Queensland and makes an east-west crossing onto the mainland is a rare…
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End of RSPCA fundraiser as economy bites
CHARITIES across the nation are doing it tougher than ever this year, and the RSPCA says it has been no different for them. In fact,…
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Thagoona family helping Bulldogs rebuild
NEW West End A-Grade head coach Michael Williamson is a huge Bulldogs fan as the team prepares for the latest Rugby League Ipswich (RLI) season.…
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Roosters crowing as new season approaches
WITH six weeks to the 2025 season kickoff, new Rosewood Roosters head coach Sam Collins couldn’t be happier. Sam is enjoying working with assistant Josh…
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Thagoona family helping Bulldogs rebuild
NEW West End A-Grade head coach Michael Williamson is not only a huge Bulldogs fan preparing for the latest Rugby League Ipswich (RLI) season. Michael…
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Our History – An unusual public hall
WHAT do you do if you want to hold a party, a concert, a ball or a dance and there’s no school of arts, no…
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SENIORS FEATURE – A self-drive tour through our smallest state
OUR brief was to find a self-drive holiday with minimal travel stress, lots to see that’s out of the ordinary, and where accommodation was easy…
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‘Not seen in 50 years’, geographer’s take on Alfred
AS WE go to press, the SEQ and the Northern New South Wales regions are under threat from Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which is expected to…
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SENIORS FEATURE – Some tips on how to approach downsizing
FOR most of us, downsizing is an experience we will have to face – whether it is to move into a smaller home or into…
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Today’s seniors have aged like fine wine
SOME things age like milk and others like a decent drop of red. Let’s talk popular culture in the 1970s. In 1978, Olivia Newton-John’s Sandy…
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Demolition paves way for hospital expansion
THE W-G Hayden Humanities Centre and old Ipswich City Council administration building have now been demolished as part of the Ipswich Hospital expansion project. More…
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Birthday wish list for a city of firsts
IPSWICH is the city of many firsts, declared Mayor Teresa Harding as she cut the cake marking the 165th anniversary of the declaration of its…












