News
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Promising a firecracker of a Show
A JAW-dropping whip and fire display, lawn mower racing, a parade of historical motorbikes and a ute show and shine are just a few of…
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Federal funds to improve Flood network
Ipswich is among the local government areas set to benefit from the federal government’s flood resilience fund, with eight projects receiving a total of $300,000.…
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Rosewood club pride, surprise in awards
THE sheer joy and surprise on the faces of many Rosewood Little Athletics Centre competitors highlights the value of annual awards presentations. While consistent performers…
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Rollingstock relocation plan for ‘controversial’ strip of land
A THIN stretch of land between Tom Lenihan Park and Rosewood Showgrounds is hot property at the moment but not for reasons you may think.…
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Ashwell’s adopted cop and friend make a lasting impression
SENIOR Constable Isaac Collihole is Ashwell State School’s Adopt-a-Cop and he brought a special guest with him on a visit with the students, late last…
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Lions do more …
LIONS do more than sell fruit cakes … it may be a message you’ve read before … and the Rosewood Lions are determined it’s one…
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Boxing troupe swinging by Walloon
THE folklore surrounding Fred Brophy is about as fair-dinkum-Aussie as it comes. The son of a shellshocked World War II sideshow operator father and trapeze…
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Nature’s sunniest flower draws crowds from all over
FIELDS of more than 1.5 million sunflowers were the reason more than 13,000 people came to Kalbar for this year’s Sunflower Festival. One of them…
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Ipswich Council’s new plans for Stone Quarry Cemetery
IPSWICH City Council is planning to extend and change the historic Stone Quarry Cemetery at Jeebropilly, which was established in 1875. The cemetery, which has…
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Moo-ve over motorists, cattle have right of way
TILL the cows come home … an idiom that means ‘for a very long time’. Perhaps the two cows roaming Tarana Avenue in Walloon figured…
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Ipswich Hospital ramping death review finalised
A REVIEW into the death of Wayne Irving in the Ipswich Hospital Emergency Department in November last year has recommended the introduction of medical and…
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Ramblings – 19th April 2024
“If I just pick one it won’t hurt and no one will notice.” I can almost hear those words being said, or thought, when I…












