Local Ipswich News

16/10/2025

WHEN Deebing Heights resident Danielle Stevenson feels a gentle nudge from her Labrador, Nina, she knows something’s wrong – and that her four-legged guardian angel has potentially just saved her life again.

Assistance dog Nina from Deebing Heights wins Top Dog with a Job for saving her owner’s life by detecting epileptic seizures.

15/10/2025

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11/10/2025

TULMUR Place has been recognised as the country’s Best Public Building or Social Infrastructure at the Property Council of Australia’s Innovation & Excellence Awards.

Ipswich’s Tulmur Place named Australia’s Best Public Building, celebrating the city’s revitalised heart and community vision.

09/10/2025

AS the world marks Mental Health Day on Friday, Ipswich woman Hannah Hyatt is using her story to remind people that mental health matters every day.

Ipswich’s Hannah Hyatt uses her lived experience with schizophrenia and PTSD to inspire hope and promote everyday mental health awareness.

08/10/2025

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05/10/2025

IPSWICH is positioned as the industrial powerhouse of the southeast according to the latest development report from the Property Council of Australia.

https://localipswichnews.com.au/news/ipswich-industrial-growth/

03/10/2025

ROADSIDE tributes will be reviewed by Ipswich City Council after its refusal of an application from a grieving mother to install a cross where her daughter died.

Ipswich City Council rejects a grieving mother’s memorial request but commits to reviewing its roadside tribute policy.

29/09/2025

✨ Big news for the campaign! ✨

Over the weekend, Mayor Teresa Harding received a special message from Damon Jeffrey, owner of the famous Thomas Wolsey pub in Ipswich, UK — the very spot where Ed Sheeran performed a surprise gig.

Damon has shared that our campaign to bring Ed to Ipswich, QLD, has well and truly landed on Ed’s radar 👀🎶

With the support of our community, this exciting journey is only gaining momentum.

Let’s keep the energy up and show Ed why Ipswich is ready to welcome him home to Queensland! 💛

28/09/2025

We celebrate the streets of your town - Queensland's own The Go-Betweens in this interview with Go-Between John Willsteed and Ipswich Grammar School old boy - Custard frontman and the voice of Bluey's Dad - Dave McCormack.
Story link in comments.

27/09/2025

🎸 Ipswich: Where’s Ed Sheeran? 🎸

Ipswich is officially putting the “Strum” in “Strumming up tourism”! 😎

Our city has painted a giant Ed Sheeran mural.

Why? Because if Ed loves Ipswich in the UK, he might just love ours too… right? 💛

So Ed, if you’re reading this: we’ve got kangaroos, sunshine, and probably the best meat pies you’ll ever taste.

Come say hi in 2026? 🙏



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