GREEN LIGHT: Marking the start of the Ripley Sub-Acute Expansion project were Minister for Health Shannon Fentiman (centre), Hutchinson Project Manager, Jamie Washington, local State Members, Lance McCullum and Charis Mullen and WMH Chairman Michael Willis.
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Ripley’s new 90-bed health boost

MORE hospital beds and services are a step closer for Queensland’s fastest…

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SUPPORT: Midwife, Leanne, helps in times of crisis.
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Staff show care in many ways

PROVIDING a shoulder to cry on or a hand to hold, Bereavement…

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OLIVE’S MEDALS: Of all the stories I covered playing a major role in 98-year-old Olive Pugh finally getting her War Medals is the story I cherish the most. The articles in this paper revealed her distinguished service and it prompted her family to ask why she didn’t receive any?
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My role as the editor of Local Ipswich News will draw to…

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Show Society wants $12m to sign a 12 month racing lease
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Show Society wants $12m to sign a 12 month racing lease

AFTER more than 50 years of continuous greyhound racing at the Ipswich…

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WE CAN HELP: Shayne Neumann talks to a local family about the home grants opportunities.
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Home grants helping thousands

MORE than 2,600 home buyers in the Ipswich region have taken advantage…

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YOUNG MINDS: Ipswich Junior Grammar School students at Youth Sustainability Summit 2023.
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Young leaders are looking to future

“WE might not be able to solve all the big problems, but…

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Local Ipswich News
WELCOME: Jets coach, Ben Cross, will welcome talented Titan fringe players to his side next year.
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Jets get a Titan powered engine

WHEN I arrived in Ipswich in 2015 to right the good ship…

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FRONT COVER: Ipswich author Toni Risson with artist Deb Mostert.
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Stuffed – “where the crawdads sing”

WORDS, images and taxidermy – three artforms come together in the new…

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Glen Smith
FALLEN HONOURED: Fire fighters who lost their life in service were remembered in Ipswich at a special service.
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We pause to say thanks for service

On the 10th of the 10th at 10am QFES commemorated the 60…

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Seniors not embracing vaccines
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Seniors not embracing vaccines

CONCERNS about seniors refusing to vaccinate against potential deadly diseases has played…

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Local Ipswich News