Ipswich’s booming western suburbs will benefit from a major upgrade of Adelong Avenue in Thagoona, with Ipswich City Council selecting a preferred construction partner.

The rapid rise of local sprinter Gout Gout and the looming 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games have prompted calls from Ipswich City Council for a synthetic athletics track to be built in the city.

Spring Mountain has claimed the honour being of Ipswich’s fastest growing suburb for the first time in years as the city’s overall population hurtles towards a new milestone.