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Heritage

The objective of the Ipswich Heritage Program is to identify places of cultural heritage significance within Ipswich and to encourage their conservation for the present community and future generations, including both residents and visitors. St Mary's Church

Strategies

  1. Leadership in Heritage Conservation: to provide leadership to encourage the conservation of the City's cultural heritage assets.
  2. Heritage Awareness Promotion: to promote community awareness of the City's cultural heritage.
  3. Program Administration: to administer the Heritage Program in a cost effective and customer focused manner.

Overview

In June of 1990, the Ipswich City Council made a commitment to the most ambitious heritage action plan yet undertaken in Queensland, and indeed one of the most ambitious heritage programs undertaken anywhere in Australia. The goal of the Ipswich Heritage Program, as adopted by Council on 14 June 1990 is 'to identify places of cultural significance within the City of Ipswich and to encourage their conservation'.

'Living with History' Heritage Seminar: Saturday, 17 May 2008

On Saturday, 17 May 2008 Ipswich City Council will hold its inaugural Ipswich 'Living with History' seminar in the Barry Jones Auditorium from 9.00 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.  The seminar will cover a series of topics for people who own or love historic homes.

Session 1: Whose Character

  • Local and State Legislation explained.
  • Range of periods and house types in Ipswich. 

Session 2: Historic homes tell a story

  • How to research your historic home's history.
  • Participants are invited to bring a photograph of their house to have the age determined by a panel.

Session 3: Getting the details right - practical case details.

  • Basic Principles and three case studies.
  • Gardens and landscaping for character houses.

Admission is free, however bookings are essential as numbers are limited to 100.  Please contact the Planning Branch on (07) 3810 6256 if you would like to attend the seminar.

2010 Sesqui-Centenary 

The year 2010 will mark 150 years of the Municipality of Ipswich.

In 1910 the Council celebrated the jubilee of the Municipality with the production of a book entitled 'Jubilee History of Ipswich: a record of Municipal, Industrial and Social Progress'.

At its meeting of 29 November 2001 the Ipswich Heritage Consultative Committee suggested that as a means of commemorating this highly significant anniversary, that Ipswich City Council consider the production of a series of academically researched reports covering various topics or time periods of the history of Ipswich.

These reports could then be collated and edited to produce a compilation of the City's history that would be launched in 2010.

Since 2002 Ipswich City Council has provided an annual scholarship through The University of Queensland Ipswich Campus as a research grant to assist in the production and compilation of a comprehensive history of the Ipswich Region.

Research Papers undertaken from 2002 to 2006

Below is a list of the research papers undertaken since the scholarship began and a brief introduction to each topic. 

  • Retailing History (PDF, 27 kb) - A retailing history of the Ipswich Central Business District (CBD) from the mid 1970s to 2003 by Andrew Blythe.
  • Depictions Of Women (PDF, 18 kb) - Depictions of Women in the history of Ipswich by Sarah Davey.
  • Country Music Capital (PDF, 14 kb) - Ipswich: Country Music Capital by Rosie Adsett.
  • Aphrodite And The Mixed Grill (PDF, 19 kb): Gender and Ethnic Relations In Ipswich's Greek Cafes from 1900 to 2005 by Toni Risson.
  • Contact History: the impact of European Settlement on Indigenous communities within the Ipswich region.  This is the thesis title selected by Rodney Catling who was the 2006 receipient of the Scholarship.
  • The Significance of the Bremer River during the Settlement and Early Development of Ipswich: 1823 to 1900.  This is the preliminary thesis title selected by Erin Coster who is the 2007 receipient of the Scholarship.

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