Cr David Martin

Division 4 Councillor

Councillor David Martin is a born-and-bred Ipswich 3rd generation local, deeply passionate about this community and city. He was first elected to Ipswich City Council in October 2017 and was re-elected in 2024 as Councillor for Division 4.

Telephone07 3810 6163
Email david.martin@ipswich.qld.gov.au
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Council Committee Membership

Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee
Community and Sport Committee
Economic and Cultural Development Committee
Multicultural Advisory Committee
Advocacy Advisory Committee

Biography

Cr Martin attended Silkstone State School and went to high school at Ipswich Grammar School. After school, he started a carpentry apprenticeship, later attending teacher’s college. He taught at a diverse range of high schools and finished his 30-year teaching career with 11 years at the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre at Wacol. Cr Martin has devoted his life to the local community, being involved with several organisations and running several youth groups, and has always had a heart for disadvantaged youth, working as a youth worker for three years at Ipswich Community Youth Service.

Cr Martin is committed to promoting good stories about our city and citizen’s accomplishments. He wants to see Ipswich a city embracing community, and one we are all proud to call home.

Find out more about your Division 4 Councillor, David Martin

About Division 4

Division 4 amalgamates both rural and urban suburbs and contains areas with significant projected growth, such as Marburg and Rosewood. The division covers a geographic catchment of 34,225 ha (342 km2).

The division is oriented in a west-east direction and includes the suburbs of Amberley, Ashwell, Barellan Point, Blacksoil, Brassall, Churchill, Chuwar, Haigslea, Ironbark, Karalee, Karrabin, Lanefield, Marburg, Moores Pocket, Mount Marrow, Muirlea, North Ipswich, North Tivoli, Pine Mountain, Rosewood, Tallegalla, Thagoona, The Bluff, Tivoli, Walloon, Woolshed, Wulkuraka (north of the railway line), and Yamanto.

City of Ipswich Division 4 Profile(PDF, 1MB)