Division 1 is the largest of the four divisions and amalgamates both rural and urban suburbs. The division covers a geographic catchment of 61,148 ha (611 km2) and is oriented in a east-west direction spanning from Grandchester and Mount Mort in the west to Redbank Plains and White Rock in the east.
The suburbs of Division 1 include Blackstone, Calvert, Deebing Heights, Ebenezer, Flinders View, Goolman, Grandchester, Jeebropilly, Lower Mount Walker, Mount Forbes, Mount Mort, Mount Walker West, Mutdapilly, Peak Crossing, Purga, Raceview, Redbank Plains, Ripley, South Ripley, Swanbank, White Rock, and Willowbank.
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Division 1 Councillors
Cr Sheila Ireland
- Phone: 07 3810 8190
- Mobile: 0499 015 883
- sheila.ireland@ipswich.qld.gov.au
- PO Box 191, Ipswich QLD 4305
- 1 Nicholas Street
Councillor Ireland is a proud fifth generation Ipswichian and part of the local Walker family who opened a coal mine in Ipswich in 1874. Educated at St Mary’s College; before coming to council she owned retail businesses in Ipswich City Square for 16 years. Cr Ireland has been on the boards of Apprenticeship Queensland and St Andrew’s Hospital, and chaired several committees during five previous terms on council between 2004–2018, most notably Health, Security and Regulatory Services.
Cr Jacob Madsen
- Phone: 07 3810 8191
- jacob.madsen@ipswich.qld.gov.au
- PO Box 191, Ipswich QLD 4305
- 1 Nicholas Street
Councillor Madsen has lived his entire life in Ipswich, moving between the suburbs of North Ipswich, Wulkuraka, Walloon, Silkstone and Ripley, where he now lives with his family.
Cr Madsen was elected to Ipswich City Council in 2020, and in March 2022 was appointed Deputy Mayor, becoming the youngest person to serve in this role in Ipswich’s history.
Cr Madsen holds a Bachelors Degree in Commerce and the Arts, majoring in political science and accounting. He is a passionate trade unionist, dedicated to ensuring all Ipswich residents have access to fair and equitable working conditions.