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 four previous terms on council between 2004–2018, most notably Health, Security and Regulatory Services.
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 west-east 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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Councillor Ireland is available for meetings on a regular basis. If you would like to make an appointment please call (07) 3810 8190 or email division1@ipswich.qld.gov.au
Free Plant Giveaway, Ripley
Redbank Plains Town Square
Free Plant Giveaway, Redbank Plains Recreation Reserve
Redbank Plains Community Centre
Winston Glades Shopping Centre
Ripley Valley Town Centre
Yamanto Central
Blackstone Community Hall
Redbank Plains Community Centre