Councillor Russell Milligan

Deputy Mayor

    Council Committee Membership

    • Environment and Sustainability (Chair)
    • Governance and Transparency (Deputy Chair)
    • Growth, Infrastructure and Waste
    • Ipswich Central Redevelopment

    Other roles

    • Local Recovery and Resilience Group (Deputy Chair)
    • Local Disaster Management Group (Deputy Chair)

    Biography

    Councillor Milligan comes from an extended family of local government elected representatives. Raised on his multigenerational family grazing property, he has a background in matters affecting rural residents.

    Cr Milligan was a Military Police Platoon Commander and immediately prior to being elected was a contractor telecommunications technician performing the network build for the NBN rollout.

    His community involvement includes SES, Rural Fire Brigade, RSL Sub-Branch, Freemasonry and community fundraising.

    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, 955.0 KB)

    Community Catch ups

    Brassall  Shopping Centre
    68 Hunter St, Brassall QLD 4305

    • Monday, 17 April 2023 | 1pm – 3pm  (at Brassall Espresso Cafe)
    • Thursday, 18 May 2023 | 10am – 12pm  (in front of Woolworths)
    • Wednesday, 14 June 2023 | 9am – 11am (Brassall Espresso Cafe)
    • Tuesday, 18 July 2023 | 1pm – 3pm (in front of Woolworths)
    • Wednesday, 30 August 2023 | 9.30am -  11.30am (Brassall Espresso Cafe)
    • Tuesday, 19 September 2023 | 3pm - 5pm (in front of Woolworths)
    • Wednesday, 25 October 2023 | 11am - 1pm (Brassall Espresso Cafe)
    • Monday, 20 November 2023 |  9am  -  11am (in front of Woolworths)
    • Tuesday, 12 December 2023 | 1pm - 3pm (Brassall Espresso Cafe)

    The Green Shed, Marburg
    110-112 Queen Street, Marburg

    • Thursday, 23 February 2023 | 4pm – 6pm
    • Tuesday, 16 May 2023 | 4pm – 6pm
    • Tuesday, 15 August 2023 | 4pm – 6pm
    • Thursday, 16 November 2023 | 4pm – 6pm

    Chapters Book Shop, Cafe and Wine Bar
    Karalee Shopping Village, 39/52 Junction Road, Chuwar

    • Monday, 27 February 2023 | 9.00 am - 11.00 am
    • Thursday, 4 May 2023 |  3.00 pm - 5.00 pm
    • Wednesday, 16 August 2023 | 1.00 pm - 3 pm
    • Tuesday,  7 November 2023 |  10.00 am - 12 noon

    Riverlink Shopping Centre
    Downs Street and The Terrace, North Ipswich

    Community Booth between Athlete's Foot and Sushia

    • Tuesday, 21 March 2023 | 9.00 am - 12.00 am
    • Wednesday, 13 September | 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm

    Yamanto Central Shopping Centre
    488 Warwick Street, Yamanto

    Located near Sandwich Bar 79

    • Wednesday, 8 March 2023 | 9.00 am - 11.00 am
    • Monday, 12 June 2023 | 10.30 am - 12.30 pm
    • Tuesday, 31 October 2023 | 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm

    Rosewood
    Rosewood Village Shopping Centre
    outside Drakes beside Foote's pharmacy, John Street

    • Monday, 13 February 2023 | 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm
    • Thursday, 21 September 2023 | 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm

    Rosewood Library
    Cnr John Street and Railway Street, Rosewood

    First Monday of each month (except public holidays) commencing 6 March 2023 from 10.30am until 4.00pm 
    Please phone 07 3810 6817 or 07 3810 7193 to make an appointment