Free hazardous waste drop-off day

16 September 2022

Ipswich residents can hand in unwanted hazardous household items and chemicals at the Riverview Recycling and Refuse Centre for free on 25 September as part of council’s annual hazardous waste drop-off day.

Ipswich City Council closures on national day of mourning

14 September 2022

Some Ipswich City Council facilities and services will not be available on Thursday 22 September, the public holiday for a national day of mourning to observe the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Ipswich Central parking spots transformed for PARK(ING) Day

13 September 2022

Music, colour, plants and additional outdoor dining furniture will fill six Top of Town parking spaces for three days this month as part of the global event, Park(ing) Day.

Colleges Crossing recovery moves closer to funding

13 September 2022

The reconstruction of Colleges Crossing Recreation Reserve and 26 other projects will progress to the next stage of assessment under the jointly funded State and Federal government Disaster Relief Funding Arrangements (DRFA) as council continues to work through flood recovery.

Flood gauges damaged in 2022 weather events in Ipswich replaced

09 September 2022

The 2022 floods recovery repairs continue in Ipswich with new flood gauges being installed at two hard-hit areas, Colleges Crossing and Karalee.

Food organics, garden organics trial enters new phase

09 September 2022

A trial to assess community attitudes toward future changes in the collection of food and organic household waste is entering a new phase.

Funds available for sustainable community projects

08 September 2022

From planting koala habitat areas to waste education – there are so many ways that the Ipswich City Council Ti Tree Bioenergy Funding Program can be used to improve our city’s natural assets.

Have your say on the potential sale of Ipswich sporting club site

07 September 2022

Ipswich City Council wants to hear residents' views about whether to sell a section of Cameron Park which has been leased by a local sporting club for more than 20 years.

First look at expansion of iconic Commonwealth Hotel

07 September 2022

The exciting Nicholas Street Precinct is largely about the new – cafes, fast-food stores, bars, restaurants and retail shops - but there is an old gem hidden in this newly developed area, the century-old Commonwealth Hotel.

Council helps neighbours protect crops and keep pests down

06 September 2022

Ipswich does not have a rampant rabbit problem thanks to the 555km of a rabbit-proof fence from Mt Gipps near Rathdowney to Goombi on the outskirts of Chinchilla, which passes Ipswich about 40km south of Boonah.