Visitors to the Cribb Park dog off-leash area can now enjoy more shade after Ipswich City Council adjusted fencing to cater for this community request.

More than 55,000 households will receive a new green lid bin for garden organics in the coming months as Ipswich transitions to a city-wide three bin household waste collection service.

Motorists who use one of the city’s busiest thoroughfares will benefit from two extra lanes in each direction spanning two kilometres as council takes the next step in the city’s largest ever road upgrade.