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  • Spring holiday vibes, civic centre in 2024, UniSQ supports building sector & ICC planning jobs

    Spring vibes for the school holidays in Ipswich Central, Ipswich Civic Centre looks to 2024 with tribute shows and original artists, University of Southern Queensland rallies to support skills in building sector and planning jobs on offer at Ipswich City Council.
    Published: 11 September 2023.
    Music: www.purple-planet.com
    Image: University of Southern Queensland surveying student Rebecca Johnston (supplied)
    UniSQ: https://www.unisq.edu.au/
    Get ready: Ipswich.qld.gov.au/getready
    Centenary Highway exit 32 works: https://bit.ly/3KHHiuf
    Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/
    Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKY
    Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV
    Ipswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7
    Resilient Homes Fund: bit.ly/3PDPJHH
    Shape your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/
    Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/
    Discover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/
    Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/
    Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/
    Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/
    Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwN


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    AI: All episodes of Ipswich Today are recorded with real humans using Adobe Audition. You won't find any AI voices here. Editing and production by Allan Roebuck.

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    Ipswich Today recommended listening: Twenty Thousand Hertz - stories behind the world's most recognisable and interesting sounds https://www.20k.org/ 

    6 min
  • Saving your business, repurpose shed grows, get ready for disasters & hospital rewarded for stroke care

    Surviving in your business one day seminar, Raceview Repurpose Shed doubles its space, get ready for storms and bushfires, Ipswich Hospital recognised for high standard of care for stroke patients, UniSQ paramedicine students take part in simulation exercise and council releases designs for new waste and animal management facility.
    Published: 6 September 2023.
    Music: www.purple-planet.com
    Image: University of Southern Queensland Paramedicine students Bonnii Heber and Nel Schuster (Photo: David Martinelli, University of Southern Queensland)
    Ipswich Region Chamber of Commerce: https://ipswichchamber.org.au/
    UniSQ Paramedicine: https://www.unisq.edu.au/study/degrees/bachelor-of-paramedicine
    Get ready: Ipswich.qld.gov.au/getready
    Centenary Highway exit 32 works: https://bit.ly/3KHHiuf
    Galvanized Festival: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/galvanized/
    Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/
    Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKY
    Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV
    Ipswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7
    Resilient Homes Fund: bit.ly/3PDPJHH
    Shape your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/
    Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/
    Discover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/
    Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/
    Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/
    Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/
    Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwN


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    AI: All episodes of Ipswich Today are recorded with real humans using Adobe Audition. You won't find any AI voices here. Editing and production by Allan Roebuck.

    Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small one-off or regular donation. Visit
    https://ipswichtoday.com.au/

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    Ipswich Today recommended listening: Twenty Thousand Hertz - stories behind the world's most recognisable and interesting sounds https://www.20k.org/ 

    8 min
  • Flood levels, flood resilience, flood proofing and why authorities say every flood is different

    As summer approaches the thought of a flood is never far from the minds of those who have seen their home damaged previously by floodwaters. In this episode I’m joined by flood plain management specialist Adam Berry to uncover why building on flood plains or flood-prone areas was permitted in the first place, what is flood plain management and why every flood is different.
    Published: 31 August 2023.
    Music: www.purple-planet.com
    Image: Low lying areas of Ipswich Central under water during the 2011 flood. Photographer Lyle Radford (supplied)
    Synergy Solutions (Adam Berry): https://synergys.com.au/
    Centenary Highway exit 32 works: https://bit.ly/3KHHiuf
    Galvanized Festival: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/galvanized/
    Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/
    Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKY
    Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV
    Ipswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7
    Resilient Homes Fund: bit.ly/3PDPJHH
    Shape your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/
    Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/
    Discover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/
    Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/
    Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/
    Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/
    Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwN


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    AI: All episodes of Ipswich Today are recorded with real humans using Adobe Audition. You won't find any AI voices here. Editing and production by Allan Roebuck.

    Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small one-off or regular donation. Visit
    https://ipswichtoday.com.au/

    Advertise on Ipswich Today https://ipswichtoday.com.au/advertising/

    Ipswich Today recommended listening: Twenty Thousand Hertz - stories behind the world's most recognisable and interesting sounds https://www.20k.org/ 

    20 min
  • More flood buy-backs, council's to-do flood repair list and 500+ planning scheme submissions

    From August 24 meeting of Ipswich City Council: Flood buy-backs and the latest on repairs to council-owned property after last year’s floods, planning scheme review receives 500+ submissions and more on the Galvanized Festival which starts at the end of the month. Mayor Teresa Harding joins the show.
    Recorded: 24 August 2023.
    Published: 25 August 2023.
    Music: www.purple-planet.com
    Image: Walking trail at Hardings Paddock which is also the location for Culture on Country event Sunday September 10 as part of Galvanized (supplied)
    Centenary Highway exit 32 works: https://bit.ly/3KHHiuf
    Galvanized Festival: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/galvanized/
    Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/
    Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKY
    Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV
    Ipswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7
    Resilient Homes Fund: bit.ly/3PDPJHH
    Shape your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/
    Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/
    Discover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/
    Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/
    Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/
    Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/
    Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwN


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    AI: All episodes of Ipswich Today are recorded with real humans using Adobe Audition. You won't find any AI voices here. Editing and production by Allan Roebuck.

    Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small one-off or regular donation. Visit
    https://ipswichtoday.com.au/

    Advertise on Ipswich Today https://ipswichtoday.com.au/advertising/

    Ipswich Today recommended listening: Twenty Thousand Hertz - stories behind the world's most recognisable and interesting sounds https://www.20k.org/ 

    13 min
  • Lappers rejoice, new waste location, exit 32 closed, Tribune v Harding, swooping season & Galvanised

    Lappers rejoice with recent events drawing big crowds to Ipswich Central, new waste transfer station location to replace Riverview, don’t get swooped by magpies, exit 32 at Springfield Central closed for six months, Ipswich Tribune v Teresa Harding and Galvanised Festival about to begin. Walter Williams and Ashleigh Mac join the show for another yarn over the back fence.
    Published: 21 August 2023.
    Music: www.purple-planet.com
    Centenary Highway exit 32 works: https://bit.ly/3KHHiuf
    Galvanized Festival: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/galvanized/
    Ipswich Tribune: https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/
    Australian Press Council: https://www.presscouncil.org.au/document/1838-complainant
    Sourced podcast: https://www.55comms.com.au/podcast-summary
    Walkabout With Rob: https://www.youtube.com/@walkaboutwithrob
    Rob's Ipswich episode: https://youtu.be/7Hdp6gxSWVQ
    Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/
    Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKY
    Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV
    Ipswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7
    Resilient Homes Fund: bit.ly/3PDPJHH
    Shape your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/
    Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/
    Discover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/
    Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/
    Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/
    Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/
    Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwN


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    AI: All episodes of Ipswich Today are recorded with real humans using Adobe Audition. You won't find any AI voices here. Editing and production by Allan Roebuck.

    Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small one-off or regular donation. Visit
    https://ipswichtoday.com.au/

    Advertise on Ipswich Today https://ipswichtoday.com.au/advertising/

    Ipswich Today recommended listening: Twenty Thousand Hertz - stories behind the world's most recognisable and interesting sounds https://www.20k.org/ 

    22 min
  • Major traffic disruption at exit 32, Galvanized returns, cancer survivor 40 years of service

    Major roadworks will block access to a busy road in Springfield Central, get ready to be Galvanised in Ipswich starting with a traditional welcome by Nunukul Yuggera on August 31, the heart-warming story from RAAF Amberley of a double breast cancer survivor who has served 40 years, Culture on Country at Hardings Paddock and disco fever is coming to Ipswich Showgrounds.
    Published: 16 August 2023.
    Music: www.purple-planet.com
    Image: Nunukul Yuggera Aboriginal Dance Company at Culture on Country 2022 event at Hardings Paddock (supplied)
    Centenary Highway exit 32 works: https://bit.ly/3KHHiuf
    Galvanized Festival: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/galvanized/
    Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/
    Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKY
    Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV
    Ipswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7
    Resilient Homes Fund: bit.ly/3PDPJHH
    Shape your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/
    Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/
    Discover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/
    Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/
    Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/
    Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/
    Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwN


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    AI: All episodes of Ipswich Today are recorded with real humans using Adobe Audition. You won't find any AI voices here. Editing and production by Allan Roebuck.

    Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small one-off or regular donation. Visit
    https://ipswichtoday.com.au/

    Advertise on Ipswich Today https://ipswichtoday.com.au/advertising/

    Ipswich Today recommended listening: Twenty Thousand Hertz - stories behind the world's most recognisable and interesting sounds https://www.20k.org/ 

    8 min
  • Council committee makes decision on new enclosed composting facility proposed for Swanbank

    A change application for a compost manufacturing to be enclosed at Swanbank become the big issue for councillors at this month’s Growth Infrastructure and Waste Committee. Councillors had to grapple with options and decide on the best one.
    Published: 11 August 2023.
    Music: www.purple-planet.com
    Image: 1 Nicholas Street Ipswich
    Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/
    Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKY
    Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV
    Ipswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7
    Resilient Homes Fund: bit.ly/3PDPJHH
    Shape your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/
    Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/
    Discover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/
    Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/
    Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/
    Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/
    Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwN


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    AI: All episodes of Ipswich Today are recorded with real humans using Adobe Audition. You won't find any AI voices here. Editing and production by Allan Roebuck.

    Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small one-off or regular donation. Visit
    https://ipswichtoday.com.au/

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    Ipswich Today recommended listening: Twenty Thousand Hertz - stories behind the world's most recognisable and interesting sounds https://www.20k.org/ 

    19 min
  • Could spice be the secret to dementia prevention? And council plans new waste facility

    Could spice be the secret to dementia prevention? A world-first trial is set to test powers of capsaicin, the molecule that gives chilli its ‘spice’. In this episode a closer look at the ground-breaking research at the University of Southern Queensland. Also on the show Ipswich City Council to consider a major investment in a new resource recovery centre for waste on Redbank Plains Road.
    Published: 8 August 2023.
    Updated: 11 August 2023.
    Music: www.purple-planet.com
    Image: University of Southern Queensland School of Health and Medical Sciences Honours student, Ms Tammy Thornton, and Lecturer, Dr Edward Bliss, are about to begin their world-first capsaicin study (Photographer David Martinelli, University of Southern Queensland)
    To register your interest as a participant for the trial contact either Tammy Thornton ([email protected]) or Dr Edward Bliss ([email protected]).
    UniSQ: https://www.unisq.edu.au/
    Ipswich Tribune: https://www.ipswichtribune.com.au/
    Local Ipswich News: https://localipswichnews.com.au/
    Ipswich News Today: https://ipswichnewstoday.com.au/
    Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/
    Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKY
    Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV
    Ipswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7
    Resilient Homes Fund: bit.ly/3PDPJHH
    Shape your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/
    Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/
    Discover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/
    Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/
    Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/
    Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/
    Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwN


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    AI: All episodes of Ipswich Today are recorded with real humans using Adobe Audition. You won't find any AI voices here. Editing and production by Allan Roebuck.

    Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small one-off or regular donation. Visit
    https://ipswichtoday.com.au/

    Advertise on Ipswich Today https://ipswichtoday.com.au/advertising/

    Ipswich Today recommended listening: Twenty Thousand Hertz - stories behind the world's most recognisable and interesting sounds https://www.20k.org/ 

    9 min
  • Playground design improves fitness, Queens Park playground upgrade and council push for AFL

    The link between fitness levels of children and playground design revealed by Wearthy CEO Lukas Ritson. Also in this episode an upgrade of playground equipment in Queens Park, easier access to free flu vaccine and Ipswich City Council in a strong push for AFL games at Springfield Central during the Gabba rebuild.
    Published: 3 August 2023.
    Music: www.purple-planet.com
    Image: Commercial playground design and construction company Wearthy co-founder and CEO Lukas Ritson (supplied)
    Wearthy: https://www.wearthy.co/
    West Moreton Health: https://www.westmoreton.health.qld.gov.au/
    Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/
    Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKY
    Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV
    Ipswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7
    Resilient Homes Fund: bit.ly/3PDPJHH
    Shape your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/
    Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/
    Discover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/
    Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/
    Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/
    Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/
    Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwN


    Stream audio recommended. If auto download enabled some apps require a re-download or refresh RSS content to hear most recent version should there be an episode update

    AI: All episodes of Ipswich Today are recorded with real humans using Adobe Audition. You won't find any AI voices here. Editing and production by Allan Roebuck.

    Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small one-off or regular donation. Visit
    https://ipswichtoday.com.au/

    Advertise on Ipswich Today https://ipswichtoday.com.au/advertising/

    Ipswich Today recommended listening: Twenty Thousand Hertz - stories behind the world's most recognisable and interesting sounds https://www.20k.org/ 

    15 min
  • Jamie Dunn played them all before meeting Agro and together they ruled TV and radio

    Did you grow up listening to Jamie Dunn and Agro on the radio, or maybe you were glued to TV for Agro’s Cartoon Connection. There’s much more to the Jamie Dunn story and he is this episode’s special guest.
    Published: 31 July 2023.
    Music: www.purple-planet.com
    Image: Agro, Ranger Stacey and Jamie Dunn (supplied)
    Book tickets Agro Up Late: https://www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/event/agro-up-late-2/
    Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/
    Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/
    Discover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/
    Ipswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/
    Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/
    Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/
    Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/
    Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwN


    Stream audio recommended. If auto download enabled some apps require a re-download or refresh RSS content to hear most recent version should there be an episode update

    AI: All episodes of Ipswich Today are recorded with real humans using Adobe Audition. You won't find any AI voices here. Editing and production by Allan Roebuck.

    Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small one-off or regular donation. Visit
    https://ipswichtoday.com.au/

    Advertise on Ipswich Today https://ipswichtoday.com.au/advertising/

    Ipswich Today recommended listening: Twenty Thousand Hertz - stories behind the world's most recognisable and interesting sounds https://www.20k.org/ 

    26 min

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