Ipswich Today

By Allan RoebuckNews News Commentary

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March 12, 2021 Single use plastic ban, engine immobilisers, justice task force for women & Covid vaccinations begin
A ban on single use plastic straws to include polystyrene cups and a task force to help women navigate the justice system - Ipswich MP Jennifer Howard joins the show to talk about these issues and more from this week in state parliament. In other local news Covid vaccinations have begun at Ipswich Hospital, council's Karalee library pod up for an award, Shop Ipswich relaunched and council gets serious about more help for October 31 storm-affected residents.
Published: 12 March 2021.
Music: www.purple-planet.com
Image: Karalee library pod (Ipswich City Council)
Stay informed about Covid roll-out: www.qld.gov.au/COVI19vaccine
Council agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKY
Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV

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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/
11 min
March 07, 2021 Flying foxes close centre, major road upgrade, new bridge contract and 50 new nurses and midwives
Flying foxes keep Ipswich Nature Centre closed until further notice, South Station Road Silkstone closed until June, relief finally in sight for drivers on Springfield Greenbank Arterial with a new bridge approved, West Moreton Health welcomes 50 new nurses and midwives while Ipswich Civic Centre raises the curtain on live entertainment.
Published: 7 March 2021.
Music: www.purple-planet.com
Image: Sophie Houghton (West Moreton Health)
Ipswich Civic Centre: https://www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/
Discover Ipswich: https://www.discoveripswich.com.au/
Current and future council works and projects: maps.ipswich.qld.gov.au/civicprojects
Council agendas and minutes: https://bit.ly/2JlrVKY
Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV

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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
March 03, 2021 Council CEO David Farmer pulls the plug on Ipswich, mayor Teresa Harding explains what happens next
The biggest announcement out of Ipswich City Council this week is the resignation of CEO David Farmer. Mayor Teresa Harding joins Ipswich Today to explain what happens next. On Tuesday 2 March 2021 Mr Farmer announced his own departure after two years in the city's top job. He is due to leave council next month and take up the CEO position at Central Coast Council in New South Wales.
Published: 3 March 2021.
Music: www.purple-planet.com
Image: David Farmer (Ipswich City Council Twitter)
Read council's full statement: http://bit.ly/3e0zWT6

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6 min
February 26, 2021 Smart City Program under microscope and major road upgrades for Redbank Plains and Springfield
Highlights from February's ordinary meeting of Ipswich City Council with mayor Teresa Harding. The Smart City Program budget under the microscope, proposed new monuments and memorials, a new unreasonable customers policy, long-awaited road upgrades including Redbank Plains Road, and Springfield Parkway and Springfield Greenbank Arterial a step closer, what would the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane mean for Ipswich and why the city isn't getting annual land valuations.
Published: 26 February 2021.
Music: www.purple-planet.com
Council agendas and minutes: https://bit.ly/2JlrVKY
Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV
Current and future council works and projects: https://maps.ipswich.qld.gov.au/civicprojects

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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
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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/
17 min
February 23, 2021 Council criticised for returning funding, USQ law school new home and Enviroplan's 25 years
Why did Ipswich City Council hand back half a million dollars to the Australian Government? Flying foxes return to Queens Park, a new era for law at USQ Ipswich campus, 25 years of Enviroplan, Woodlinks State School welcomes a new crossing supervisor and more local news in case you missed it.
Published: 23 February 2021.
Music: www.purple-planet.com
Image: School crossing supervisor Brenton Wratt with member for Bundamba Lance McCallum at Woodlinks State School (supplied)

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13 min
February 18, 2021 Full-time councillors, juggling dollars, potholes and should divisional offices be reopened
Over The Back Fence is back! Ipswich locals Ashleigh Mac and Walter Williams join me to discuss when is a full-time councillor not a full-time councillor, juggling infrastructure dollars, the gift giving value of potholes and should divisional offices be reopened. All this and more on the show in this episode of Ipswich Today.
Published: 18 February 2021
Music: www.purple-planet.com

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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/
18 min
February 15, 2021 Groundhog day: Ipswich councillors go back to the future in search of more frequent lawn mowing
From February's Growth Infrastructure and Waste Committee: Councillors voice their concerns about a backlog in spending the allocated budget on local road maintenance and new works. It was also groundhog day with a motion prompted by delays in keeping parks and reserves mowed more often. Councillors are feeling the heat from residents who are up in arms because of overgrown parks, reserves and footpaths.
Published: 15 February 2021.
Music: www.purple-planet.com
Image: Rail Rocket by Christopher Trotter, Brassall Bikeway, Ipswich
Council agendas and minutes: https://bit.ly/2JlrVKY
Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV

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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/
11 min
February 11, 2021 Former Blair MP Cameron Thompson talks about Hanson, and the highs and lows of being a politician
What is life really like at the coalface of politics and what drives someone to run as a candidate? In this one-on-one chat with former member for Blair Cameron Thompson, you'll hear some surprising and insightful answers including the impact of Pauline Hanson during the 1998 election campaign. It’s an honest discussion which also reveals the highs and lows of being a local member in federal parliament.
Published: 11 February 2021.
Music: www.purple-planet.com
Image: Cameron Thompson (Cordell Richardson | News Regional Media)

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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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36 min
February 09, 2021 New interns for Ipswich Hospital, fresh look for city shopfronts and Indigenous artwork celebrated
Local news ICYMI: Ipswich Hospital welcomes new interns, Ipswich's oldest business still trading gets a fresh coat of paint, more new jobs in Carole Park and local Indigenous artworks celebrated in Tulmur Place in the Nicholas Street Precinct Ipswich.
Published: 9 February 2021.
Music: www.purple-planet.com
Image: CJ Vogler, Brisbane Street Ipswich
Tulmur Place: https://www.ipswichfirst.com.au/ipswich-central-comes-alive-with-opening-of-tulmur-place-civic-plaza/

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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
February 04, 2021 Covid-safe plans for 2021 Ipswich Show, braille Lego and how to help shape the city's future
The Ipswich Show plans to roar back to life in May so how confident is Ipswich Show Society that it will go ahead? Show president Darren Zanow explains the latest Covid-safe arrangements. Braille Lego is being made available for vision impaired residents with help from USQ Springfield Central and Vision Australia, new arrivals at Ipswich Nature Centre and how you can help shape Ipswich’s future development.
Published: 4 February 2021.
Music: www.purple-planet.com
Image: Braille lego (supplied by USQ)
Ipswich Show: https://ipswichshow.com.au/show-info/
Vision Australia: https://www.visionaustralia.org/services/children/lego-braille-bricks
Shape Your Ipswich: https://shapeyouripswich.com.au/corporate-plan-2021-2026
Ipswich Nature Centre: https://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/explore/parks_reserves_precincts/parks_search/ipswich-nature-centre-queens-park

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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/
15 min

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Local voices, news, commentary and community information for residents and businesses in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Originally launched as Ipswich Election Watch 27 February 2020 the show was…