Ipswich Today

Ipswich council committees take a mid-year break, Ipswich Chamber of Commerce president David Wiltshire joins the show to talk about annual awards, your ideas and feedback needed to help city heart plan, Peaks to Points festival on now, waste vouchers release date announced, rates concessions for community groups and organisations, and UniSQ research reveals grim future for threatened species.
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After a short mid-winter production break, Ipswich Today is back for another yarn over the back fence with Walter Williams and Ashleigh Mac. 

In this episode trombones world record attempt, we said goodbye to two more local business leaders, get outdoors with Peaks to Points festival, 100 klm/h speed limit set to return to the Warrego Highway, a place in need of a plan, and reminiscing about the best fish and chips in days gone...

In this special NAIDOC week episode you'll hear from Ipswich councillor Marnie Doyle who joins the show after attending the official launch of Still Deadly: Voices of Our Elders at Ipswich Community Gallery.
Published: 6 July 2026.
Updated: 8 July 2026 to remove the voice of Aunty Jill at the request of Ipswich City Council citing copyright and cultural reasons.
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Bull-O-Rama and more set for Ipswich Showgrounds, Ipswich councillors bank a pay rise from this week, new suburban renewal program for Booval and Rosewood, two West Moreton Health plans open for consultation, Swich Up Productions latest show, and nominations open now for this year’s Ipswich Sports Awards.
Published: 3 July 2026.
Image: John Street Rosewood (supplied)
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Ipswich rates set to increase by 5.45 per cent or an average $2.99 per week in a $779 million council budget. In this special episode – the highlights including free waste vouchers and the issue of land valuations.
Published: 30 June 2026.
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Masterplan for Warrill Park Lawn Cemetery, proposed changes to disaster funding arrangements prompts a council response, new place of healing, reflection and remembrance officially opened in Queens Park, state inquiry into the Office of the Independent Assessor and Councillor Conduct Tribunal, budget leak reveals free waste vouchers, SPARK Ipswich returns in July, and CMC Rocks Queensland will continue in Ipswich. Mayor Teresa Hard...

Early speculation about who might run for council in 2028, the people you run into at an industry lunch for retired media folk, a call for local governments to be abolished, what’s the future for Warrill Park Lawn Cemetery, a councillor briefing report that says absolutely nothing, rumours about the Australian Electoral Commission closing its Ipswich office, and Ipswich Musical Theatre Company to present Grease in September. ...

We’re officially into winter with rain and cooler maximums this week and no immediate sign of frosty mornings. Drier than average conditions are also forecast for southeast Australia and southwest Western Australia, while increasing signs in the Pacific Ocean suggest an El Niño pattern could develop later this year. UniSQ climate scientist Andrew Marshall joins the show to talk about temperature and rainfall forecasts, the po...

The state government launches an inquiry into councillor conduct effectiveness in the wake of a recent Councillor Conduct Tribunal ruling affecting at least one Ipswich councillor, and it’s nine years since the city’s most popular mayor resigned while dressed in hospital PJs.
Published: 6 June 2026.
Image: Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale pictured in 2007 (file photo)
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National Reconciliation Week calls on Australians to be All In, Ipswich council offers a reward that leads to guilty conviction of memorial vandals, Councillor Conduct Tribunal makes a decision four years after bridge and road naming saga, School Road upgrade due to start in 2029, a new service helping young people struggling with substance use, and Guy Sebastian heading for Ipswich Civic Centre.
Published: 2 June 2026.
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Nicholas Street Precinct carpark name change proposal scrapped, reward offered for successful conviction of honour stone vandals, how council will manage rates after large increase in land valuations, the annual Festival of Horsepower, and Ipswich regains the crown as the fastest growing city in Queensland. Mayor Teresa Harding joins the show after the May meeting of Ipswich City Council.
Published: 29 May 2026.
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Smoky days ahead with hazard reduction burns, Ipswich councillor Andrew Antoniolli proposes a reward following damage to Ebbw Vale memorial, mayor disappointed with the federal budget, last-minute call for feedback on new flood guides and what’s on at the library.
Published: 22 May 2026.
Image: Ipswich City Council Division 3 councillor Andrew Antoniolli (supplied)
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In this Ipswich Show special edition, show society president Darren Zanow reveals the latest about new sideshow alley rides including for the first time in Ipswich, a 65-meter-high attraction to test any thrill-seeker, there’s more food choices and more attractions. It will be the biggest show ever with special ticket deals available until midnight May 14.
Image: The always popular dodgem cars at Ipswich Show (supplied)

A debilitating bout of insomnia and a deeply personal story of a temporary marriage separation to allow time for healing, has led to the launch of a third online radio station based in Ipswich. Daniel Thomas is behind this family enterprise as founder and content director. He reveals how and why he decided to launch a new online audio streaming business in a crowded marketplace.
Image: Daniel Thomas (supplied)
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Mayor appeals for help to find Foodbarn a new or temporary home, a decision to extend legacy free parking for Trades Hall reveals 40 years of history and pushes councillors to make difficult decisions, park lighting petition gets the thumbs down, a new park named in South Ripley, amendments to the City Plan and council makes a last-minute submission to the state on e-bikes. All that and more when Teresa Harding joins the show after...

Ipswich council calls for feedback on the possible renaming of Nicholas Street Precinct carpark, we talk about the huge spike in interest in electric vehicles with Ben Maslen from Llewellyn Motors, Gout Gout still in the headlines for his record-breaking run and a story of over promising and under delivering from the Queensland Government. Also in this episode Walt’s big reveal and five years of yarning over the back fence. W...

Ipswich track star Gout Gout breaks world under-20 record to win the 200m final the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships, ANZAC Day services across Ipswich, the greening of Ipswich creeks showing more than green shoots, three new appointments to hospital board, Ipswich’s population has almost doubled in 20 years, and LEGO games for adults coming to Ipswich Central library.
Published: 17 April 2026.
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The Ipswich property market remains stronger than ever in 2026 and those sub $100,000 property prices are now a distant memory. Local agent Jarad Foyle joins the show with his take on residential property prices, the hot-spot Ipswich suburbs and a bold prediction for the rest of the year. Also in this episode, council finally says farewell to flood-prone Mi-Hi Grove, Ipswich increases its appeal as a major centre for manufacturing,...

One of Ipswich’s former coal mining areas has been at the centre of unpleasant odour complaints for years and more recently under scrutiny from a public health inquiry. NuGrow’s Jacob Wilson joins the show to talk specifically about what happens at their site, the smells, and next steps on the ground to reduce odours from their business.

Published: 4 April 2026.
Image: NuGrow executive general manager Jacob Wilson (su...