New committees structure for council from August 30 July 2020 Ipswich City Council is reverting to a full committee structure from August.Council has decided to extend the number of standing committees, with the current all-encompassing General Purposes Committee to be replaced by five new committees.Mayor Teresa Harding said councillors had been involved in a workshop process to come up with the right committees structure.“We have an exceptional cross section of the Ipswich community on our new council, covering every age demographic from 20s through to 70s,” she said.“We have councillors who are passionate about their city and keen to lead from the front.

Council supporting community through latest COVID-19 concerns 30 July 2020 Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding said Ipswich City Council is aware of latest developments with the new COVID-19 cases in south e…

School’s street art win to help ‘improve behaviour’ 28 July 2020 Kruger State School will be home to a new mural by a local street artist, after winning an Ipswich Festivals competition.Ipswich artist…

Ipswich Nature Centre plan: Eagle, platypus and koalas 28 July 2020 A masterplan has been drawn up by Ipswich City Council to ensure the Ipswich Nature Centre is keeping pace with modern zoo requireme…

Ipswich businesses given opportunity to improve CBD outlook 27 July 2020 Ipswich City Council officially launches its $100,000 pilot Façade Improvement Program for the Ipswich central business distric…

Ipswich turns a page with unveiling of $8.8m Rosewood Library 25 July 2020 Ipswich residents were today given a preview of their new state-of-the-art library at Rosewood, which is set to open to the p…

Youth council nominations closing soon 24 July 2020 Nominations are now open for people aged 16 to 25 to join the Ipswich Youth Advisory Council (IYAC), an Ipswich City Council initiative that gives y…

Road safety plan to help save lives 24 July 2020 Ipswich City Council is delivering the Road Safety Action Plan in a collaborative project with state departments and emergency services to reduce the n…

With the return of popular weekend markets, council is reminding stall-holders and market-goers to practise good hygiene and physical distancing.