Ipswich Today

Allan Roebuck
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Ipswich Today

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 renamed Ipswich Today 23 April 2020. www.ipswichtoday.com.au

  1. Colleges reopens, wheelie bins stranded, pushback on developments and Christmas in Ipswich

    12/17/2024

    Colleges reopens, wheelie bins stranded, pushback on developments and Christmas in Ipswich

    Ipswich Today is on hiatus over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. New episodes return from mid-January 2025. Colleges Crossing reopens just in time for Christmas holidays, wheelie bins stranded by industrial action, more pushback on new residential developments, council meetings; the gift that keeps on giving, Christmas in Ipswich and we reminisce to wrap up the year. Time for another yarn over the back fence with Ashleigh Mac and Walter Williams.Recorded: 16 December 2024.Published: 17 December 2024.Theme music: www.purple-planet.comChristmas in Ipswich: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/christmas-in-ipswich/Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKYCouncil meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTVIpswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7Local Ipswich News: https://localipswichnews.com.au/Inside Ipswich: https://ipswichtoday.com.au/inside-ipswich/Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/Shape Your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/Ipswich Festivals: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/Ipswich Community Gallery: https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/community/ipswich-community-galleryDiscover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/Workshops Rail Museum: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/rail-workshopsIpswich 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/3pLLBwNc Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small donation.Visit https://ipswichtoday.com.au/donate/ 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/

    21 min
  2. Harding joins international delegation, rugby league club hostilities revealed and green light for Ripley Rd upgrade

    12/13/2024

    Harding joins international delegation, rugby league club hostilities revealed and green light for Ripley Rd upgrade

    Ipswich Today is on hiatus over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. New episodes return from mid-January 2025. The final council meeting of the year wasn’t without a few complications as the mayor packs her bags to join a Council of Mayors (SEQ) delegation to Singapore and Europe via Japan next year. Public participation revealed hostilities between two Ipswich rugby league clubs and a major project approved for Ripley Road. Mayor Teresa Harding joins the show after the December (2024) meeting of Ipswich City Council.Published: 13 December 2024.Theme music: www.purple-planet.comImage: Ipswich mayor Teresa Harding (supplied)Christmas in Ipswich: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/christmas-in-ipswich/Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKYCouncil meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTVIpswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7Local Ipswich News: https://localipswichnews.com.au/Inside Ipswich: https://ipswichtoday.com.au/inside-ipswich/Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/Shape Your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/Ipswich Festivals: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/Ipswich Community Gallery: https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/community/ipswich-community-galleryDiscover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/Workshops Rail Museum: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/rail-workshopsIpswich 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/3pLLBwNc Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small donation.Visit https://ipswichtoday.com.au/donate/ 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/

    16 min
  3. Ipswich chamber year in review, business challenges and sentiment with president Phillip Bell

    12/04/2024

    Ipswich chamber year in review, business challenges and sentiment with president Phillip Bell

    Ipswich Today is on hiatus over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. New episodes return from mid-January 2025. It’s been another big year for Ipswich Region Chamber of Commerce, including membership growth, Business After Five (BA5) events and the annual Business Excellence Awards. Chamber president Phillip Bell joins the show with the year in review, business challenges and sentiment, and what’s ahead in 2025.Published: 4 December 2024.Theme music: www.purple-planet.comImage: Chamber president Phillip Bell (Facebook)Ipswich Region Chamber of Commerce: https://ipswichchamber.org.au/Christmas in Ipswich: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/christmas-in-ipswich/Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKYCouncil meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTVIpswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7Local Ipswich News: https://localipswichnews.com.au/Inside Ipswich: https://ipswichtoday.com.au/inside-ipswich/Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/Shape Your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/Ipswich Festivals: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/Ipswich Community Gallery: https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/community/ipswich-community-galleryDiscover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/Workshops Rail Museum: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/rail-workshopsIpswich 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/3pLLBwNc Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small donation.Visit https://ipswichtoday.com.au/donate/ 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/

    10 min
  4. Dog park petition, flood buy-back ideas wanted, red carpet for new hotels and Christmas in Ipswich

    11/29/2024

    Dog park petition, flood buy-back ideas wanted, red carpet for new hotels and Christmas in Ipswich

    Ipswich Today is on hiatus over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. New episodes return from mid-January 2025. Petition calls for new dog park in Goodna, your ideas wanted on what to do with flood buy-back land, the big three entertainment venues now open in Nicholas Street precinct and council rolls out the red carpet to encourage 4 and 5 star hotel developments. Teresa Harding joins the show following the November meeting of Ipswich City Council and rules out running for the federal seat of Blair.Published: 29 November 2024. Theme music: www.purple-planet.comImage: Mayor Teresa Harding in Nicholas Street Ipswich in 2022 (supplied)Christmas in Ipswich: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/christmas-in-ipswich/Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKYCouncil meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTVIpswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7Local Ipswich News: https://localipswichnews.com.au/Inside Ipswich: https://ipswichtoday.com.au/inside-ipswich/Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/Shape Your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/Ipswich Festivals: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/Ipswich Community Gallery: https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/community/ipswich-community-galleryDiscover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/Workshops Rail Museum: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/rail-workshopsIpswich 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/3pLLBwNc Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small donation.Visit https://ipswichtoday.com.au/donate/ 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
  5. From Smiley to the Bee Gees; Colin Petersen passes at the age of 78

    11/22/2024

    From Smiley to the Bee Gees; Colin Petersen passes at the age of 78

    Ipswich Today is on hiatus over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. New episodes return from mid-January 2025. Very sad music industry news earlier this week with the passing of the original drummer for the Bee Gees Colin Petersen on November 18, 2024. I spoke with Colin in October 2022 before a Best of the Bee Gees show at Ipswich Civic Centre. The boy born in Kingaroy was generous with his time and loved a chat. This episode features most of that interview with Colin. May he rest in peace.Published: 22 November 2024.Theme music: www.purple-planet.comImage: Colin Petersen at the drums in the Best of the Bee Gees show (supplied)ABC news online: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-19/bee-gees-drummer-colin-smiley-petersen-dead-at-78/104618874Christmas in Ipswich: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/christmas-in-ipswich/Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/Ipswich Festivals: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKYCouncil meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTVIpswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7Local Ipswich News: https://localipswichnews.com.au/Inside Ipswich: https://ipswichtoday.com.au/inside-ipswich/Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/Shape Your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/Ipswich Community Gallery: https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/community/ipswich-community-galleryDiscover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/Workshops Rail Museum: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/rail-workshopsIpswich 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/3pLLBwNc Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small donation.Visit https://ipswichtoday.com.au/donate/ 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/

    38 min
  6. Major Ipswich Central milestone, Ipswich Sports Awards winners and rail needed now for population growth

    11/20/2024

    Major Ipswich Central milestone, Ipswich Sports Awards winners and rail needed now for population growth

    Ipswich Today is on hiatus over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. New episodes return from mid-January 2025. Three major business openings mark a major milestone after 15 years of redevelopment in Ipswich Central, local sporting champions and officials recognised at the annual Ipswich Sports Awards and Ripley Valley spearheads Ipswich’s surge in population growth. All this and whole lot more in this yarn over the back fence with Walter Williams and Ashleigh Mac.Published: 20 November 2024.Theme music: www.purple-planet.comCouncil meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKYCouncil meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTVIpswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7Local Ipswich News: https://localipswichnews.com.au/Inside Ipswich: https://ipswichtoday.com.au/inside-ipswich/Christmas in Ipswich: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/christmas-in-ipswich/Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/Ipswich Festivals: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/Shape Your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/Ipswich Community Gallery: https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/community/ipswich-community-galleryDiscover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/Workshops Rail Museum: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/rail-workshopsIpswich 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/3pLLBwNc Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small donation.Visit https://ipswichtoday.com.au/donate/ 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
  7. Praise for Ipswich council CEO during performance review and QAO audit reveals deficiencies

    11/16/2024

    Praise for Ipswich council CEO during performance review and QAO audit reveals deficiencies

    Ipswich Today is on hiatus over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. New episodes return from mid-January 2025. Ipswich City Council CEO thanked for guiding council through planning scheme review and other complex issues, Queensland Audit Office final report for Ipswich City Council reveals serious deficiencies, with some issues already fixed. This month was also the first round of committees with questions and general business added to agendas.Published: 16 November 2024.Theme music: www.purple-planet.comImage: Cr Marnie Doyle at November's Finance and Governance Committee (YouTube)Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKYCouncil meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTVIpswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7Local Ipswich News: https://localipswichnews.com.au/Inside Ipswich: https://ipswichtoday.com.au/inside-ipswich/Christmas in Ipswich: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/christmas-in-ipswich/Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/Ipswich Festivals: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/Shape Your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/Ipswich Community Gallery: https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/community/ipswich-community-galleryDiscover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/Workshops Rail Museum: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/rail-workshopsIpswich 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/3pLLBwNc Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small donation.Visit https://ipswichtoday.com.au/donate/ 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
  8. Former Division 4 councillor Kunzelmann speaks out about Ipswich council and recent by-election

    11/12/2024

    Former Division 4 councillor Kunzelmann speaks out about Ipswich council and recent by-election

    Ipswich Today is on hiatus over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. New episodes return from mid-January 2025. Former Ipswich Division 4 councillor Kate Kunzelmann stepped away from running again this year. In this episode we get a first-hand account of how the post administration council 2020-2024 operated. Kate also reveals her views on the recent by-election and strained relationships in the council chamber.Published: 12 November 2024.Theme music: www.purple-planet.comImage: Former Division 4 councillor Kate Kunzelmann (supplied)Local Ipswich News: https://localipswichnews.com.au/Inside Ipswich: https://ipswichtoday.com.au/inside-ipswich/Christmas in Ipswich: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/christmas-in-ipswich/Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/Ipswich Festivals: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKYCouncil meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTVIpswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7Shape Your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/Ipswich Community Gallery: https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/community/ipswich-community-galleryDiscover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/Workshops Rail Museum: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/rail-workshopsIpswich 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/3pLLBwNc Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small donation.Visit https://ipswichtoday.com.au/donate/ 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/

    10 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 renamed Ipswich Today 23 April 2020. www.ipswichtoday.com.au

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  • Creator
    Allan Roebuck
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    417
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