Ipswich Today

Ipswich council’s push to return to 10 single councillor Divisions, a plan and photos of Booval, is Ash really hanging up his drumsticks, live music, tribute bands and comedy, Warrego Highway Bremer River bridge and variable speed signs, what’s on and what Walt’s watching. All this and more when Walter Williams and Ashleigh Mac join the show for an overdue yarn over the back fence. Yarn recorded: 21 October 2026. Published: 22 October 2026. Theme music: AudioJungle - Mark_Music and Matt Steiner Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/ Ipswich City Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKY Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV Ipswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7 Shape Your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/ Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/ Ipswich Chamber of Commerce: https://ipswichchamber.org.au/ Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce: https://gscc.com.au/ Ipswich Festivals: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/ Black Swan Art (David Pearce): https://www.blackswanart.com.au/ Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/ Ipswich Community Gallery: https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/community/ipswich-community-gallery Discover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/ Discover Ipswich what's on: https://whatson.discoveripswich.com.au/ Workshops Rail Museum: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/rail-workshops Ipswich Showgrounds: https://ipswichshow.com.au/upcoming-events Ipswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/ Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/ Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/ Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/ River 949: https://www.river949.com.au/ Free FM: https://freefm.com.au/ West Bremer Radio: https://westbremerradio.com/ Radio Springfield City: https://radiospringfieldcity.com.au/ Local Ipswich News: https://localipswichnews.com.au/ Ipswich Tribune Today: https://ipswichtribunetoday.com.au/ The Leads music: https://theleadsmusic.bandcamp.com/ Damien J Johnson: https://damienjjohnson.com/ Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwNc 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/

Enclosed composting deadline at NuGrow’s Swanbank site extended to January 2027 while last month the state department (Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation) Swanbank project director told a court it monitors six selected sites and excludes landfills and government-owned corporations. NuGrow’s Jacob Wilson joins the show. Interview recorded: 13 October 2026. Published: 14 October 2026. Image: NuGrow executive general manager Jacob Wilson (supplied) Theme music: AudioJungle - Mark_Music and Matt Steiner NuGrow: https://nugrow.com.au/news/ Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/ Ipswich City Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKY Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV Ipswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7 Shape Your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/ Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/ Ipswich Chamber of Commerce: https://ipswichchamber.org.au/ Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce: https://gscc.com.au/ Ipswich Festivals: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/ Black Swan Art (David Pearce): https://www.blackswanart.com.au/ Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/ Ipswich Community Gallery: https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/community/ipswich-community-gallery Discover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/ Discover Ipswich what's on: https://whatson.discoveripswich.com.au/ Workshops Rail Museum: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/rail-workshops Ipswich Showgrounds: https://ipswichshow.com.au/upcoming-events Ipswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/ Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/ Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/ Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/ River 949: https://www.river949.com.au/ Free FM: https://freefm.com.au/ West Bremer Radio: https://westbremerradio.com/ Radio Springfield City: https://radiospringfieldcity.com.au/ Local Ipswich News: https://localipswichnews.com.au/ Ipswich Tribune Today: https://ipswichtribunetoday.com.au/ The Leads music: https://theleadsmusic.bandcamp.com/ Damien J Johnson: https://damienjjohnson.com/ Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwNc 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/

In this episode another quick wrap of local news including new guides for flood-prone Ipswich suburbs, council’s big push to return to 10 single councillor divisions, Sustainable Ipswich 2026, free green waste disposal dates announced, River Heart Parklands latest and Ipswich Chamber of Commerce annual awards. Published: 12 October 2026. Image: Free green waste disposal dates announced by Ipswich City Council (supplied) Theme music: AudioJungle - Mark_Music and Matt Steiner Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/ Ipswich City Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKY Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV Ipswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7 Shape Your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/ Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/ Ipswich Chamber of Commerce: https://ipswichchamber.org.au/ Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce: https://gscc.com.au/ Ipswich Festivals: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/ Black Swan Art (David Pearce): https://www.blackswanart.com.au/ Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/ Ipswich Community Gallery: https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/community/ipswich-community-gallery Discover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/ Discover Ipswich what's on: https://whatson.discoveripswich.com.au/ Workshops Rail Museum: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/rail-workshops Ipswich Showgrounds: https://ipswichshow.com.au/upcoming-events Ipswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/ Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/ Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/ Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/ River 949: https://www.river949.com.au/ Free FM: https://freefm.com.au/ West Bremer Radio: https://westbremerradio.com/ Radio Springfield City: https://radiospringfieldcity.com.au/ Local Ipswich News: https://localipswichnews.com.au/ Ipswich Tribune Today: https://ipswichtribunetoday.com.au/ The Leads music: https://theleadsmusic.bandcamp.com/ Damien J Johnson: https://damienjjohnson.com/ Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwNc 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/

North Ipswich Reserve new western grandstand officially begins construction, the Jets remain committed to joining the NRL, draft plan to guide western corridor growth, 20 years of CMC Rocks in 2027, Ipswich creative industries latest, and a huge October program lined up at Ipswich Civic Centre. Published: 29 September 2026. Image: CMC Rocks Qld 20 years (Facebook) Theme music: AudioJungle - Mark_Music and Matt Steiner Additional audio: CMC Rocks Facebook and 7 News Brisbane Creative Industries: https://www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/creativeindustries/ Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/ Ipswich City Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKY Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV Ipswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7 Shape Your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/ Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/ Ipswich Chamber of Commerce: https://ipswichchamber.org.au/ Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce: https://gscc.com.au/ Ipswich Festivals: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/ Black Swan Art (David Pearce): https://www.blackswanart.com.au/ Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/ Ipswich Community Gallery: https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/community/ipswich-community-gallery Discover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/ Discover Ipswich what's on: https://whatson.discoveripswich.com.au/ Workshops Rail Museum: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/rail-workshops Ipswich Showgrounds: https://ipswichshow.com.au/upcoming-events Ipswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/ Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/ Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/ Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/ River 949: https://www.river949.com.au/ Free FM: https://freefm.com.au/ West Bremer Radio: https://westbremerradio.com/ Radio Springfield City: https://radiospringfieldcity.com.au/ Local Ipswich News: https://localipswichnews.com.au/ Ipswich Tribune Today: https://ipswichtribunetoday.com.au/ The Leads music: https://theleadsmusic.bandcamp.com/ Damien J Johnson: https://damienjjohnson.com/ Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwNc 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/

New policies for media, public art, AI and private memorials at Ipswich council this month. Also in this episode, Rosewood memorial to get an upgrade courtesy of the RSL, a change of use granted to NuGrow, get ready for Get Ready Week, and it could be back to the future if council returns to single councillor divisions. All that and more when Ipswich mayor Teresa Harding joins the show after the September meeting of Ipswich City Council. Published: 24 September 2026. Image: Ipswich mayor Teresa Harding (supplied) Theme music: AudioJungle - Mark_Music and Matt Steiner Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/ Ipswich City Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKY Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV Ipswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7 Shape Your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/ Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/ Ipswich Chamber of Commerce: https://ipswichchamber.org.au/ Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce: https://gscc.com.au/ Ipswich Festivals: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/ Black Swan Art (David Pearce): https://www.blackswanart.com.au/ Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/ Ipswich Community Gallery: https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/community/ipswich-community-gallery Discover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/ Discover Ipswich what's on: https://whatson.discoveripswich.com.au/ Workshops Rail Museum: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/rail-workshops Ipswich Showgrounds: https://ipswichshow.com.au/upcoming-events Ipswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/ Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/ Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/ Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/ River 949: https://www.river949.com.au/ Free FM: https://freefm.com.au/ West Bremer Radio: https://westbremerradio.com/ Radio Springfield City: https://radiospringfieldcity.com.au/ Local Ipswich News: https://localipswichnews.com.au/ Ipswich Tribune Today: https://ipswichtribunetoday.com.au/ The Leads music: https://theleadsmusic.bandcamp.com/ Damien J Johnson: https://damienjjohnson.com/ Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwNc 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/