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INSIDER #032 — Top 20 Commercial Property Sales
Today we update the rolling two-year leaderboard of Ipswich’s biggest commercial property sales. We also rank Ipswich’s largest bookable venues by capacity. Events and local news are at the bottom of the newsletter - be sure to check them out. Top 20 Ipswich Commercial Property Sales This fun report is a rolling two-year leaderboard of Ipswich's biggest single-asset commercial property sales. Big hitters: Warrego Industrial Park at $35.5m, Orion Hotel at $30m. Town Square Redbank Plains is...
INSIDER #031 – 45 Ipswiches worldwide
Today we explore 45 things named “Ipswich” around the world: warships, food, towns, streets and more. We discover Ipswich's 15 must-know waterways – and see what each creek and river does for the city. Plus the best events happening and news you might have missed. Sound good? 🌊 Everything You Ought to Know About Ipswich's Key Waterways Find out what each river and creek does for Ipswich: where it starts, what it drains, and how it behaves after a big rain. Each waterway has 2 infographics:...
INSIDER #030: Top 17 Iconic Wildlife and Ipswich's True Size
🏆 Queenslander! What a year for sport — and what a newsletter we’ve got today. INSIDER #030: to celebrate the Lions (AFL) and Broncos (NRL + NRLW) winning, we’re naming Ipswich’s Top 17 Iconic Wildlife and running a True Size: Ipswich vs 29 places comparison (Bali, the Grand Canyon, and more). Let’s go! 🐾 Top 17 Iconic Wildlife in Ipswich We scored Ipswich wildlife on 7 dials: commonness, lovedness, civic weight, mythic pull, Ipswich distinctiveness, ecological role, and encounter reliability...
INSIDER #029 – THE SNAG RETURNS
Welcome to Issue #029—come on in. How many of you have wondered about that art deco-looking house at the top of Salisbury St across from Limestone Park? It's called Orangefield, and it's an old brick homestead of what was once a 20-acre orchard. Also, why are so many Ipswich venues run by non-profits, and which ones are the biggest? Plus, THE SNAG (our Top Picks newsletter section) is back! Let's dive in. Orangefield: Art Deco-looking Brick Homestead of a Former Fruit Orchard You know the...
INSIDER #028 - Citiswich
🥳 Hello – Issue #028 is here. Come on in. Let's explore the past and present of Ozanam house on Roderick Street. Zoom in to Citiswich Industrial Estate in Bundamba. And have a look what's on for school holidays. Catch ya round town! Meet Ozanam House: Late-Victorian Timber Queenslander Ozanam House has stood on Roderick Street, Ipswich since 1886—one of Ipswich's most striking old Queenslanders, with wrap-around verandahs, French doors and fancy iron cresting on the roof. Originally home to...
New: INSIDER #027 - Queens Park + Pulse Edition #002
🧭 Come on in and grab a seat. Issue #027 widens the lens from iconic homes to iconic Ipswich people, landmarks, historic events and industry (93.4% voted yes). Today: Queens Park—our first non-house icon—plus your quarterly reader favourites. Catch ya round town! 🌳 Queens Park: 160 Years of Ipswich's Iconic Green Space Last week we polled you, and the result was loud and clear—93.4% said yes to expanding our coverage beyond houses. So we're widening the lens, starting today with Queens Park,...
INSIDER #026
📍 Come on in and take a seat for another issue of Ipswich Insider. Today: Idavine, a Federation-era Queenslander in West Ipswich, Ipswich’s forgotten neighbourhood names and how they slipped off the map, and the last week of Galvanized heritage festivities. Hope you enjoy it and hope to catch ya round town. ⚜️ Idavine: Federation Queenslander with Cornucopia Iron Lace Some houses make you stop. Idavine does it with iron lace in a cornucopia pattern. It’s an 1892 design, cast new when this...
INSIDER #025
🛸 Come on in and take a seat for another issue of Ipswich Insider. Today: Keiraville, the Roderick St brick icon turned eye clinic, Ipswich lore that won't die - sharks, ghosts, tunnels, yowies - and a Dad's Day playbook. Hope you enjoy it and hope to catch ya round town. Keiraville: The A$2.5m (est.) Heritage Home with Clear Vision Keiraville isn’t another timber Queenslander—it’s an 1886 brick villa built by contractor John MacKenzie, the same hands behind the 1895 Congregational Church...
#024 – The Chestnuts
Hey there—Welcome to Issue #024. We explore The Chestnuts, an 1885 brick cottage. Map & rank Ipswich’s Power Precincts (the economic engines driving our city). And check out our brand-new-always-on Upcoming Events page. Ready? Let’s go: Is your First Aid & CPR up to date? Want to get qualified for Justice Services? Bekky emailed to share the Australian Training Institute just opened in Ipswich in the Ipswich Corporate Office tower. They’re offering a wide range of nationally recognised...
Top 21 Tallest Structures in Ipswich – INSIDER #023
⬆️ Hey there—welcome to ISSUE #023 (can you believe we’ve made it this far? Which issue did you first jump on board?). Inside: Ipswich’s tallest structures, plus the story of Franklyn Vale Homestead near Grandchester. NEW: see which news headline and event drew the most clicks last week (in ANSWERS). Catch ya round town! 🌾 Franklyn Vale Homestead: Mort Family-Owned for 175 Years Franklyn Vale Homestead isn't just an 1870s Queenslander – it's a remarkably intact station complex in the Mort...
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