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TOGETHER WITH Let's revisit Fairy Knoll, the first character home we looked at back in March 2025. Then, check out the updated 23 Tallest Structures in Ipswich page, now with new facts, fixes, and Mater Springfield added. All below. Catch ya round. Fairy Knoll, revisitedYou might remember Fairy Knoll as the first Ipswich house featured in Ipswich Insider back on 19 March 2025. The page has now been upgraded with clearer facts, better local context and a few reader memories from its years as more than just a private home.
You’ll start seeing more of the older Ipswich house stories get the same treatment: cleaner history, stronger facts, better images and more local detail where it can be found. Ipswich’s 23 Tallest StructuresYou can now check out an improved Ipswich skyline deep dive, with Mater Hospital Springfield added as a completed building and a few important corrections made.
It’s your updated look at what actually rises above Ipswich, from the CBD to Springfield, Swanbank, Amberley and Redbank Plains. 💡 A mortgage tip I learned last week...Justin Hewitt from Loan Market Ripley Valley is a local mortgage broker, and he sponsors Ipswich Insider. He set me straight on something. I thought a home loan locked you in for 30 years. It doesn't. If you're on a variable rate, you can move whenever you like. And that matters more than you'd think, because banks often save their best rates for new customers. So if you've been loyal for years, you could be paying what Justin calls a loyalty tax - a higher rate than someone who signed up last week. The fix is dead simple. Once a year, get someone to check you're still on the most competitive rate for your situation. That someone is Justin. He compares over 90 lenders, starts by trying to get your current bank to lower your rate, and only moves you if there's a better deal out there. A quick chat could save you a fair bit. General information only, not financial advice. Your situation will determine what's available to you. Horses to Horsepower Family Fun Day is on Sunday 28 June from 9am to 2pm at Cooneana Heritage Centre, Redbank Plains Road, New Chum. Tickets are $7.50 for adults, $5 for kids, or $25 for a family. Get your tickets → Trivia Night — Friday June 19 is open to everyone at St Mary’s Primary School Hall in Ipswich from 6pm. Tickets are $10 per person, with BYO food and drinks and an “old school” dress theme. See the details → Exhibition Now Showing, Reflected Chop — on at Limestone Gallery & Studios until late June, with a special closing event on 19 June celebrating Greg Harm’s video work, collaborations and visual experiments. More info → New Ipswich Insider Drone Video takes you above Springfield’s nine-storey Mater Public Hospital, now changing the Health City skyline with 186 public beds, an emergency department, maternity services and more. Watch here → 🗳️ Vote
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🧩 ScrambleUnscramble your GuessWhere hint📍 GuessWhereHow to play: Look close at the photo, guess where it was taken from in Ipswich. Click the link and drop your pin to see how close you can get. GuessWhere in Ipswich #065 →✅ Purga School Road Bridge Reopens After $7.9m UpgradePurga School Road bridge has reopened after a more than $7.9 million upgrade replaced the old timber crossing with a two-lane concrete bridge. The project improves rural road safety, flood resilience and access between Morgans Road and Ipswich Boonah Road. Ipswich City Council → 🚧 $60m School Road Upgrade To Ease Redbank Plains GrowthSchool Road at Redbank Plains is set for a $60 million, three-stage upgrade from two to four lanes, with construction due to start in 2029. The 1.5km project aims to reduce congestion on a corridor forecast to carry more than 21,000 vehicles daily by 2031. Shape Your Ipswich → 🏃 Gout Gout’s 200m World U20 Record Officially RatifiedGout Gout’s 19.67-second 200m run at the Australian Championships has been officially ratified by World Athletics as the men’s world under-20 record. It gives local athletics fans a confirmed global record on the world stage. World Athletics → 🅿️ Tulmur Place Carpark Rename Dropped After 99% OppositionCouncil withdrew the proposed Nicholas Street Precinct Carpark rename after consultation found 99% of 4,514 respondents opposed changing it to Tulmur Place Carpark. The existing CBD carpark name will stay, avoiding signage and wayfinding changes for visitors and businesses. Shape Your Ipswich → Quick-fire snippets—local buzz & chatter:
Events Labels:🆓 Free entry On All Month1-30 Jun - Festival of Horsepower details Wednesday (10 June)🆓 Ipswich Art Gallery - Pink Lemonade exhibition 10am-3pm info 🆓 YMCA Springfield Lakes Community Centre - Book Fair ($1 books) 10am-7pm info 🆓 YMCA Springfield Central Community Centre - Greater Springfield Regional Connect 11am-1pm info 🍻🍽️ Springlake Hotel - Balls Out Bingo 6pm ($20) tickets 🍻🍽️ Banshees Bar and Artspace - Open Mic 6 PM info 🍻🍽️ General Public - Trivia 6:30 PM info 💵 Booval Freemasons Centre - Heartfulness meditation 7-8pm details Thursday (11 June)🍻🍽️ Banshees Bar and Artspace - Karaoke 6pm info 💵 Everyday Mums Hub - Zumba class 6:30-7:30pm ($12) info Friday (12 June)Fri-Sun💵 Queensland Raceway - GT Festival Queensland 9am-6pm (Friday free, weekend tickets from $40) info 💵 Nicholas St Precinct, Ipswich City Council - Manufacturing talent attraction workshop 7-9am ($25) tickets 🆓 Croquet Club Hall, Queens Park - Boardgame Club Night 4:45-8:45pm more info 💵 Ipwich Indoor Sports Centre, Showgrounds - Pickleball 5:30-7:30pm ($8-15) See all weekly sessions here → 🍻🍽️ Orion Hotel - MADE IN THE UK 7-11pm info Saturday (13 June)🆓 Burson Auto Parts, Raceview - Cars and Coffee Revival 6am info 💵 Camira Courts - Social Badminton 7-9am ($12.50) book in 🆓 Nicholas St Precinct, Ipswich - Handmade Expo Market 9am-1pm info 💵 Studio 188 - Girl from Greece, Big Fat Greek Café Tour 2:30pm & 5:30pm ($20-48) info 🆓 Providence, South Ripley - Ripley Markets 3-8pm info 🆓 Imbibis Craft Distillery, Bundamba – Distillery Transformed into Art Show 6-9pm details Sunday (14 June)🆓 Ipswich Showgrounds - Preloved fashion frenzy market 7-12pm info 💵 Falvey's Hotel Yamanto - UFC 250 food & beverage package 10am-2pm ($109) tickets 🍻🍽️ Banshees Bar & Artspace - Formidable Vegetable with Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan 4-9pm ($18.50+) info Monday (15 June)🆓 Weekly Adventure Walk + coffee (BYO) with Kez and crew from @thingstodoIpswich 9-10am info Tuesday (16 June)🆓 Springfield Lakes YMCA - Ipswich Thriving Seniors daily events timetable → 🍻🍽️ Hotel Metropole - Tuesday Trivia 7pm info 😎 Top 5 Upcoming Events:19 Jun - Trivia Night, St Mary's Primary School Hall info 19 Jun - Reflected Chop Exhibition Closing, Limestone Gallery & Studios details 20 Jun - Line Dance Party, Walloon Hotel details 20 Jun - TAB Ipswich Cup, Ipswich Turf Club details 21 Jun - Country Markets Booval details All upcoming events →🧩 This Week's AnswersScramble Answer: ROBELLE DOMAINRobelle Domain is Springfield Central’s 24-hectare parkland, with more than 11km of boardwalks, walking tracks, sporting fields and playgrounds. It also has a rainforest walk, waterfalls, water play areas, interactive all-abilities play equipment and easy access to Orion Lagoon’s shallow pools and water features nearby. GuessWhere Answer:📍 Taken from the grass steps at the edge of The Circle at Robelle Domain looking at the stage This Week's Trivia Answer:B.) Limestone. Before Ipswich was called Ipswich, it was known as Limestone. That name came from the limestone deposits found near the Bremer River. The settlement was renamed Ipswich in 1843, but Ipswich was not officially proclaimed a city until 1 December 1904. 📊 Last Week's ResultsThe Trivia:How many westbound vehicles pass the Goodna billboard every second during weekday afternoon peak?✅ A.) ~1 car/second - 14% guessed right ❌ B.) ~3 cars/second - 32% guessed wrong ❌ C.) ~5 cars/second - 54% guessed wrong 214 participants - thanks for playing! 📍 GuessWhere:GuessWhere #064
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