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🐨 Help Pick Ipswich's Favourite Native Animal

Let's all have a vote for this one.

What native animals found around Ipswich do you love most?

• Magpie, plover or lorikeet?
• Platypus, koala or powerful owl?
• Goanna, huntsman or green tree frog?

Take a minute to rank your favourites in the new Pick 'Swich game. The more of you who vote, the better the final list will show Ipswich’s real consensus. I’ll share the full results next week.

Vote your favourite native animal →

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Guess How Many Hilltop Water Tanks Ipswich Has?

Let’s visit every single hilltop water tank in Ipswich.

2-minute video.

Check it out.

There’s also a bunch of maps, infographics and information about Ipswich’s drinking water tanks on the page.

How many did you not know about?

Watch video + see more info →

Support local author Allan Saunderson - Discover Big Al’s Stories, a lyrical Australian road tale about purpose, meaning and the journeys that shape us. Grab a copy to support a local author. See on Amazon here →

New Granite Belt wine destination - Meteora Vineyard has opened in Ballandean, bringing a major new cellar door, restaurant, winery and Queensland’s first wine cave to the Southern Downs. It comes from Andrew and Karen Catsoulis, founders of National Storage. They bought the 25 ha vineyard for $550k in 2020 and invested multi-millions improving it. See Meteora Vineyard's website →

Join Ipswich’s trombone world record attempt - Trombone players of all abilities are invited to help make history at Tulmur Place on Sunday 12 July. Organisers need 400 players for a massive performance. Register here →

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🤔 Trivia

🧩 Scramble

Unscramble your GuessWhere hint

📍 GuessWhere

How 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 →

🗳️ New Springfield Electorate Created In State Boundary Shake-Up

The new Springfield electorate covers Springfield, Springfield Lakes, Springfield Central, Spring Mountain, Brookwater, Augustine Heights, Camira, Gailes and most of Bellbird Park. Bundamba is renamed Redbank, while Ripley moves into Redbank and Bundamba, Blackstone and Ebbw Vale move into Ipswich. Queensland Redistribution Commission →

🚆 Queensland Rail Trials Bridge Strike Warning Tech In Ipswich

Queensland Rail is trialling trailer-mounted height detection technology at Dixon Street, Wulkuraka and Layard Street, Goodna to warn over-height vehicles. The two bridges are strike hot spots, with Dixon Street recording 47 strikes and Layard Street six in 2025. Queensland Rail →

💰 Ipswich Budget Delivers Record Capital Works Program

Ipswich City Council handed down a $779 million 2026–2027 budget, with more than $210 million for roads, facilities and open spaces. The three-year capital works program has grown to $672 million, with 90 per cent to be spent outside the CBD. Ipswich City Council →

Quick-fire snippets—local buzz & chatter:

• 🍦 YO-GOAT Opens At Karalee Shopping Village →
• 🏏 Goolpahjo Park Opening Set For 19 July →
• 🎉 Ipswich Show Public Holiday Claimed For 2027 →
• 🌻 Kalbar Sunflowers Backs West Moreton Cancer Equipment →
• 🏅 Ipswich Sports Awards Nominations Now Open →
• 🏉 Ipswich Jets Fall To Northern Pride →
• 🎖️ Soldiers Memorial Hall Set For $700,000 Restoration →
• 🏘️ Booval And Rosewood Chosen For Renewal Pilots →
• 📝 Shape Your Ipswich Opens New Consultations →
• 🌊 Council Warns Disaster Funding Cut Could Hurt Recovery →

Wednesday (8 July)

💵 Event Space One, Ipswich City Council - Tin Can Radio workshop 10am-12pm ($5 per child) tickets

🍻🍽️ Ripley Town Centre - Taste of Ripley Dining Trail ALL MONTH more info

💵 d'Arcy Doyle Place, Ipswich - Silent Disco Walking Tour 5:30-7:30pm ($5) book your spot

💵 Falvey's Hotel Yamanto - State of Origin Game 3 food & beverage package 6-9:30pm ($109) tickets

🍻🍽️ Brothers Leagues Club - State of Origin Game 3 live 6-11pm ($25 burger schooner deal) info

🆓 The Rusty Nail - Story time: What Makes Great Art? 6-8pm info

🍻🍽️ General Public - Trivia 6:30pm info

🍻🍽️ Orion Hotel - State of Origin 8-11pm info

Thursday (9 July)

🆓 Ipswich Central Library – Micro Drone Workshop 1:30-4pm register fast

💵 Ipswich City Council Building - Chalk and Cheese 5:30-6:30pm ($25) tickets

🍻🍽️ Banshees Bar and Artspace - Karaoke 6pm info

🆓 Riverlink near iPlay - Thursday Trivia 6:30-8:30pm info

💵 Ipswich Civic Centre - Saplings National Tour 7:30-9:30pm ($15+) tickets

Friday (10 July)

🆓 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 →

🍻🍽️ Stony Creek Brewing - Live Music: Garth O'Mara 6-9pm info

💵 Banshees Bar & Artspace - 8 Ball Aitken Band with Dillion James 7-11pm ($35) tickets

💵 Ipswich Civic Centre - Budjerah + Jem Cassar-Daley w/ Birren 7:30-10:30pm ($25+) tickets

Saturday (11 July)

🆓 Harding's Paddock - Bird walk 8-11am details

💵 Ripley Town Centre – Little Day Out 2026 9am-3pm ($5) book your entry time

🆓 Nicholas St Precinct – The Handmade Expo 9am-1pm info

💵 Walloon, 138 Haigslea Amberley Rd – AusCycling National Series Cross Country Biking 9:30am info

💵 Ipswich Showgrounds – Winter Meat Feast 3-8pm ($5) info

🆓 Providence, South Ripley - Ripley Markets 3-8pm info

🆓 Ipswich Art Gallery - Dance performance: MONO X IAG 5-9pm info

💵 Ipswich Civic Centre - Ipswich Has Comic Talent 5-7pm ($10) tickets

💵 Banshees Bar & Artspace - Trivia with Nuts 6:30-10:30pm ($20) tickets

💵 Studio 188 - Screamfeeder Mixtape Sessions 7:30pm ($24 adults, $12 child) tickets

💵 St Mary's Catholic Church - Cambrian Choir: Northern Lights 7:30-10pm ($40, $15 kids) info

💵 West Moreton Anglican College, The Lostroh Centre - Big Band Spectacular 8-10pm ($15+) tickets

🍻🍽️ Brothers Leagues Club - Music: Bon Jovi tribute 9:30pm-11:59pm details

Sunday (12 July)

🆓 Ipswich Showgrounds - Preloved Market 8am-12pm details

🆓 Main St, Orion Springfield Central - Spark World of Music 9am-4pm info

💵 Tulmur Place, Nicholas St Precinct - Trombone World Record 11:30am-12:30pm info

🆓 Aroona Station, Mutdapilly - Yarn on the Aroona Farm 1:30-5pm info

Monday (13 July)

Tuesday (14 July)

🆓 Springfield Lakes YMCA - Ipswich Thriving Seniors daily events timetable →

🍻🍽️ Hotel Metropole - Tuesday Trivia 7pm info

—Jamey (Support Monthly · Facebook · Instagram)
Eastern Heights, Ipswich, QLD 4305
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