📊 Ipswich, According to You:
The 2026 survey results are here

Two weeks ago, I made you a deal: fill in a 16-question survey about Ipswich and you would go in the draw to win a $949 leaf blower.

In total, 943 of you took part.

Last week, we announced the winner: Ngaire from Ebbw Vale. I delivered the leaf blower to her on Wednesday, and it turns out she has a massive driveway. It should get plenty of use.

Plenty of interesting things came to light. A DFO-style outlet centre topped the Ipswich wish list, while I discovered Ipswich Insider is massively under-represented in the Springfield area, despite it being one of the biggest population centres in the Ipswich City Council area.

Thank you again for reading Ipswich Insider, and thank you to everyone who took part. We have more giveaways coming, including Loan Market Ripley Valley's spring lawn mower giveaway in the next few weeks.

SEE SURVEY RESULTS →

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🎭 Win 2 tickets to Grease

In case you haven't heard:

Ipswich Musical Theatre Company is bringing Grease to Ipswich Civic Centre from 12–20 September, with shows on 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 September.

A big thank you to Ipswich Musical Theatre Company for giving us 2 tickets to give away for the Friday 18 September, 7.30pm show.

Entries are open now until Friday 4 September. No forms, sharing or tagging friends. If you can make the show on Friday 18 September at 7.30pm, just click the button below and you’re in the draw. I’ll arrange the winner’s official e-tickets through Ipswich Civic Centre.

$5m acreage for sale in Bundamba – A 19ha block just south of the Bundamba racecourse is for sale by owner. It has a three-bedroom Queenslander, 14 stables, 24 day yards, five paddocks, a 600m training track and a dressage arena. View the listing →

$15 Cooneana After Dark – Explore the 1868 Cooneana Homestead by lantern and candlelight from 6–9pm on Friday 11 September. Jack Sim will share old Ipswich stories from 7pm while the Cooneana Blacksmiths fire up their forges. Ages 12+. Book your ticket →

All past 76 word scrambles are now in one place – The weekly GuessWhere word scramble hint has a new name: Swicheroo. It also now has a home of its own where you can play the latest challenge or work your way through all 76 past Ipswich place-name games. Play Swicheroo →

Breakfast with Dr David Hamill – Ipswich Uniting Church is hosting a men’s breakfast at 7.30am on Saturday 12 September, with the former Ipswich MP and Queensland Treasurer speaking on Ipswich Through the Eyes of My Ancestors. Tickets are $10, including a cooked breakfast. RSVP by 9 September to footearthur@gmail.com or 0409 889 386.

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🤔 Trivia

🧩 SWICHEROO

Unscramble the word to reveal your GuessWhere hint

The little word scramble that has appeared above GuessWhere each week finally has a proper name: SWICHEROO. Unscramble the Ipswich place name and the answer becomes your GuessWhere hint.

I have also turned all 76 previous scrambles into playable puzzles, so you can now work your way through the full archive with links to corresponing GuessWhere games as well.

Have a try:

PLAY SWICHEROO #077 →

📍 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 #077 →

🏥 Ipswich Hospital Expansion Reaches Level 10

The new 12-storey Acute Services Building at Ipswich Hospital has reached Level 10, while façade installation and internal fit-out have both reached Level 7. The expansion will add 200 beds and a new emergency department, with Stage 2 construction expected to finish in mid-2028. BESIX Watpac →

♻️ Ipswich’s Free 500kg Waste Voucher Is Now Available

Ipswich households can now choose one free 500kg waste voucher each financial year for use at the Riverview or Rosewood Resource Recovery Centres. Households must choose between the voucher and council’s free two-cubic-metre large-item bag collection for that financial year. Ipswich City Council →

🎉 Ipswich’s 10-Day Galvanized Heritage Festival Starts Friday

Ipswich City Council’s Galvanized festival runs from 4–13 September with more than 30 heritage events across the city. Highlights include Great Places of Ipswich, which opens The Chestnuts and Rhossilli to visitors, plus History Alive, the Marburg Meander and Rosewood Ramble. See Full Galvanized Details →

Quick-fire snippets—local buzz & chatter:

• 🍜 Japanese Restaurant Motto Motto Opens Its First Ipswich Location at Orion This Sunday →
• 🦁 Safari in the City Coming to Tulmur Place for School Holidays 21 Sep - 4 Oct →
• 🎉 Goodna Jacaranda Festival Returns 23–24 October →
• 🏉 Ipswich Jets to Host Sunday Elimination Final in Goodna →
• 🚐 First Ipswich Caravan Expo Draws 8,600 to Willowbank →
• 🎓 Haigslea State School Celebrates 150 Years →
• 🏟️ New Fields Take Shape at Tivoli Sporting Complex →
• 🌱 Up to $15,000 Available for Greener Ipswich Projects →
• 🏗️ New Portal Tracks Major Ipswich Development Applications →
• 💰 Modelling Flags $32.7 Million Ipswich Disaster Funding Gap →
• 🚆 Springfield Central Station Staircase Set for Demolition →

All Week

💵 Cambrian Centre - Theatre Restaurant (various times) info

Wednesday (2 September)

🍻🍽️ Banshees Bar and Artspace - Open Mic 6 PM info

🍻🍽️ General Public - Trivia 6:30 PM info

Thursday (3 September)

🍻🍽️ Banshees Bar and Artspace - Karaoke 8pm info

Friday (4 September)

💵 Walloon State School – Comedy for a Cause 7-9pm ($25) info

🆓 Ipswich Central Library – Brickswich LEGO fun 5:30-8:30pm info

Saturday (5 September)

💵 Silkstone State School – Ipswich Gem Show 8am-3pm ($4) details

💵 Council Building, Nicholas St – Back To Limestone Conference 8:30am-4:30pm ($35+) info

🆓 The Hut, Rosewood – Rosewood Ramble 9am-5pm info

🆓 Marburg Main St – The Marburg Meander 9am-2pm details

🆓 Brothers Leagues Club - Thriving Seniors Lunch Bunch 11:30am-2pm details

🆓 Ipswich Art Gallery - Heritage architecture tour 2-3pm details

💵 Brighton Homes Arena - Brisbane Lions v GWS Giants 4:35pm ($15+) tickets

Sunday (6 September)

🆓 Robelle Domain Parklands - Springfield Markets 8am-1pm details

💵 Ipswich Civic Centre – The Frankie Valli Experience 2pm ($64+) info

Monday (7 September)

💵 Queensland Raceway - Powercruise #100 12-4pm (kids 13 & under free, spectator tickets $20+) ALL WEEK tickets

Tuesday (8 September)

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

🍻🍽️ Hotel Metropole - Tuesday Trivia 7pm info

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