Don’t give up on health goals
According to website finder.com.au more than 14 million Australians made a New Year’s resolution for 2024 but just as they are easy to make, they are even easier to break.
Ipswich Local
Toyota sets records
Toyota Australia posted record sales in the second half of 2023 as the country’s top-selling automotive brand marks its “coming of age” with a 21st consecutive year of market leadership.
Work bonus boost
It’s a significant victory for older Australians that the temporary increase to the Work Bonus introduced last year has now been made permanent and working pensioners will now be up to $2000 better off under the scheme.
Hot demand for yoga
Yoga has been so popular on Ipswich City Council’s active and healthy program that more classes have been added to the timetable to meet demand.
Call for stamp duty change
With home ownership levels steadily on the decline in Queensland, the REIQ is calling for an overdue revision and uplift to the stamp duty concession threshold rates for first home buyers.
Juniors score new wickets
Junior cricketers have returned from the holidays to test their skills on new synthetic pitches at Springfield Central Sports Complex and the new Spring Mountain Silver Jubilee Sports Ground.
Senior Citizen of the Year: Fay Ison
When Vicki Ison decided to nominate her mother for Senior Citizen of the Year in the Ipswich Australia Day Awards she knew she would have to keep it a secret or the nomination never would have made it to the judging panel.
Free drop-in clinics open for immunisation
Free community immunisation clinics have re-opened across the city for the new year, with a schedule of dates and locations now available through to July 2024.
Ipswich Citizen of the Year: Amanda Draheim
After speaking with Amanda Draheim, who has just been honoured as Citizen of the Year in the Ipswich Australia Day Awards
Myths busted: The truths about sleep apnea and CPAP therapy
Did you realise that we spend a third of our lives in bed? This is where our bodies are designed to regenerate and heal.