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Premium Content Subscriber only A YOUNG tradesman’s “tragic” ice addiction has led to repeated appearances before the courts on drug charges. An Ipswich magistrate on Monday heard Cameron James McKlaren, 27, had previous history for possession of the hideous drug. This, week, the tiler from Flinders View faced 10 new charges including possession of ice, driving while drugs were present in his system and while on a P licence, possession of drug utensils and possession of property ...

Premium Content Subscriber only SOME talented junior players who come from a refugee background are set to join the ranks of multiple sporting clubs in and around the Ipswich area. It comes after sportswear supplier KPI Sports this week announced it would cover all club fees for the 2021 season for six deserving students. The kind gesture comes in partnership with not-for-profit Pushing Barriers in a bid to help those from refugee backgrounds integrate into their local community through spor...

Premium Content Subscriber only AN IPSWICH magistrate had to explain to a driver who tested positive to the drug ice that although she may not have been under the influence, it was still an offence in Queensland to test positive to having an illicit drug in your system when driving. Kylie-May May Kitchener, a mum of six from North Ipswich, pleaded guilty in Ipswich Magistrates Court to drug driving (methylamphetamine) when travelling along King Edward Parade on November 23 last year. The drug ...

Premium Content Subscriber only A well-known real estate agent is warning Ipswich residents to monitor their water meters as major suppliers allegedly rip off unsuspecting customers. Frustrated and concerned, Full Circle Property Management principal Karen Wellen took to social media on Thursday, revealing what she said had become a consistent issue. Mrs Wellen said she frequently encountered inflated water bills in her line of work. She herself has also fallen victim to multiple billing er...

SELLING for a miniscule $130,000, Ipswich’s cheapest house to sell in the past year was nestled among an overgrown garden and hid behind boarded-up windows and doors. Meanwhile, the most glamorous and glitzy Ipswich homes to sell within 20 minutes of the CBD nabbed above a million, boasting breathtaking views and irresistible pools. Last week, the Queensland Times published a full list of the cheapest houses to sell in Ipswich in 2020 and it’s time to explore the other side of the city�...

8-Foot-Long Snake Found Dangling From Restaurant’s Bathroom Ceiling 12/16/20 AT 7:20 AM A man got the scare of his life when he found a huge snake dangling from the bathroom ceiling at a restaurant in Thailand. Shop assistant Nop Powin, 35, saw that an eight-foot-long python had smashed through the ceiling in search of food when he went to the bathroom. The incident was caught on video by Powin, and it showed the snake dangling from the ceiling like a serpentine chandelier, the Bangkok Jac...

Premium Content Subscriber only THE hard yakka to put up more than 50,000 Christmas lights is all worth it to see the smiles on people’s faces. Kym and Michael Watkins set up their lights display at their Raceview home for the third year in a row. They took it up another notch in 2020 and their a festive walk-through complete with a snow machines proved a hit. 36 Mahogany St, Raceview won the best residential category in the 2020 City of Ipswich Christmas Lights Competition. It secured them...