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Ipswich is home to 650 listed buildings and in his opinion column, David Ellesmere shares the importance of investing in the towns history.

Premium Content Subscriber only RESIDENTS across Ipswich will soon be given the opportunity to voice their concerns or frustrations in person to a couple of the city’s elected representatives. Division 3 councillors Marnie Doyle and Andrew Fechner are set to appear at local businesses across the region in coming months. The pair will visit multiple sites over a five-week period, including Booval Fair and Ipswich Central Library, as part of council’s ‘Community Matters’ program. Visits ...

Premium Content Subscriber only IPSWICH City Council’s upgraded CBD cinema complex is expected to be up and running by early next year even with an operator yet to be confirmed for the site. An expressions of interest campaign is under way by the council to secure an operator as the Nicholas Street Precinct takes shape. It ends on March 2. Construction of the new Ipswich City Council administration building in the Nicholas Street Precinct is expected to be completed by March. Construction o...

Premium Content Subscriber only IPSWICH’s redeveloped Nicholas Street Precinct has neared closer to completion following its latest installation of indigenous artwork. Created by local artists Lincoln Austin, Aunty Kim Ah Sam and Kyra Manktelow, the trio on Friday revealed their stunning pieces to public eyes at Tulmur Place. Mayor Teresa Harding and Deputy Mayor Marnie Doyle also joined in on the festivities. The installations include hanging fish traps, a family of platypus sculptures, an ...

Architecture news & editorial desk International architectural practice Buchan created a community-centric design for the new Ipswich Central Library and Tulmur Place, adding new life to the city’s historic CBD. Imagined as a centrally located, culturally expressive and inclusive space for the local community, the design of the new library and civic plaza in Ipswich references the surrounding natural and built context, with Buchan’s architectural and masterplanning approach drawing from a r...

Premium Content Subscriber only THE MONUMENTAL impact on the cinema industry has caused a delay in an operator being signed off for Ipswich City Councils CBD complex. United Cinemas, which operates 10 cinemas around Australia including Eldorado in Indooroopilly, was the councils preferred operator to anchor its upgraded cinema facilities. The site was filled by Birch Carroll and Coyle before it moved out last year. Retail Sub-project Steering Committee chair James Hepburn told the Governanc...