Category Archives: Ipswich

Decentralisation much harder than it sounds

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Gene Tunny

The Newman Government faces a challenge in fulfilling its commitment to relocate public servants to regional centres such as Townsville, if the experience of Queensland Rail’s passenger business is instructive. The Queensland Times reports this morning (Cancelled: QRS move to … Continue reading →

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Ipswich helps Brisbane to top economic growth ranking

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Gene Tunny

The Brisbane Times this morning reported on an interesting new report from Jones Lang LaSalle which places Brisbane as the top major city for projected economic growth. Here’s the chart showing Brisbane’s dominance: Of course, this must refer to the … Continue reading →

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NBN must have a big carbon footprint

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Gene Tunny

A report on the National Broadband Network (NBN) trial in Ipswich’s eastern suburbs (NBN revolution dawns) suggests the rollout of the NBN will be more difficult than expected. And it appears the network demands a lot of electricity, which means … Continue reading →

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Why has Ipswich Council become a property developer?

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Gene Tunny

Ipswich ratepayers should ask their Council some hard questions about Council’s involvement in a joint venture to re-develop the Ipswich CBD through the Council-owned Ipswich City Properties (Ipswich’s retail revolution): Mayor Paul Pisasale said the shopping centre precinct, like the … Continue reading →

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Brisbane’s identity – centre of the 200km City

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Gene Tunny

With the emergence of Springfield and the growth of the western corridor, and the large commuter flows from the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast every day, it doesn’t make much sense to talk about Brisbane’s identity – or an economic … Continue reading →

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SEQ mayors’ infrastructure wish list

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Gene Tunny

The South East Queensland (SEQ) Council of Mayors released its infrastructure wish list today. Two proposed projects stood out to me as representing great value. My favourite proposed project is the: Darra to Springfield Rail Extension (to Redbank Plains) ESTIMATED COST: … Continue reading →

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Ipswich apartment tower based on misunderstanding of what makes Ipswich attractive

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Gene Tunny

Over the 15 years from 2006 to 2021, Ipswich’s population is set to grow from 142,500 to 286,400 (OESR projections). Hence the developers of Ipswich’s first high-rise apartment tower probably thought they were on a winner, but that turned out … Continue reading →

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Tradies know what it means to live in the 200km City

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Gene Tunny

The downside of a 200km City (i.e. SEQ from Noosa to the Tweed) is that you can have a long commute to and from work. The upside is that, if there is a downturn in your local area, you can … Continue reading →

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Now they have a decent shopping centre, Ipswich residents are shopping locally

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Gene Tunny

For many years, dedicated Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale has pleaded with Ipswich residents to shop locally instead of driving into Brisbane to shop. Mr Pisasale would often cast Indooroopilly Shoppingtown as the villain, noting that Myer could probably justify opening … Continue reading →

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Ipswich MP slams flood response

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Gene Tunny

While the consensus across Queensland is that our authorities handled the floods exceptionally well, Ipswich federal MP Shayne Neumann offers a hard-hitting, dissenting view – i.e. Ipswich was ignored in the flood. The Queensland Times reports: EVERY level of government failed … Continue reading →

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