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The Ipswich City Council is inviting Springfield residents to have their say in the 2032 Brisbane Olympics by participating in two new community engagement activities. They are the very first official steps along the ‘Ipswich 2032 Legacy Roadmap’, which the Council launched today. One of the activities is an online survey that eligible people can…
Springfield’s Orion shopping centre is partnering with drone company Wing to deliver its consumer goods to customers’ homes.
OPINION The primary aim of The Greater Springfield Times is to advance “public interest journalism” – that is, to regularly publish stories that invigorate broader discussion topics important to the local community. And that matters. Dr Jay Thompson of The University of Melbourne says this kind of journalism is “integral to a healthy democracy” by…
The state legislative member for Jordan, Charis Mullen, is offering $1,000 to one Year 11 or 12 student in the Greater Springfield region who best embodies the virtues of leadership — with entries closing in just a few days. Jordan MP Charis Mullen recently announced the competition for the Violet Jordan Leadership Award, with application…
Some of Springfield’s businesses got a taste of wisdom at a special luncheon and book promotion event recently, held in honour of Springfield’s development mastermind. Over 180 people attended the “Business Lunch” event at Brookwater Golf & Country Club, featuring a much anticipated guest speech by Maha Sinnathamby AM, the Chairman of Springfield City Group…
A local provider of online sign language courses is planning a new series of videos and an increased focus on community education programs to help dismantle the barrier between Deaf and hearing people. Michaela Reece operates Awesome Auslan, a Camira based education service founded in 2021 that specialises in the teaching of Australian Sign Language,…
March is gearing up to be an action-packed month for Springfield residents who want to take action to preserve and protect the natural environment. The first weekend alone is going to be busy. Sunday, March 5, is Clean Up Australia Day, with clean-up events being held at Springfield Lakes, Redbank Plains, and elsewhere across the…
Late last year, we got our first full look at Census 2021 data, courtesy of the Australian Bureau of Statistics, so The Greater Springfield Times is breaking down some of the findings by suburb. Springfield’s population is generally younger than the national average, with reasonably higher median income levels, particularly in Augustine Heights and Brookwater….
Bellbird Park residents recently wrapped up their contributions to a year-long Council evaluation of local household food and garden waste collection, with some promising – if mixed – results. A component of Ipswich City Council’s ongoing Resource Recovery Strategy and Implementation Plan (2021-2031), over a thousand households across the two suburbs of Bellbird Park and…
For the third year in a row, senior students at The Springfield Anglican College (TSAC) have organised a school-wide food drive to support local residents experiencing homelessness. On the school’s “Homelessness Day of Action” – on Friday, February 17 – the Year 12s galvanised fellow students across both Primary and Secondary Campuses to collect and…