Community
Two of the biggest celebrities in Greater Springfield just so happen to be two of the most humble residents you’ll come across. In truth, Terry and Frances Slaughter are as much a staple of the region as are the fruits, meats, and dairy they sell every day at IGA Springfield Lakes. The couple has lived…
The newly opened Brisbane Lions stadium facilities welcomed the first school cohort to the grounds a few weeks ago, a sign of bustling community engagement. Jordan MP Charis Mullen explained why ensuring the newly opened Brighton Homes Arena and Brisbane Lions Training & Administration Headquarters would directly benefit the local community was so important. “I…
By Chandler Milligan A local women’s football team celebrated their fourth-consecutive National Premier Leagues (NPL) Championship win in September, capping off an historic two-year 50-game streak without a loss. For football fans who live in Greater Springfield, the Lions Football Club (Lions FC) Women, based in Richlands, are the closest participating team. For a little…
The solutions for November’s moustache and Remembrance Day themed crosswords and puzzles are below. As always, if you have any questions, email us at crossword@lnp.net.au. Don’t forget: December’s issue is out from Tuesday, December 6. For tips — feel free to email us, or work together on solving the puzzles as a community! Good luck!
The Springfield City Cave massage therapy and wellness centre now offers a special infrared sauna that incorporates full-spectrum electromagnetic radiation. Infrared saunas generate the same type of heat that is naturally produced by the sun, but without the UV rays. The heat sinks below the skin to create a gentle warming effect that generates deeper…
Ipswich City Council has voted to make improving the region’s bus network – particularly the critical link between Ipswich and Springfield – a “regionally significant” advocacy priority. Council’s Growth, Infrastructure and Waste Committee unanimously adopted the recommendation at its September 15 meeting, and is now urging the Queensland Government to consider funding the bus network…
Champions of sport and business converged upon the Ipswich 2032 Legacy Summit last month, in pursuit of economic ‘gold’ both before and after the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games. On October 14, various dignitaries attended the long-planned conference in central Ipswich – including Olympian Natalie Cook, Paralympian Taymon Kenton-Smith, Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding, former Brisbane…
Being a mother can effectively be a full time job on its own, let alone running your own business too. Yet Browns Plains award-winning entrepreneur Rie Bredow has managed to do both – on top of living with an invisible disability. Inspirationally, the 34-year-old mum has turned her hurdles into hoops and now is the…
A local realtor is helping to calm anxious young ones with the publication of an original bedtime story about moving to a new home. Beau Miller, the owner of real estate business Beautique Realty, in Augustine Heights, published a children’s story book earlier this year titled “Little Red is Moving House”, while also launching the…
Springfield’s youngest school proudly turned red in October for “Light It Red”, a dyslexia awareness campaign marking Dyslexia Awareness Month. Students and teachers at Mastery Schools Australia Springfield Central – a special learning abilities school which first opened this year – all wore red for the occasion, and even held a red-coloured paper aeroplane flying…