Community
A team of secondary students has been going out on field trips to help older Springfield residents keep up with their cumbersome yards and driveways. Educators at Staines Memorial College in Redbank Plains coordinate what they call the “Blokes Squad” – a group of students that aims to improve teamwork and leadership skills through physical…
An award-winning animal photographer is sniffing out Springfield’s shutterbugs to join a newly founded photography club. Navin Chandra – owner and principal photographer of Beyond Human Pet Photography – spearheaded the club last month, and it’s already gaining momentum after just a couple of meetings. “I figured it was a great idea to start a…
Behind the doors of the Camira Springfield Community Centre every Wednesday at 10am songs of the 60s and 70s start roaring and the tapping of feet begins. Open the doors and you’ll discover the “Westside Bootscooters” line-dancing away in the large, air-conditioned room. The Camira group is an intermediate-level class run by experienced dancers Ringi…
A Springfield family of five is looking forward to a return to normalcy after a sudden diagnosis uprooted their lives two years ago. Since then, the Leembruggens – Rachel and Josh, along with sons Nate, 6, Jack, 4, and Zane, 3 – have in many ways put their lives on hold. In December, 2020, Nate…
Curious residents can now keep an ‘i’ on new building developments via the Development.i website, launched by Ipswich City Council in late August. Development.i is an online portal that lists basic planning and development information for both current and historic properties throughout the Greater Springfield region. It includes all development application forms lodged with the…
Ipswich’s former mayor John Nugent continues to serve the community he used to run, by helping out a local charity with grocery trips. Mr Nugent, who prefers to go by “John” (although his first name is actually Owen), was the first mayor of the restructured Ipswich City Council from 1995 to 2004 – and before…
The young owner of a traditional Italian restaurant is committed to donating pizzas on a weekly basis to those most in ‘knead’. Claudio d’Andrea, the boisterous head chef behind the kitchen counter at Pizzeria La Prima, in Springfield Central, gives away at least one pizza every Monday in partnership with Westside Community Care, a local…
Residents of Greater Springfield have been diligently reporting potholes and other public safety issues in a matter of seconds, thanks to some handy digital tools. Most public roads are controlled by the local council, while the major roads, like the Centenary Highway, are owned by the state government. For council property maintenance issues, including deteriorating…
September was Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and to mark the occasion, founders of a new cancer research charity held a very special fundraising gala at the Brookwater Golf & Country Club on Saturday, September 3. Attendees from near and far paid heartwarming tribute to Richie “Little” Walsh, the son of Karl and Lisa Walsh, whose…
The Springfield community is coming together with fundraising events held next weekend to support a young local mum diagnosed with cancer. The events on October 15 and 16 will feature a special cupcake fundraiser followed by a day of wholesome family entertainment, with all proceeds going to 32-year-old mum-of-two Amanda Crossley, from Augustine Heights, as…