Sport
Orion Springfield Central held its first ever ‘Strong Sisters SportsFest’ last weekend, featuring local sports clubs, live demonstrations, and more. It took place on Sunday, March 5, at Orion Springfield Central, coinciding with last week’s International Women’s Day celebrations. Hundreds of people immersed themselves in fun and engaging activities, giveaways, and information sessions throughout the…
Springfield Central State High School hosted four guest speakers at its first ever student-led International Women’s Day panel last Monday, March 6. The panel included Division 2 Councillor Nicole Jonic and mentor Holly Green-Blair from the Brisbane Broncos’ Girls Academy. Also sharing their passion for women’s advocacy were Carrie Fortunso from domestic violence charity Small…
Year 7 students at Staines Memorial College recently took part in a ‘Great Archaeological Dig’ activity – and they certainly made some “sweet” discoveries. As part of their latest archaeology project, the class trekked to the school’s long-jump pit. The makeshift dig site was perfect for the occasion. According to Mr Jeremy Williams, head of…
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…
2022 has been an incredible year for the Springfield United Football Club (SUFC), and 2023 looks to be even brighter. Not only did the club reach record registration numbers of 1,050 total players, but they won their first Senior Men’s Championship and fielded their first fully competitive Women’s side. The Junior side of the club…
Next month will mark the very first matches on the grounds of the brand new “home of the Brisbane Lions”, as construction ends in the coming weeks on the multi-million-dollar, state-of-the-art, and newly-named Brighton Homes Arena. “It is late in the final quarter of construction at Brighton Homes Arena,” Jake Anson, General Manager of Infrastructure,…
Springfield’s pre-eminent family Physiotherapy practice opened the doors to a brand new clinic on July 1, with an official grand opening celebration scheduled later this month. Principal Physiotherapist Adam Atherton and his business partner and wife Emma will mark the occasion with good food, music, and conversation with their fellow staff, friends, and family, they…
Megan Woolley reporting Students from The Springfield Anglican College and Springfield Central State High School put their dancing shoes on and competed at the QUOTA Beenleigh Eisteddfod at the Logan Entertainment Centre on Wednesday, 3 August. The annual QUOTA Beenleigh Eisteddfod brings young school students all across Logan together every year to compete in a…
Megan Woolley reporting Springfield United Football club players sported the colour pink over the weekend of August 19 – 21 to celebrate and raise money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation Pink Round. The home grounds of the club were peppered with players in pink jerseys and socks to raise awareness for Pink Round in…
Ipswich City Council will spend tens of millions of dollars over the coming months partly widening Springfield’s most congested roads and shoring up public amenity safety. In an effort to keep up with the region’s burgeoning population, Council announced in March last year a multi-stage strategy – known as the Major Road Duplication Project –…