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This March, Queenslanders will join footballing legend Wally Lewis to turn the nation purple and change lives for people living with epilepsy Every 33 minutes, someone is diagnosed with epilepsy, a neurological condition that can affect anyone at any time. “I wish I’d opened up about my condition to my friends and teammates, instead of…
The 2024 season for the Springfield Stingers Touch Football Club kicked off in February at the newly minted Silver Jubilee Park fields. Stingers President Shelleigh Lole is excited about the future of the club and the wider community. “We are super excited and very grateful to be able to call this amazing new facility our…
Ipswich residents can now book their free annual on-demand large item kerbside collection. The on-demand service offers every eligible Ipswich household one free collection each year, and is specifically designed to increase the amount of reclaimed materials by more than 50 per cent. Under the program, free collection will now be available every year, instead…
This year, Easter falls at the end of March, so it is right around the corner. For many people, Easter means an extra-long weekend, spending time with family and friends, and enjoying tasty foods. For most of us, this includes lots of chocolate for adults and children alike. There are scientific reasons why chocolate tastes…
Springfield charity group Westside Community Care will be expanding its fresh food reach after securing funding for a new refrigerated vehicle. The organisation received funding from the state government’s Gambling Community Benefit Fund, one of Queensland’s biggest one-off grant programs. Obtaining the $35,000 is an important step for the organisation, which runs a foodbank at…
Now in his final year of high school, St Augustine’s College student Louie Galman has a determined mindset and ambitious goals. Louie won the Young Citizen of the Year award at the 2024 Ipswich Australia Day Awards in January. His continuous involvement in various organisations and initiatives such as the Ipswich Youth Advisory Council and…
Springfield Pastor Philip Cutcliffe has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his exceptional contributions to the community, particularly through his dedicated service within the church. Pastor Phil, as he is fondly known, has been an integral figure in the Springfield community for many years. Since 1996, he has been the…
The Greater Springfield Pioneers Basketball Association have had a successful 2023 campaign and look to continue that success into the 2024 season. In their first year as an affiliate association with Basketball Queensland, the Pioneers cleaned up at the MVP awards for the 2023 QSL Youth League. Pioneer players Shaia Tautua and Nathan May were…
The Greater Springfield Indian Association (GSIA) held its second annual kite festival in late January. The Greater Springfield Kite Festival 2024 took place in the afternoon of January 26, coinciding with both Australia Day and India’s Republic Day. The free event took place on the college oval at Woodcrest State College, in Springfield. Despite dark…
In a display of community spirit, the Rotary Club is stepping up to assist local families grappling with escalating costs of education. The Greater Springfield Rotary Club teamed up to assist Westside Community Care with its “Back to School Pop-up Shop”, hosted on January 19 at the Camira Springfield Community Centre. The Pop-up Shop offered…