Australia Day in Ipswich
Australia Day is a time to remember what it means to be Australian and to celebrate the wonderful country in which we live . It was not until 1935 that all states and territories within Australia marked January 26th as “Australia Day” and even then it wasn’t until...
Nerima Gardens
The Japanese city of Nerima became the sister city of Ipswich on 15 October 1994. The sister city relationship aims to forge goodwill between cities of different countries, cultures and experiences. In 2001 the first stage of the Nerima Gardens, in Queen’s Park, was opened by Ipswich Mayor...
January 2011 Floods Community Commemoration Day
In January of 2011 Ipswich and many other Queensland cities and towns were inundated with a deluge of water nearly equal to that which occurred in 1974. This week, Ipswich will commemorate the great deeds and community spirit that was seen during their time of hardship. On Wednesday...
Ipswich Houses: Booval House
Booval House is one of many historic homes in the Ipswich area that has been bought, sold and restored many times throughout its long existence. The land on which Booval House currently resides was originally owned by Mr C. V. Daveney who owned large portions of the Ipswich area. However,...