Mayors Column – December 2025

New residents boost Ipswich growth rate Ipswich’s growth rate has shot to 3.5 per cent with more than 2,300 new residents unpacking the moving boxes over the past three months, particularly in Greater Springfield and Ripley. Our beautiful city is now home to just over 268,000 people, with Ripley, Spring Mountain, White Rock, South Ripley, […]

Mayors Column – November 2025

Infrastructure and the Brisbane 2032 Games At the Queensland Olympic and Paralympic Infrastructure Summit, I had the opportunity to join Urbis Managing Partner James Tuma and Brisbane 2032 Sunshine Coast Program Lead, Sunshine Coast Council Grantley Switzer, to explore how strategic precinct planning can unlock long-term investment and drive regional economic transformation. Brighton Homes Arena […]