The City of Ipswich is a
local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
in
Queensland
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, Australia, located within the southwest of the
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
metropolitan area, including the urban area surrounding the city of
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
and surrounding rural areas.
Geography
The City of Ipswich is centrally located in the
South East Queensland
South East Queensland (SEQ) is a bio-geographical, metropolitan, political and administrative region of the state of Queensland in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million people out of the state's population of 5.1 million. T ...
region of Australia. Ipswich governs the outer western portion of the
Brisbane Metropolitan Area,
Queensland
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, Australia. It covers an area of along the coast about southwest of
Brisbane CBD
Brisbane City is the central suburb and central business district of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is colloquially referred to as the "Brisbane CBD" or "the city". It is located on a point on the northern bank of the ...
. To the east is the
City of Brisbane
The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of the metropolitan area of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council. Unlike LGAs in the other mainlan ...
local government area, and to the west are the rural and agricultural areas of the Brisbane,
Lockyer and
Fassifern Valley
Fassifern Valley is a valley of the Scenic Rim in South East Queensland. Towns found in the valley include Harrisville, Kalbar, Roadvale, Warril View and Aratula. Fassifern Valley is known as a carrot-producing area, as well as for growin ...
s.
History
Ipswich is the second-oldest local government area in Queensland, after Brisbane. On 16 November 1859, after the enactment of the Municipalities Act of 1858 in
New South Wales
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, a petition containing 91 signatures was received by the
Governor of New South Wales seeking to have Ipswich, which at the time had 3,000 people, granted municipal town status. The petition was gazetted the following day, and no counter-petition was received.
On 29 November, the
letters patent authorised by
Queen Victoria
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which were to make
Queensland
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, subdivision_type = Country
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a separate colony were published in New South Wales, and the petition was forwarded to the new Queensland
governor
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, Sir
George Ferguson Bowen
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. On 10 December 1859, the same day that the letters patent were published in Queensland, the petition was regazetted. On 3 March 1860 the
Borough of Ipswich was proclaimed, and its first elections were held on 19 April 1860, where
John Murphy became its first Mayor. The Municipality's corporate logo was designed by Reverend Lacey H. Rumsey, the rector of
St Paul's Church in Ipswich in 1861.
Ipswich applied on 22 November 1904 to become a City, the status being conferred by the
Government of Queensland
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary system, parliamentary constitutional monarchy was form ...
on 1 December 1904 and its first mayor was Hugh Reilly.
[ On its declaration, the City of Ipswich covered only the central area of ]Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
itself – even what are today considered inner suburbs were parts of different entities.
Beginning in 1994 Ipswich adopted an innovative, community-based, information technology project which aimed to make the city a technology hub at the forefront of the growing move towards the information superhighway. The most prominent feature of the initiative, which was called Global Info-Links, was the development of a new library with free public internet access and the development of a wide area network
A wide area network (WAN) is a telecommunications network that extends over a large geographic area. Wide area networks are often established with leased telecommunication circuits.
Businesses, as well as schools and government entities, u ...
to which people could subscribe.
In October 2000, the council began erecting cast brass plaques at significant heritage sites.
The Greater Ipswich Scheme of 1916
On 13 October 1916, a rationalisation of the local government areas in and around Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
was implemented. It involved the abolition of five shires:
* Brassall
* Bundanba
* Lowood
Lowood is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Lowood had a population of 4,159 people.
Geography
The town is on the Brisbane River, west of the ...
* Purga
* Walloon
resulting in:
* an enlarged City of Ipswich by including part of the Shire of Brassall and part of the Shire of Bundanba
* a new Shire of Ipswich
The Shire of Ipswich is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia.
History
The Greater Ipswich Scheme
On 13 October 1916, a rationalisation of the local government areas in and around Ipswich was implemented. It ...
by amalgamating part of the Shire of Brassall, part of the Shire of Bundanba, part of the Shire of Walloon and all of the Shire of Purga
* an enlarged Shire of Rosewood
The Shire of Rosewood is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia.
History
On 11 November 1879, the Walloon Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' ...
by including part of the Shire of Walloon
* an enlarged Shire of Esk
The Shire of Esk was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, located about west - northwest of Brisbane. It stretched from the Lockyer Valley north and west to the Great Dividing Range and up the valley of the Brisbane Ri ...
by including all of the Shire of Lowood
Greater Ipswich Scheme of 1949
On 29 January 1949, a new Local Government Act was enacted to further amalgamate local government in the Ipswich area, abolishing the Shire of Normanby
The Shire of Normanby is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia. Its administrative centre was in Harrisville.
History
On 11 November 1879, the Mutdapilly Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Q ...
and the Shire of Rosewood
The Shire of Rosewood is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia.
History
On 11 November 1879, the Walloon Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' ...
. The City of Ipswich was enlarged (from 12¼ square miles to 30 square miles) to include the more urban parts of the Shire of Moreton
The Shire of Moreton was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, located about southwest of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. It represented an area surrounding but not including Ipswich, and existed from 1917 until 1995, wh ...
(formerly known as the Shire of Ipswich
The Shire of Ipswich is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia.
History
The Greater Ipswich Scheme
On 13 October 1916, a rationalisation of the local government areas in and around Ipswich was implemented. It ...
). The Shire of Moreton was then enlarged by the inclusion of the northern part of the Shire of Normanby and all the Shire of Rosewood. The southern part of the Shire of Normanby was transferred to an enlarged Shire of Boonah
The Shire of Boonah was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, about southwest of Brisbane. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1880 until its merger with parts of the Shire of Beaudesert and City of Ipswich t ...
.
Further enlargement
The Shire of Moreton was amalgamated into the City of Ipswich on 11 March 1995.
Loss of rural areas
In March 2000, Ipswich ceded some rural territory in Mount Walker, Mutdapilly, Rosevale and Warrill View to the neighbouring Shire of Boonah
The Shire of Boonah was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, about southwest of Brisbane. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1880 until its merger with parts of the Shire of Beaudesert and City of Ipswich t ...
. Following the major reforms of local government in Queensland, on 15 March 2008, Ipswich lost the largely rural areas of Harrisville and Peak Crossing in its southeast to the new Scenic Rim Region
The Scenic Rim Region is a local government area in West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s an ...
.
On 31 October 2012, a groundbreaking
Groundbreaking, also known as cutting, sod-cutting, turning the first sod, or a sod-turning ceremony, is a traditional ceremony in many cultures that celebrates the first day of construction for a building or other project. Such ceremonies are o ...
ceremony for the Ecco Ripley
Ecco Ripley is a master-planned community in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It will be Queensland's biggest housing development and Australia's largest-ever master planned community. The site lies in the northern foothills of the Fli ...
housing development project was conducted by then Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale
Paul Pisasale is a former mayor of the City of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia, and convicted extortionist. Pisasale was mayor of Ipswich from 2004 to 2017, making him one of Queensland's longest-serving mayors, and was last elected in 2016 wi ...
and Sekisui House
is one of Japan's largest homebuilders. It was founded on August 1, 1960 and is headquartered in Osaka. In 2009, Sekisui House expanded into Australia and Russia before expanding into China and the United States the following year.
The company ...
.
Divisions
The local government has 10 Councillors each representing one division (or ward
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...
). Each Councillor serves a four-year term. The Mayor is directly elected by the people every 4 years. Elected mayor of 2016, Paul Pisasale
Paul Pisasale is a former mayor of the City of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia, and convicted extortionist. Pisasale was mayor of Ipswich from 2004 to 2017, making him one of Queensland's longest-serving mayors, and was last elected in 2016 wi ...
, resigned on 6 June 2017 citing health concerns (specifically multiple sclerosis
Multiple (cerebral) sclerosis (MS), also known as encephalomyelitis disseminata or disseminated sclerosis, is the most common demyelinating disease, in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. This d ...
).
Division 7 Councillor Andrew Antoniolli and Deputy Mayor Paul Tully both contested the 2017 Ipswich Mayoral By-Election, held on 19 August 2017. Councillor Antoniolli was elected Mayor with 34.57% of the primary vote and 54.44% after preferences, with Paul Tully winning 30.83% of the primary vote and 45.56% after preferences.
After Andrew Antoniolli's election as Mayor, a By-Election for the vacant Division 7 was held on 7 October 2017. David Martin was elected with 23.65% of the vote.
Antoniolli won the 2017 Ipswich City Council Mayoral By-Election, triggered by the resignation of former mayor, Paul Pisasale who was charged with multiple counts of corruption. In May 2018 Andrew Antoniolli was charged with seven counts of corruption forcing him to stand down and administrators to take over Ipswich City Council.
In August 2018, the Queensland Government passed legislation to dismiss all of the councillors and replace them with an administrator.
At the time of the dismissal, the divisional Councillors were:
Following by a reviewer by the administrator Greg Chemello, a new system of having four divisions each with two councillors was introduced and was used in the local government elections on 28 March 2020.
The current councillors elected during the 2020 Local Government elections are:
Mayors
Suburbs
The City of Ipswich includes the following settlements:
''Urban:''
* Augustine Heights
* Barellan Point
* Basin Pocket
* Bellbird Park
* Blacksoil
* Blackstone
* Booval
* Brassall
* Brookwater
* Bundamba
Bundamba is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Bundamba had a population of 6,514 people.
Geography
The Bremer River forms the western part of the suburb's northern boundary. The Warrego Highway enter ...
* Carole Park
* Camira
* Churchill
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* Chuwar
* Coalfalls
* Collingwood Park
* Dinmore
* East Ipswich
* Eastern Heights
* Ebenezer Ebenezer may refer to:
Bible
* Eben-Ezer, a place mentioned in the Books of Samuel
People
* Ebenezer (given name), a male given name
Places Australia
* Ebenezer, New South Wales
* Ebenezer, Queensland, a locality in the City of Ipswich
* Ebene ...
* Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale (; cy, Glynebwy) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River in Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough. The Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr con ...
* Flinders View
* Gailes
* Goodna
Goodna is a suburb on the eastern edge of the City of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia. In the , Goodna had a population of 10,461 people.
Geography
Goodna is from the Brisbane central business district, being just outside the Brisbane City ...
* Haigslea
* Ipswich
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* Karalee
* Karrabin
* Leichhardt Leichhardt may refer to:
* Division of Leichhardt, electoral District for the Australian House of Representatives
* Leichhardt Highway, a highway of Queensland, Australia
* Leichhardt Way, an Australian road route
* Leichhardt, New South Wales, inn ...
* Moores Pocket
* Muirlea
Muirlea is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Muirlea had a population of 190 people.
Geography
Part of the north west boundary of the suburb is marked by the Brisbane River. The southern boundary aligns wi ...
* New Chum
* Newtown
* North Booval
* North Ipswich
North Ipswich is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , North Ipswich had a population of 4,515 people.
Raymonds Hill is a neighbourhood within the suburb of North Ipswich.
Geography
The southern bound ...
* North Tivoli
* One Mile
* Raceview
* Redbank Redbank may refer to:
Places
;In Australia
*Redbank, Queensland, a suburb in Ipswich
*Redbank, Victoria
*Redbanks, South Australia
;In the United States
*Redbank Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
*Redbank Township, Clarion County, Pennsylv ...
* Redbank Plains
Redbank Plains is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Redbank Plains had a population of 19,299 people.
Geography
Redbank Plains is by road from the Ipswich CBD and approximately from the Brisbane CBD. Redbank Pl ...
* Ripley
* Riverview
* Rosewood
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True rosewoods
All genuine rosewoods belong to the genus ''Dalbergia''. The pre-eminent rosewood appreciated ...
* Sadliers Crossing
* Silkstone
Silkstone is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, between the towns of Barnsley and Penistone. The parish includes the village of Silk ...
* Springfield
* Springfield Central
* Springfield Lakes
* Swanbank
Swanbank is an industrial locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Swanbank had a population of 0 people.
Geography
The predominant land usage in Swanbank is industrial, including the Swanbank Power Station (). There ...
* Tivoli
* West Ipswich
* Woodend
* Wulkuraka
Wulkuraka is a western suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wulkuraka had a population of 1,234 people.
Geography
The Main Line railway enters the suburb from the east ( Sadliers Crossing) and exits to the ...
* Yamanto
Yamanto is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 Australian census the suburb recorded a population of 4,906.
History
The origin of the suburb is from a former 1860s cotton plantation which was orig ...
''Rural:''
* Amberley Amberley may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Amberley, Queensland, near Ipswich, Australia
*RAAF Base Amberley, a Royal Australian Air Force military airbase
United Kingdom
* Amberley, Gloucestershire, England
* Amberley, Herefordshire, England
...
* Ashwell
* Calvert
* Deebing Heights
* Ebenezer Ebenezer may refer to:
Bible
* Eben-Ezer, a place mentioned in the Books of Samuel
People
* Ebenezer (given name), a male given name
Places Australia
* Ebenezer, New South Wales
* Ebenezer, Queensland, a locality in the City of Ipswich
* Ebene ...
* Goolman
* Grandchester
* Haigslea
* Ironbark
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Instead of being shed annually as in many of the other species of ''Eucalyptus'', the dead bark accu ...
* Jeebropilly
* Lanefield
* Limestone Ridges1
* Marburg
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* Mount Forbes
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1
* Mount Marrow
* Mutdapilly1
* Peak Crossing1
* Pine Mountain
* Purga
* Rosewood
Rosewood refers to any of a number of richly hued timbers, often brownish with darker veining, but found in many different hues.
True rosewoods
All genuine rosewoods belong to the genus ''Dalbergia''. The pre-eminent rosewood appreciated ...
* South Ripley
* Spring Mountain
* Tallegalla
* Thagoona
* The Bluff
* Walloon
* White Rock2
* Willowbank
* Woolshed
Shearing sheds (or wool sheds) are large sheds located on sheep stations to accommodate large scale sheep shearing activities.
In countries where large numbers of sheep are kept for wool, sometimes many thousands in a flock, shearing sheds ar ...
1 - split with Scenic Rim Region
The Scenic Rim Region is a local government area in West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s an ...
2 - not to be confused with White Rock in Cairns Region
The Cairns Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, centred on the regional city of Cairns. It was established in 2008 by the amalgamation of the City of Cairns and the Shires of Douglas and Mulgrave. ...
Services
Ipswich City Council operates four public libraries at Ipswich Central, Redbank Redbank may refer to:
Places
;In Australia
*Redbank, Queensland, a suburb in Ipswich
*Redbank, Victoria
*Redbanks, South Australia
;In the United States
*Redbank Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
*Redbank Township, Clarion County, Pennsylv ...
, Redbank Plains
Redbank Plains is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Redbank Plains had a population of 19,299 people.
Geography
Redbank Plains is by road from the Ipswich CBD and approximately from the Brisbane CBD. Redbank Pl ...
and Springfield Central. It also operates a mobile library
A bookmobile or mobile library is a vehicle designed for use as a library. They have been known by many names throughout history, including traveling library, library wagon, book wagon, book truck, library-on-wheels, and book auto service. Bookm ...
service to Booval, Brassall, Camira, Flinders View (Winston Glades) Goodna
Goodna is a suburb on the eastern edge of the City of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia. In the , Goodna had a population of 10,461 people.
Geography
Goodna is from the Brisbane central business district, being just outside the Brisbane City ...
, Grandchester, Karalee, Marburg
Marburg ( or ) is a university town in the German federal state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, capital of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district (''Landkreis''). The town area spreads along the valley of the river Lahn and has a population of approximate ...
, Rosewood
Rosewood refers to any of a number of richly hued timbers, often brownish with darker veining, but found in many different hues.
True rosewoods
All genuine rosewoods belong to the genus ''Dalbergia''. The pre-eminent rosewood appreciated ...
, South Ripley, Walloon, and Willowbank.
Sister cities
* Nerima City, Japan (from 1994)
* Hyderabad, India
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the '' de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern In ...
(from 2010)
References
External links
Ipswich City Council
– Official site
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Local government areas in Brisbane
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1860 establishments in Australia