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Ipswich Incline Index

• A complete ranking with photos and graphs.

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Character Homes

• 34 Iconic Ipswich homes, one chart.

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Local Curiosities

• 17 Ipswich things you didn’t know you needed to know.

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Commercial Property

• Let’s check out the 20 biggest commercial sales around Ipswich.

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Wild Weather

• 14 of Ipswich’s wildest weather days ever.

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Ipswich Waterways

• Discover our top rivers and creeks.

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Urban Legends

• Top 9 Ipswich myths ranked by local popularity

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Top Nostalgic Spots

• 15 vanished Ipswich hang‑outs ranked.

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Hilltop Hydrants

• A complete guide to Ipswich’s 23 massive water tanks.

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Ipswich Tallest Structures

• Skyline Standings: Photos, heights and facts.

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Ipswich Tree Guide

• A visual guide to our most common local trees.

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Solar Leaderboard

• Top 30 solar installations around Ipswich.

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Explore Ipswich’s Mine Map

• See the abandoned coal mines, shafts and tunnels hidden beneath Ipswich.

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Will It Flood?

• See if a property went under in 1974 or 2011 using public data maps.

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How Big is Ipswich?

• Drag the Ipswich map over any city in the world to compare.

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Play Ipswich Games

• Test your local smarts with Ipswich trivia, GuessWhere challenges and reader rankings.

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Play Which ’Swich?

• Guess Ipswich suburbs by shape, location or where they sit on the map.

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Explore Ipswich Elevation

• See Ipswich in 3D, switch on heat maps and contours, and explore the city’s highest and lowest spots.

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• A Curious Case: The Warrego Darwin Signs. Why say 3,400+km to Darwin… in Ipswich?
• NEW GUIDE: Ipswich’s 8 Core Bremer River Bridges. There’s more than just the David Trumpy Bridge you know and love.

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Issue #063

• FINALE: Part 3 of The Rise of Ripley is here. Check the buildout.
• NEW: Watch a timelapse video showing the Ripley Valley go from paddocks to estates.

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Issue #062

• SEE THE VISION: The Rise of Ripley (Part 2): The Masterplan shows you the original plan and details for the entire Ripley Valley PDA.
• SPOTLIGHT: Colton Villa house on Briggs Road.

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Issue #061

• INTRODUCING: The Rise of Ripley. A new three-part series exploring Queensland’s fastest growing community.
• SWOOP: Discover The Curious Case of Binnies Road in Ripley. A 337m missing link in Binnies Road is causing havoc.

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Issue #060

• INTRODUCING: The Ipswich Visual Atlas. Maps and graphics showing hidden mines, hilltop tanks, waterways and big future ideas.
• VOTE: Help rank the best things to do in Ipswich. Cast your votes and watch the list move.

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Issue #059

• INTRODUCING: The house now called Dumfries once called Coalfalls. This is a true hidden gem of Ipswich.
• SWOOP: Get the David Attenborough Woodend flying-fox footage in one place. Find out why he chose Woodend.

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Issue #058

• Did you know? Victoria Tunnel in Grandchester is Queensland’s oldest railway tunnel.
• Updated: Newly designed Top Picks page with the best Ipswich guides, special reports and deep dives.

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Issue #057

• New List: SEQ’s 17 Biggest Water Reservoirs. How many have you been to?
• School Holiday Events: A packed week and weekend of events for all ages.

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Issue #056

• NEW Series: Property Compare – what you get in Ipswich vs SEQ at set budgets.
• NEW Guide: A Local’s Guide to Ipswich’s Easter Holiday Events.

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Issue #055

• What’s the deal? Why do the Ipswich motorway signs say ‘Nuclear Free Zone’ on them?
• Pick ‘Swich: Cast your vote to rank Ipswich’s top fishing spots.

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Issue #054

• INTRODUCING:
  Which ‘Swich – an Ipswich suburb guessing game. And ‘Swich Weather – a new Ipswich weather widget with a twist.
• NEW Guide. Ipswich’s 14 wildest weather days ever.

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Issue #053

• Case 3: The Ipswich Files. 19 Ipswich intrigues you probably didn’t know you needed to know.
• Where do you shop? Poll results released.

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Issue #052

• Introducing: The Duce House of East Ipswich. The front yard pool on Brisbane Rd.
• New Guide: Ipswich Character Places vs. Queensland Heritage Register listings.

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Issue #051

• Complete Guide: Swanbank is not what you think.
• Events: Tivoli Drive-in is having their final showing on Friday. The land has been sold to make way for housing.

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Issue #050

• The Ipswich Files (Case #2): 16 local peculiarities. You probably didn’t know you needed to know these.
• What it is? Ipswich’s looming megaproject, simplified: Inland Rail and the Ebenezer freight hub.

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Issue #049

• New Series. The Ipswich Files — local peculiarities, curiosities and oddities from around our town.
• Events: New Shawshank Redemption play starting at the Incinerator Theatre and lots of Valentine’s Day happenings.

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Issue #048

• NEW Guide. Let’s look at the Ipswich billboards market: costs, locations, results.
• What’s happening with that $8 million paddock across from Yamanto Central?

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Issue #047

• Introducing: Bowerbank, one of Ipswich’s most iconic Denmark Hill homes.
• Updates: Ipswich Mine Mapper tool has been updated with more accurate mine dates and better user experience.

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Issue #046

• NEW Tools: Mine Mapper let’s you see old Ipswich coal mines. Elevation Explorer let’s you see the lay of the land.
• NEW Guide: Ipswich Wastewater World explores our biggest treatment plants and pump stations.

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Issue #045

• WATCH Ipswich transform from 1984-2020 in our new timelapse video called The Rise of Ipswich.
• Plan your year in one glance with our new YEAR VIEW Ipswich calendar.

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Issue #044

• NEW: Introducing Insider Toolkit including Will It Flood?, The True Size of Ipswich and School Scout.
• Launching Pick ‘Swich local ranking game. Pick your favourite Ipswich character home etc.

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Issue #043

• NEW: Ipswich’s Iconic Homes poster. 34 homes, one poster
• Ipswich Trivia Vault: 41 question and answer cards
• Happy New Year!

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Issue #042

• Behind the scenes: Ipswich Best Street in the Christmas Lights comp
• Cheatsheet to Ipswich store holiday trading hours
• Merry Christmas!

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Issue #041

• New series: Ipswich Aerial Archives (Ipswich from above)
• Merton on York St, East Ipswich
• Last week for Christmas events

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Issue #040

• New: Complete guide to Ipswich’s 23 hilltop water tanks
• Ipswich Club House heritage icon report
• 30th Annual Toy Run, Brassall

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Issue #039

• Updated: 15 steepest streets in Ipswich
• Gwennap/St Michael’s Nursing Home
• 18 Saturday events to choose from

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Issue #038

• Ipswich’s 22 biggest charities by revenue
• Colthup heritage house deep dive
• Christmas events kick off around Ipswich

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Issue #037

• 52 Ipswich residential property sales over $2m
• Penrhyn heritage house deep dive
• National Rodeo Finals at Ipswich Showgrounds

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Issue #036

• Ipswich solar powerhouses mapped
• Oaklands heritage house deep dive
• Willowbank drag racing finals

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