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Hey there —
Your first issue arrives Wednesday at 4:30am.
Until then, explore the Ipswich Field Guide below.
Discover iconic local homes, old coal mine locations, and the steepest streets in town. Cheers!
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The Ipswich Field Guide
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Commercial Property
- Let’s check out the 20 biggest commercial sales around Ipswich.
The Insider Toolkit
Uncover the Underground
- See the hidden history beneath your feet. Explore the network of abandoned coal mines and shafts across Ipswich.
Will It Flood?
- See if a property went under in 1974 or 2011 using public data maps.
Explore the Lay of the Land
- Discover Ipswich’s peaks and valleys. Try the heat map. Zoom in for the 1m contours.
More Ipswich Gold
Dive into fun Ipswich articles about people, places and local history – rankings, guides, games and graphics.
- Ranking21 Busiest Roads
- RankingTop 10 Largest Car Parks
- RankingTop 11 Priciest Playgrounds
- RankingTop 17 Iconic Wildlife in Ipswich
- RankingTop 10 Economic Engines of Ipswich
- GuideHow Big is Ipswich?
- GuideSuburb Snapshot Cards
- Guide45 Things Named Ipswich
- GuideRedbank Motorway Estate
- GuideIpswich’s 12 Conservation Estates
- GuideExplore 35+ Iconic Ipswich Homes
- GuideHow New Estates Name Their Streets
- GuideIpswich-Springfield Rail Spur Explained
- GameGuessWhere, Ipswich
- GameIpswich Trivia
- Graphic1893 Flood
Explore All Past Issues of the Ipswich Insider Newsletter
Browse everything:
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Issue #048
- NEW Guide. Let’s look at the Ipswich billboard market: costs, locations, results.
- What’s happening with that $8 million paddock across from Yamanto Central?
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.
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.
Issue #045
- WATCH Ipswich transform from 1984-2020 in our new timelapse video.
- Plan your year in one glance with our new YEAR VIEW Ipswich calendar.
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.
Issue #043
- NEW: Ipswich’s Iconic Homes poster. 34 homes, one poster
- Ipswich Trivia Vault: 41 question and answer cards
- Happy New Year!
Issue #042
- Behind the scenes: Ipswich Best Street in the Christmas Lights comp
- Cheatsheet to Ipswich store holiday trading hours
- Merry Christmas!
Issue #041
- New series: Ipswich Aerial Archives (Ipswich from above)
- Merton on York St, East Ipswich
- Last week for Christmas events
Issue #040
- New: Complete guide to Ipswich’s 23 hilltop water tanks
- Ipswich Club House heritage icon report
- 30th Annual Toy Run, Brassall
Issue #039
- Updated: 15 steepest streets in Ipswich
- Gwennap/St Michael’s Nursing Home
- 18 Saturday events to choose from
Issue #038
- Ipswich’s 22 biggest charities by revenue
- Colthup heritage house deep dive
- Christmas events kick off around Ipswich
Issue #037
- 52 Ipswich residential property sales over $2m
- Penrhyn heritage house deep dive
- National Rodeo Finals at Ipswich Showgrounds
Issue #036
- Ipswich solar powerhouses mapped
- Oaklands heritage house deep dive
- Willowbank drag racing finals
Issue #035
Issue #034
Issue #033
Issue #032
Issue #031
Issue #030
Issue #029
What you’ll get each week:
- 🎨 Iconic Ipswich heritage houses – stats, stories and significance
- 📅 Happenings – never miss fun local events
- 📰 Top stories – headlines locals are talking about
- ⚡ Quick fire snippets of local buzz and chatter
- 🤔 Fun & games – vote in fun local polls, play Ipswich trivia & games. Fresh weekly.
- 🧭 Guides and rankings – From Ipswich’s 12 priciest playgrounds to Ipswich to Springfield Train Line, Simplified. And many more.
- 🌟 All Ipswich, 100% local – spotlights, finds and reader shout outs
See you Wednesday in your inbox.
Eastern Heights