Birth of nation we know today

LEADER: Edmund Barton was Australia's first Prime Minister and served in that capacity from 1901 to 1903.

Big decisions that changed our destiny

Day and night of high drama in Ipswich finals

Wests A-Grade player Lauren Hess tries to run through the water before the grand final was switched to another field at the Ipswich Hockey Complex tonight.

Hockey grand finals rich in emotion

Claire celebrates fantastic feat

Ipswich and District Athletics Club thrower Claire Keefer won a bronze medal at the Paralympics in Rio.

Ipswich club thrower achieves personal best in Rio






Driver charged after pedestrian's death at Raceview

48-year-old charged after pedestrian allegedly struck by vehicle

Woman to serve eight years for torture, rape

UPDATE: A 38-year-old woman will spend the next eight years in jail for torturing, raping and assaulting a woman in crimes of "horror".

9000 reasons to support our community clubs

Community clubs are good at what they do. They are not so good at telling the world about what they do, as Clubs Queensland CEO Doug Flockhart explains.

Ipswich people love heritage

Travel through the city centre and learn about the early history of Ipswich - Queensland's oldest provincial city.

Locals prove their love for heritage

Ipswich chook breeder continues family tradition at Ekka

ON SHOW: Ipswich resident Jack Renke has entered the Poultry, Pigeons and Birds Competition at the Ekka.

Ipswich teen hoping for a show-stopping finish

Pedal power gets Year 12s to schoolies party

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED: St Edmund's students and staff (front, from left), Lachlan Wood, Bailey Johnson, Isaac Poole and coordinator Michael Podolak prepare for School to Schoolies, supported by Cr Andrew Antoniolli, Jason O'Halloran, Travis Eddie, Steve Mallet, Keaton Evans and school principal Chris Leadbetter.

Year 12 students will pedal their way to schoolies

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Five things to do this weekend

What's on in Ipswich and surrounds on Saturday and Sunday

Untold story of the witches will dazzle

WITCH ROLE: Wicked's Heidi Enchelmaier prepares for the production.

Ipswich Musical Theatre Company to present Wicked

Your guide to a great night out in Ipswich

Fiona Boyes will bring her blues sound to the Royal Mail Hotel in Goodna.

Five-day gig guide to the best entertainment across the city

Ipswich business up for awards

The winners will be announced on 18 October

And the worst place for parking in Ipswich is...

Here's what you said on Facebook

Anger and heartbreak at Lowes closing

GOING, GOING... Yesterday was the last day of trading for Lowes in the Ipswich mall.

Facebook readers react to the news of the closure of Lowes

Nursery milestone: 40 years of blooming business

HAPPY COLOURS: Jenny Taylor inspects the flowers on display at Pohlman's Nursery 40th birthday celebration.

More family days to follow after celebration's success

Ipswich Mall: Last day of trading for Lowes

CLOSING DOWN: This is the last day of trading for Lowes in the Ipswich mall.

Business closing down city store

Racing Queensland snub turf club and dogs... again

NO SHOW: Ipswich Turf Club general manager Brett Kitching is perplexed by the lack of Ipswich representation within the Racing Queensland advisory panels.

False start for Ipswich: Turf club left to run own race

Larkhill clearance sale

Two cow bells

Larkhill clearance sale - Ken Consiglio

Junior sport grand finals

2016 IJRL grand finals

The best of the action from Ipswich hockey and rugby league grand finals.

Ipswich milkshake heaven

The Coffee Baa, Springfield!

Thank you to all our Facebook likers who shared a pic of their favourite...

QT's cuties

Russell and Tamara Weiss welcomed baby Nate at the Ipswich Hospital on August 16. Nate weighed 8lbs.

Here are this week's stars from Queensland Times' baby feature.

Sunflower

Father's Day Sunset today just south of Willowbank.

Thank you to all our readers who submitted photos for this week's Facebook cover...

Watch Then Grow

Thea Widdowson and Margaret Hunter at the Watch Them Grow nursery open day on Saturday.

Green fingers galore descend on Salvation Army's Watch Them Grow nursery open day...

Vows renewed after 60 years

Peter and Gerry Boddington of Eastern Heights celebrate their 60th wedding...

Ipswich Model Band

Ipswich Model Band performing Shut Up and Dance.

Go home, koala, you're offside!

The koala behind the fence in Noosa. Photo: Noosa Lions Football Club

ONLY in Australia can you see a grand final soccer game interrupted by an �offside’...

Nine exercises to give you a body like Sally Fitzgibbons

Join Sally Fitzgibbons every Saturday for the next 11 weeks in Weekend Magazine as she takes us through her favourite workouts

Your 12-week summer body transformation starts today.

RECIPE: Get a head start on the Christmas pudding

Soak dried fruits in liqueur for a few weeks before making a cake, pudding or mince pies for Christmas, or bottle some as gifts for special friends.

It's time to start thinking about your festive cakes and puddings

OPINION: There's beauty in equality

Korinne Lardner - Capture the moment photography with Carissa Cross is amazing.

I'VE always been a little weirded out by weddings.

EXPLAINER: Can tattoo ink cause cancer?

Research shows one in five tattoo inks in Australia contain carcinogenic chemicals.

One in five tattoo inks in Australia contain carcinogenic chemicals

OPINION: Fight mental illness by reconnecting with friends

Take the time to ask those around you 'R U Ok?' and make time for more meaningful conversations.

More than half of people with mental illness don't seek treatment

TV Insider: Married at First Sight's diversity applauded

Craig and Andy at their wedding in New Zealand in a scene from Married At First Sight.

Sydneysiders Andy and Craig faced more scrutiny than anyone else

Iman makes first appearance after David Bowie's death

Model Iman suffered a double tragedy earlier this year when her husband David Bowie died three months before her mother also died.

The model suffered a double tragedy with deaths of husband and mum

Eva Mendes shrugs off pressure to lose baby weight

Actor Eva Mendes

Pregnancy weight is no burden for Eva Mendes

Dempsey gives us the down-low on the new Bridget Jones film

Renee Zellweger, Patrick Dempsey and Colin Firth in a scene from Bridget Jones's Baby.

It's not happily ever after for the iconic British character

PHOTOS: Former rodeo champ puts everything up for sale

Larkhill local Ken Consiglio is having an auction of most of the things on his property.

Rusty farm tools, cow bells, saddlery and more going to auction

ISLAND FOR SALE: Second island off Hervey Bay on market

Kangaroo Island near Fraser Island is up for sale.

Suna Island in the Great Sandy Strait is also for sale

Developer faces question about non-compliant project

Construction of Breeze Mooloolba by Aria property group. Corner of Alexandra Parade and and Meta Street, Mooloolaba.

Questions have been raised about key new building

Good news for home buyers and renters: REIA

These townhouses are for sale at the Glen Eden Mews Estate, Glen Eden, Gladstone.

First home buyers are at lowest for over two decades

Is this Rockhampton's cheapest house?

GOING, GOING... This Berserker home is listed for sale at $99,000.

Agents explain why now is the perfect time to buy in CQ

The multi-million home that stands empty

This multi-million dollar home still standing vacant and unfinished 11 years after it was controversially built. Riverview Avenue, Buderim.

Riverview Avenuer home believed to house nuclear bunker.

Mining contract firm expands to Papua New Guinea and WA

CQ Field Mining general manager Dean Scott (right) and his staff at Paget (from left) Danny Chrzanowski, Liam Keighran, Jason Holt, Julie Hope, Kirsty Head, Sara Aston and Sharon McLean.

Almost 100 applicants as expansion opens new job opportunities

Female only job listing rubs men up the wrong way

The ad on Seek.

Comments on social media suggest the ad is "sexistâ€.

Look who's hiring: Seven jobs you can apply for right now

Brookfields Wild Canaray Botanical Garden chef Glen Barrett demonstrates cooking tasty salads with fresh vegetables from the Lockyer Valley at the Expo.

Call out for food process workers, meat workers still wanted

$70b opportunity to make us $3000 a year better off

Report reveals potential to power Australia's biggest employers

DASHCAM: How not to merge in a tunnel

Was this car in a blind spot?

Merging in a Sydney tunnel turned a bit hairy

Inventor's steamy idea may reduce fuel costs

POTENTIAL FUEL SAVER: East Ballina inventor Brett Head with his Vapour Draw Systems fitted to a motorcycle.

Ballina inventor's idea to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

2017 Kia Rio revealed ahead of its Paris Motor Show debut

RIO GAMES: Set to be revealed in the metal in late September, Kia has released images of its new Rio light car to build the excitement.

New shape, styling and cabin for Kia's light Rio

WATCH: From postie to worldwide race car driver

Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 driver Matt Simmons.

Playing video games has led Matt Simmons to a world of opportunity.