Ipswich news with a local memory.
Ipswich Today is a steady local-news show centred on Ipswich, Queensland. Alan Roebuck works through council business, community notices, interviews, local history, and practical updates with a neighbourly but detail-minded touch.
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Ipswich Today is a closely local podcast about Ipswich, Queensland. It follows the city through council meetings, community notices, infrastructure decisions, property shifts, events, sport, public health concerns, and the memories that still shape how residents talk about the place. Alan Roebuck gives the show its steady frame. Episodes often start with a plain list of what is coming, then move item by item through local news or into an interview. The pace is measured. The details matter. A story about Ipswich population growth can sit beside ANZAC Day services, hospital board appointments, creek restoration, and LEGO games at Ipswich Central Library. A property-market episode can turn into a careful look at buyer pressure, suburb demand, flood-prone housing, and the end of cheaper Ipswich assumptions. Civic topics get regular attention. Council redevelopment, Metro A options, WMI’s appeal, the Springfield Central to Ipswich Central public transport corridor, Bremer Bridge repairs, state electorate changes, land valuations, and department restructures all appear as part of the city’s working agenda. The show also makes room for harder community issues. Swanbank odours, waste-industry impacts, public health inquiry findings, and advanced care planning are handled through direct questions and patient follow-up. It is not all paperwork. Ipswich Today has a strong sense of local culture, from CMC Rocks Queensland and Planes, Trains and Autos to Kinky Boots, Creators Summit Ipswich, Brisbane music, and radio nostalgia. The 500th episode underlines that archive feel, revisiting Ipswich Election Watch, the Box Flat mining disaster, former 4IP newsman John Knox, Colin Peterson, and Jamie Dunn. The show’s strength is its proximity. It knows the suburbs, venues, council processes, personalities, and recurring frustrations well enough to ask grounded questions without turning the town into a talking point. It suits listeners who want to keep up with Ipswich as a real civic community, one bridge repair, festival weekend, planning dispute, and remembered local voice at a time.
Made for: For Ipswich residents, local business owners, civic watchers, community organisers, and former locals who still follow the city’s changes. It especially suits listeners who want practical detail rather than broad regional headlines.
What sets it apart: Ipswich Today combines local news wrap-ups with patient interviews and a strong archive of community memory. Its edge is specificity: exact suburbs, council items, venues, local voices, and the follow-up questions residents would ask themselves.
Local voices, news, commentary and community information for residents and businesses in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Originally launched as Ipswich Election Watch 27 February 2020 the show was renamed Ipswich Today 23 April 2020. www.ipswichtoday.com.au
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
Episode 500 looks back to the show's February 2020 start and weaves in Box Flat, Colin Peterson, and local music and the arts.
Episode 500 marks a neat return to the series' beginnings, with Alan Roebuck revisiting Ipswich Election Watch in February 2020 before the April rename to Ipswich Today.
Local politics, radio memory, and a stage show share the same easy Ipswich table.
Ipswich Today settles into a familiar local groove, moving from Mayor Harding's third run for Mayor in 2028 to Bremmer Bridge repairs, proposed state electorate changes across Ipswich, and new land valuations that will sting for some.
Jamie Dunn's career comes through in local memories, practical advice, and the unlikely turn that made him Agro.
A 2023 phone interview with Jamie Dunn turns into a warm, grounded portrait of the Brisbane entertainer's path from local music to radio and Agro.
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This episode of Ipswich Today covers local community news and events in Ipswich, including updates on North Ipswich Reserve, Swifts Bival, and Ipswich Art Gallery, while also acknowledging the Bondi shooting tragedy.
This episode of Ipswich Today discusses local news including a truck accident involving a wind turbine under an overpass, Council's quarterly report highlighting footpath parking issues, federal election reflections, and the possibility of Ed Sheeran performing in Ipswich.
This episode discusses the Australian Pet Welfare Foundation's Community Cat Program, which offers a humane alternative to trapping and killing for managing stray and feral cat populations in urban areas like Ipswich.
Alan Roebuck hosts Jacob Wilson, Executive General Manager of NuGrow, to discuss odour issues at the Swanbank waste site in Ipswich.
Ipswich Today host Alan Roebuck asks Mayor Theresa Harding about the September 2026 council meeting, where a new media policy passed six to two.
Ipswich Today host Alan Roebuck frames the September 15 Finance and Governance Committee debate as a dispute over Ipswich City Council's proposed media policy.
Andrea Kahn links indoor cats’ anxiety and toileting problems to homes that lack suitable facilities and enrichment.
Ipswich Today hosts Alan Roebuck, Walter Williams, and Ashley Mack discuss 647 trombonists attempting a Guinness World Record during Toowoomba's July 12 Spark Festival.
Ipswich Today host Alan Roebuck interviews Mayor Theresa Harding about Ipswich City Council decisions following the June 2026 ordinary meeting.
This episode covers local Ipswich news including Gout Gout breaking the world under-20 record in the 200 metres, ANZAC Day services, environmental updates, population statistics, and community events like LEGO games for adults.
This episode covers the demolition of flood-prone My High Grove complex in Ipswich through a government buyback program and discusses the 2026 property market trends.
This episode features an interview with NuGrow's Jacob Wilson discussing the history of Swanbank's waste operations, the ongoing odour issues, and the company's efforts to reduce impacts on the local community.
Episode 500 looks back.
Mayor Teresa Harding discusses the successful CMC Rocks Queensland country music festival and upcoming major developments in Ipswich, including a new steel mill, CBD Metro A options, WMI's appeal, and progress on a rail link.
Alan Roebuck opens on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, with a full local slate.
Ipswich Today host Alan Roebuck presents highlights from a July 2023 telephone interview with Jamie Dunn, following Dunn's death on March 7, 2026.
This episode of Ipswich Today is a local news and community-focused podcast where host Alan Roebuck interviews longtime residents Walter Williams and Ashley Mack, covering topics like an earthquake, infrastructure changes, small business support, and local arts.
This episode covers local Ipswich news including cleared councillors, resuming greyhound racing, newspaper ownership changes, traffic issues, and a personal announcement, with hosts Ashley Mack and Walter Williams joining for discussion.