Heavy rain is falling between Somerset and Wivenhoe Dams

Heavy rain is currently falling between Somerset and Wivenhoe Dams.

The attached picture of the Somerset Dam spillway taken at 11:00am today shows the massive amount of water being released from the Dam.

Water is flowing downstream into Wivenhoe Dam at a rapid rate.

Goodna Scout Group Car Boot Sale

Sunday 7 March 2010

8am - 1pm

Church St Goodna

Enquiries: 3271 3139

A very worthy cause!

One billion dollar deal for Brookwater

Pic: Artist's impression of the proposed Brookwater Urban Village

The Queensland Times
Chris Garry
4 March 2010

A $1.1 BILLION retail development approved for Brookwater is set to transform the Springfield region.

The Brookwater Urban Village will include a hotel, a child care centre, 514 residential dwellings, 20,000sq m of commercial space, 15,000sq m of retail area, a medical centre and indoor entertainment facilities.

Springfield Land Corporation's Planning and Infrastructure manager Russell Luhrs said development of the vibrant Brookwater Urban Village was an important step forward for the city to attract new business.

"There's a well-known movie line, if you build it... they will come," Mr Luhrs said.

"Development investment in the Urban Village is set to top $1.1 billion over the next 15 years so there's no doubt this will be a high quality precinct giving

residents, visitors and the future 30,000 strong local workforce a place to eat, live, shop and enjoy life."

Construction will begin this year and is scheduled to finish in 2025.

Once completed the Brookwater Urban Village will provide a mix of business and pleasure with the Brookwater Village Hotel, Brookwater Office Park, Brookwater Village Shopping Centre, Main Street and Village Square.

"The hotel complex will allow visitors from around the globe direct access to the Brookwater Golf Course, which has been ranked the number one public golf course in Queensland for the past five years," Mr Luhrs said.

Planning and Development Councillor Paul Tully said the approval of the Brookwater Urban Village Precinct Plan enabled council to consider further development plan applications in the region.

"The Brookwater Urban Village incorporates a number of parcels of land bounded by Augusta Parkway to the west, the Brookwater Golf Course to the north and east and Mirvac's Fairways development on Melaleuca Drive," he said.

 

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Ipswich is 150 years old today.

Pic: Channel 7

Mayor Paul Pisasale and Cr Paul Tully have their cake and eat it, in Ipswich today to celebrate the city's sesqui-centenary

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Ipswich's 150 celebrations continue

The Ipswich Town Crier Mark Overell and the Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale swap hats as the city's sesquicentennial celebrations get into full swing.

Ipswich was proclaimed a municipality by the Queensland Government 150 years ago today.

Happy birthday Ipswich!

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'Utegate' car up for auction today

3 March 2010

AUSTRALIA'S most notorious ute will go under the hammer at Brookwater Golf Club today.

The 1996 Mazda Bravo at the centre of last year's so-called 'Utegate' scandal will be auctioned as part of a live broadcast by Channel Seven breakfast show Sunrise.

Owned by Ipswich car dealer John Grant, the ute was used as a campaign office on wheels and became known as the 'Ruddmobile' during Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's 2007 election campaign.

It attracted national headlines in June last year when Treasury official Gorgon Grech told a Senate hearing an email from Mr Rudd's office showed Mr Grant's John Grant Motors would receive preferential treatment in the government's failed $2 billion OzCar program.

Mr Rudd returned the ute to his former neighbour in August last year after the Australian Federal Police ruled the email was a fake.

The scandal ultimately cost former Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull his job and almost cost Mr Grant his marriage and his Brisbane Street business.

Mr Grant did not return calls from The Queensland Times yesterday, but an email from a Channel Seven publicity manager said money raised from the auction would be donated to Meals on Wheels.

The Sunrise team will be at Brookwater from 5am to 8am today, with Channel Nine's Today in d'Arcy Doyle Place from 4.30am.

The breakfast television rivals will visit Ipswich to celebrate the city's 150th birthday and compete for precious ratings points.



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Ipswich celebrates 150 years today

150 years ago today, Ipswich was proclaimed a municipality by the Queensland Government.

It is a great day for Ipswich and Queensland.

The Ipswich celebrations will continue all year.

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Kmart backs down on move to trade on Anzac Day

Kmart has withdrawn its ill-conceived and idiotic application to trade all day on Anzac Day.

How a major company could display such insensitivity in honour of the almighty dollar on this important national day beggars belief.

Maybe a major donation by Kmart to help needy diggers and their families would be a better gesture than their half-hearted, belated act of contrition to the people of Australia.
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Ipswich flood news update

Fast-flowing water covers the pedestrian walkway at Leslie Park, off Bertha St at Goodna.

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Latest news on road conditions in Ipswich

At this point in time, road closed or have water over them are:


Taylors Road closed at 7-30 am

Haigslea-Amberley Rd, Walloon – water over road 7:30 am

Strongs Bridge on Strongs Road Lanefeild closed at 9-20 am

Rosewood Laidley Road Grandchester – water over road 9:30am

Kerners Rd at Amberley School – water over road 9.50am

Kavanagh Road East closed at 10-15 am

Footbridge over Deebing Creek – Warwick Road – 11:45am

Albert St floodway ( Goodna ) – water over road, Still open to Traffic

Redbank Plains Rd near Sams reserve – water over road. Still open to Traffic

Ipswich flooding update

Overnight the Ipswich area received 20-25 mm across the Southern and Western region, with 30-50 mm in a band across the northern region from Grandchester to Moggill.

This has led to rises in the following streams as follows:

3m Western Ck

2.8m Warrill Ck

1.3m Purga Ck

3m Bremer Rv at Rosewood and Walloon

2m Bremer Rv at Three Mile and One Mile

1.1m Bundamba Ck

2.2m Woogaroo Ck 

Most of the streams are still rising, with rain continuing to fall at the rate of up to 2-5 mm an hour. 

Bureau suggests rain to clear to showers by this afternoon, showers for next few days.

Australian warning: You've got mail...and a scam

Media Release
Minister for Tourism and Fair Trading
The Honourable Peter Lawlor
02/03/2010
You've got mail...and a scam
JOINT RELEASE

High-tech fraudsters are disguising themselves online and targeting inboxes with a new wave of 'e-scams', say Fair Trading Minister Peter Lawlor and Police Minister Neil Roberts.

Mr Lawlor said the Office of Fair Trading warned people about an increasing number of scams being received electronically via email and text message.

"The National Consumer Fraud Week (1-7 March) awareness campaign is underway and this is a good reminder to people to get up to date on different types of cyber threats," he said.

"While many of us understand that spam involves unwanted emails being sent out to a multitude of email addresses, some of the newer scams such as phishing and smishing may not be understood."

The warning follows an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission report released yesterday showing that Australians lost almost $70 million through scams in 2009.

Mr Roberts said the impact of fraud on the community was often underestimated.

"Advances in technology have provided more opportunities for offenders to prey on the most vulnerable members of our community," Mr Roberts said.

"While the Internet is a powerful communication tool, offenders have adapted to it quickly and are now using it en masse to target victims via text message and email.

"We see victims suffer not only embarrassment and humiliation but too many are losing their home and life savings.

"The Queensland Police Service's expert Fraud and Corporate Crime Group has a number of initiatives aimed at preventing this crime and educating the public on how to avoid becoming a cyber crime victim."

Mr Lawlor said phishing referred to emails that tricked people into giving out their personal and banking information.

"The term smishing is used when people are targeted by text messages to their mobile phones," he said.

"These messages appear to come from legitimate business, often banks or telecommunication companies, and have an authentic feel about them.

"Emails will often link to websites that look identical to a real company's page, with similar logos and headings; the key is to look carefully at the web address.

"If a real bank's webpage was http://www.realbank.com/, a fake address might be http://www.realbank.com.log107.biz/

"The scammers are trying to obtain personal information allowing them to withdraw money from bank accounts.

"Even clicking onto a fake website can allow scammers to load spy ware onto your computer which gives them access to any information you have saved.

"It's a good idea to rest your mouse icon over the top of any link your unfamiliar with before clicking through, as this reveals the full web address at the bottom left of your screen.

"This will give you a strong indication of whether the website is legitimate or not."

Mr Lawlor said the key message to consumers was to be aware that there are scams out there and to carefully guard their personal information.

"Personal details and financial and banking information should be closely protected and not passed on without careful consideration."

Tips to beat the scammers:

- When surfing the web, check the address of any links you're unfamiliar with by holding your mouse icon over the link.  The address will show up on the bottom left on your page;

- Use different passwords for your online banking, email, social networking and shopping accounts;

- Regularly scan your computer for viruses and spy ware;

- Don't open emails or attachments from unknown sources - the best thing to do is to delete them;

- Never provide your credit card and personal details to an unsecured website. A secure website can be identified by a padlock at the bottom right hand corner of your screen.
For more information on protecting yourself from scams, visit http://www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au/ or http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/

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Fraud Week Warning on Scams

Media Release
Minister for Tourism and Fair Trading
The Honourable Peter Lawlor

01/03/2010

Fraud Week warning on scams

JOINT RELEASE

Minister for Fair Trading Peter Lawlor and Police Minister Neil Roberts have urged Queenslanders to take care when disclosing their personal and financial details for the launch of National Consumer Fraud Week which starts today.

Fraud Week, which will run from 1 - 7 March, aims to raise awareness about the serious threat to personal identity and financial security caused by scams and the increase of attacks being carried out online.

Mr Lawlor said thousands of Australians fell victim to scams each year.

"The Office of Fair Trading received 2173 complaints relating to scams in 2009," Mr Lawlor said.

"This is an increase of more than 800 compared to 2008.

"1 in 20 Australians will be scammed this year, with consumers set to lose more than $1 billion."

Mr Roberts said the impact of fraud on the community was often underestimated.

"Advances in technology have provided more opportunities for offenders to prey on the most vulnerable members of our community," Mr Roberts said.

"While the Internet is a powerful communication tool, offenders have adapted to it quickly and are now using it en masse to target victims via text message and email.

"We see victims suffer not only embarrassment and humiliation but too many are losing their home and life savings.

"The Queensland Police Service's expert Fraud and Corporate Crime Group has a number of initiatives aimed at preventing this crime and educating the public on how to avoid becoming a cyber crime victim."

Mr Lawlor said scams could target anyone and were increasingly reaching people's homes from multiple sources - including through the post, email, door-to-door and over the phone.

"Unfortunately many scam victims don't report their experience because they feel humiliated when they realise they have been duped, and they'd rather bear the amount of money they have lost out of fear of embarrassment.

"I encourage all Queenslanders to be wary of offers they receive that are in the 'too good to be true category'.
"Victims come from all walks of life and a range of ages. Younger people aren't immune to being tricked.

"The best thing people can do with something they think might be a scam is to throw it in the bin.

"Scammers are manipulative and make a living from lying to consumers by promising easy money, great prizes and offering a way out of financial hardship.

"They promote professional looking websites, letters, brochures, emails and leaflets to dupe consumers into providing their personal details like their credit card number or password.

"The best way to protect yourself from scams is to know the warning signs and be able to identify when a product or offer doesn't seem quite right.
"Always be wary of high pressure sales tactics, unsolicited offers, and promises that seem too good to be true."
Mr Lawlor said the Fraud Week campaign was an important national initiative.

"The Office of Fair Trading, as a member of the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce, is committed to bringing about a greater knowledge and understanding of scams among consumers."

For more information on protecting yourself from scams, visit www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au or www.scamwatch.gov.au

New traffic lights being for Smiths Road Goodna

New traffic lights are being installed at the corner of Smiths Road and William Street Goodna.

After these lights are completed, traffic lights will also be installed at the corner of Alice Street and Newman Street at Gailes and the corner of Old Logan Road and Formation Street at Camira.

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Property Council suffers under Steve Greenwood's delusional claims

Steve Greenwood -
Queensland's new
unofficial State
Opposition Leader


Media Release from Ipswich City Councillor Paul Tully

The Property Council of Australia has been slammed for its "war of attrition" against the state government and councils over new valuation laws in Queensland.

The Property Council has been running full page newspaper advertisements condemning new laws which reinstated decades of land valuation methodology in Queensland.

The Land Appeal Court upheld an appeal by Pacific Fair Shopping Centre on the Gold Coast reducing the centre's land valuation from $255 million to $47.5 million.

Long-serving Ipswich Councillor Paul Tully has singled out the Property Council Executive Director Steve Greenwood for his "malicious and unfounded claims" over the issue.

"He is falsely claiming rates for business properties across Queensland will skyrocket as a result of the new legislation.

"The new law simply restores the valuation methodology which has been in place for over 60 years.

"It's business as usual for property valuations across the state.

"This new law will protect ordinary property owners and councils.

"Mr Greenwood has set himself up as the unofficial opposition leader in Queensland wasting the Property Council funds by spuriously attacking the state government.

"The Property Council is frittering away its members funds with outrageous claims which have no legal or factual basis.

"Steve Greenwood owes the people of Queensland a massive apology for his unacceptable scare tactics," Cr Tully said.


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New bogus Tax Office scam hits Australia

A new email scam has hit Australia today with scammers asking for personal information aimed at stripping funds out of the accounts of unsuspecting email recipients.

They are promising a non-existent refund of $650.90.

The amazing thing is that the bogus email address being used by the scammers includes ".gov.au" as part of the domain.

How can they get such an address which is limited to official government departments and agencies?

This is the scam email:

From: refund@ato.gov.au

Dear Taxpayer,

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have
determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $650.90.

Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 6-9 days in order
to process it.

A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons.

For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.

To access your tax refund, use the form attached to this email.


Regards,
Australian Taxation Office


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Janet Savage wins Ipswich Citizen of the Year Australia Day Award 2010

Her award was presented tonight at the Ipswich Civic Centre by Mayor Paul Pisasale.

5:00am rubbish pickup on New Year's Day

For residents of Ipswich's eastern suburbs whose normal pickup day is Friday, remember that because New Year's Day is a public holiday, collections start at 5:00am and not the usual 6:00am.

Play safe - leave your bin out on Thursday night.

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Emergency beacon sparks alert at Goodna

This story appears in today's edition of the Northern Star daily newspaper at Lismore:

Emergency beacon found in Qld tip

Dominic Feain

30 December 2009

AN ACTIVE emergency beacon dumped at a rubbish tip sent Northern NSW and South-East Queensland emergency services scrambling earlier this month, fearing an aircraft had crashed.

Lismore's Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter crew eventually found the beacon buried at a tip at Goodna, between Brisbane and Ipswich, after two CareFlight aircraft failed to locate the signal before being diverted to other jobs.

Mission pilot Marty Hanna said the distress signal was probably picked up originally by commercial jetliners and relayed through to the Australian Search and Rescue (AusSAR) rescue co-ordination centre in Canberra via Air Traffic Control in Brisbane.

"Once we got the call from AusSAR, we launched with two paramedics, prepared for the worst," he said.

"Initially we had trouble finding the signal and had to go up as high as 6000 feet to pick it up.

"By then we were almost as far north as Amberley and had to stop to refuel at Archerfield."

Thirty minutes later the crew located the signal at the Goodna tip.

"It took another three or four trips to locate as it was an old unit with a weak signal," Mr Hanna said.

Relieved it wasn't a crash site, the crew notified AusSAR, confirming the location of the tip and set about retrieving the beacon.

"AusSAR needed us to retrieve the unit to prevent more false alarms," he said.

"We landed and used our hand-held homer to pinpoint the beacon.

"It was buried in there pretty deep and had probably been activated by the tip's earthmoving equipment."

Crew member Mark Sewell and paramedic Michael Smith got stuck in determined not to return empty-handed.

"Michael and Mark rummaged through the rubbish for an hour before they finally found it. Just before we were called back to base," Mr Hanna said.

"They are pretty committed guys. I wasn't going in there.

"They had re-tasked us to another job and just as we were getting ready to launch Michael got it. He heard it clicking."

Mr Hanna reminded anyone disposing of emergency beacons to properly deactivate them first to avoid a false alarm.

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Vandals smash 19 tombstones at historic Goodna Cemetery

PIC: Vandalised statue of an angel erected in 1922

Vandals have damaged 19 tombstones at Goodna's historic, 150-year old cemetery in Stuart Street Goodna, causing an estimated $100,000 damage overnight.

Police are investigating the incident.

One of the damaged graves dates back more than 110 years.

The Goodna Cemetery was established by the New South Wales government in 1859 before Queensland became a separate colony.

Local Councillor and Cemetery Trustee Paul Tully described the vandalism as "a senseless destruction of family graves".

"Whoever is responsible should face the full consequences of the law for this appalling desecration," Cr Tully said.

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Irish Gypsies back in Queensland with old consumer ripoff

The Irish Gypsies are back ripping off individuals and businesses with their well-practised bitumen scam.

They have targeted Ipswich in the past and were last reported on Brisbane's southside.

Ipswich residents - particularly those in the eastern suburbs - should be on the lookout for these swindlers.

Last time, one businessman at Lower Cross Street Goodna was swindled out of thousands of dollars over a dodgy bitumen job.

The Irish Gypsies laid white sand over the top of their sub-standard work, telling the small business owner the sand was needed to "cure" the bitumen.

Only when the sand washed away a few days later, did the extent of the wafer thin coating of bitumen become obvious.

The Minister for Tourism and Fair Trading has issued the following warning against these dodgy characters:

Minister for Tourism and Fair Trading

The Honourable Peter Lawlor

13/12/2009

Dodgy bitumen trader alert for Brisbane southside area

Fair Trading Minister Peter Lawlor today warned residents around Eight Mile Plains and Acacia Ridge to beware of dodgy bitumen traders targeting the area.

Mr Lawlor said the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) had received information of residents being approached by a group of men offering to lay hot mix driveways.

"The group consists of a male with a strong Irish accent and four or five males who are the labourers," Mr Lawlor said.

"They have approached people saying they have left over bitumen from their last job.

"They do the driveway job and give a price on completion. The work is sub-standard and cash is usually always demanded."

Mr Lawlor said one Acacia Ridge resident who agreed to the work was sprung with a $5,000 bill.

"No upfront quote was given so the resident was alarmed at the cost and also intimidated by the group of men, who demanded their money," he said.

"Another resident in Eight Mile Plains paid $9,000."

Mr Lawlor said anyone approached by the men should try and get their vehicle registration details and advise the OFT immediately on 13 13 04.

He said these particular traders had been previously spotted in the Bayside area and that they may be operating in surrounding suburbs or regions now.

Under the Fair Trading Act 1989, door-to-door sales of any goods or service of more than $75 must come with a 10 day cooling off period and payment cannot be made until after then.

Buyers should get two forms - one explaining the cooling off period and one which can be used to cancel the contract if so desired.

"Door-to-door traders must produce an identity card with the dealer's full name and address," Mr Lawlor said.

"They are only allowed to contact customers between 9am and 6pm from Monday to Friday, and 9am and 5pm on Saturdays.

"Fines of up to $54,000 apply to individuals and $270,000 to companies for breaches of the Fair Trading Act."

Report any scams or suspicious offers to the Office of Fair Trading at www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au or call 13 13 04

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Drive to name southwest rise Dingo Hill

SPRINGFIELD NEWS REPORTS

3 December 2009

by Belinda Berry




CAMPAIGNER: Cr Paul Tully on a 10-year mission.

Ipswich residents can have their say on a proposal to officially name a hill in Gailes and Camira, Dingo Hill.

This follows a 10-year mission by Ipswich City Councillor Paul Tully (Division 2) to reinstate the name Dingo Hill, which was previously the name given to the Gailes area.

“In 1925, the small railway siding of Dingo Hill, 22km west of Brisbane was renamed Gailes after the famous golf course in Scotland,” Cr Tully said.

“The area had been discovered in 1823 by the explorer John Oxley who came up the Brisbane River on his famous voyage of discovery, stopping at Woogaroo Creek.

His diary recorded he walked two or three miles to the south east to survey the surrounding countryside from what is Old Logan Rd at Gailes.

“Oxley reportedly saw a dingo in bushland, which ultimately led to the naming of the suburb.”

In the latest naming proposal, the suburb of Gailes will remain unchanged.

The actual hill on which it stands will be officially named Dingo Hill. A copy of the proposal is also available at http://www.derm.qld. gov.au and browse to Public Notices.

Submissions can be sent to the Regional Services Director, South East Region, Department of Environment and Resource Management, PO Box 573, Nambour, Qld 4560.

William Street on-ramp opens early at Goodna

The Department of Main Roads has advised that the William St Goodna on ramp work has proceeded very well enabling the ramp to be opened this afternoon onto the Ipswich Motorway.

This is the short section of William St between McDonald's and Centrelink which from this afternoon becomes a permanent two-way link.

This will enable drivers heading from Goodna to Ipswich or Toowoomba to use William St to get onto the Ipswich Motorway.

Congratulations to the Origin Alliance workers for being ahead of schedule.

Australia's newest Woolworths store opens at Collingwood Park

PIC: Collingwood Park State School students entertain the public at today's official opening with Bumbles the Balloonatic in the foreground.

Australia's newest Woolworths store opened this morning at Collingwood Drive at Collingwood Park in the City of Ipswich.

This is a fantastic, environmentally-friendly store which will be a real boon for the people of Ipswich's eastern suburbs.

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Ipswich / Logan Motorway interchange opens

The Minister for Main Roads Craig Wallace opens the new interchange at Gailes today on top of the new Henry Ellerton Bridge named after the former Medical Superintendent of the Goodna Asylum.

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Scout celebration at Goodna

The Goodna Scouts celebrate 40 years at Church Street Goodna 1969 - 2009.

REDBANK: The Community Christmas Carols kick off at Redbank State School tonight

The Community Christmas Carols kick off at Redbank State School tonight sponsored by Queensland Rail in support of the Redbank State School and Redbank Ambulance.

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St Augustine's Christmas Carols

St Augustine's Early and Junior Years Christmas Carols kick off at Augustine Heights this evening.

A tremendous performance by all involved.

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Free trees at Brisbane River Terraces

Residents at Brisbane River Terraces at Brisbane Terrace Goodna collect their 8 frees this morning from the Ipswich City Council.

The trees are a very popular annual ritual organised by local Councillor Paul Tully.

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LEICHHARDT: Toongarra Road collapses

Toongarra Road at Leichhardt is closed outbound owing to subsidence of the road surface. 

A hole in the road has appeared which is approximately 1 metre deep and 3 metres square. 

Ipswich City Works and Water crews are on site. 

Traffic diversions are now in place via Kynance Street. 


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IPSWICH: Latest radar image of the approaching storm.

Hot air balloons off course over Goodna and Redbank

Three hot air ballons gave the residents of Goodna and Redbank a surprise this morning with a low-level flight over the suburbs.

They were from "Balloons over Brisbane" but this morning they became balloons over Ipswich.

One balloon almost touched down near the Ipswich Motorway at Redbank before coming close to houses at Bridge Street Redbank, eventually crossing the Brisbane River and landing safely at Moggill.

The other two balloons landed in perfect condition near the Railway Workshops at Redbank.

PIC: The off-course hot air balloon over
Brisbane Terrace Goodna this morning.

GOODNA: 26mm of rain fell at Goodna overnight from 5pm yesterday to 6am.

New floodlights make Goodna's famous Jacarandas sparkle

The Jacaranda trees along Woogaroo Street Goodna -opposite the Goodna RSL - will be permanently floodlit.

The trees are predominantly illuminated with purple lights to match the Jacaranda blooms with a sprinkling of green uplights to provide a contrast between the two colours.

The trees which stretch along Woogaroo Street from George Street to Layard Street wil be floodlit every night from dusk to midnight.

They were officially switched on at the start of the Jacaranda Festival.

Local Councillor Paul Tully said the lights would be a landmark for Ipswich's eastern suburbs.

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Jacaranda Bowls Carnival at Goodna

A great day comes to an end at the Goodna Bowls Club with the Jacaranda
trees in full bloom along Brisbane Terrace.

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Ipswich Motorway Upgrade: Wacol to Darra traffic update‬ from DMR

The Department of Transport and Main Roads is currently undertaking works to upgrade the Ipswich Motorway between Wacol and Darra.
This upgrade is progressing well and to allow further progress and to provide a safe driving environment for motorists, the following traffic changes are required:

 •          18 - 30 October 2009 - the section of the Ipswich Motorway that passes under the Centenary Highway will be closed in both directions for night works between 8pm and 4am from 18-30 October (excluding Friday and Saturday nights).

The ramp to the northern suburbs/Jindalee and the ramp to Springfield, Forest Lake and Richlands from the Ipswich Motorway westbound will also be closed during this period.

 •          29 October 2009 – the off-ramp from the Ipswich Motorway eastbound to the Gailes Rail Station passenger drop-off point will be permanently closed. 

•          30 October to 2 November 2009 - the ramps from the Ipswich Motorway westbound to the Centenary Highway north and southbound will be closed from 8pm Friday 30 October to 4am Monday 2 November 2009.
This includes the ramp to the Centenary Highway northbound (towards the northern suburbs, Jindalee or Mount Ommaney) and the ramp to the Centenary Highway southbound (towards Springfield, Forest Lake and Richlands). 

•          1 - 13 November 2009 - the Sumners road off-ramp will be closed nightly between 8pm and 4am from Sunday 1 November to Friday 13 November 2009 (excluding Friday and Saturday nights)

 •          8 - 13 November 2009 - the Sumners road on-ramp will be closed nightly between 8pm and 4am from Sunday 8 November to Friday 13 November 2009.  

•          10 November 2009 - the Akenside Street off-ramp at Wacol will be relocated to its former position (to the west of the current location).

Further communications around this change will be distributed in early November.

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Riverview roadworks this weekend

Message from Department of Main Roads: Night works from 8pm-4am on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October 2009 on Ipswich Motorway at Riverview for pedestrian bridge removal and demolition.

Expect delays.

Call 1800465682 for more information.

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Bellbird Park traffic signals being fined tuned

New traffic signals at the corner of Jones Road and Augusta Parkway are now operating.

They are currently on a fixed time phase pending the activation of the below-surface loop detectors which will ensure that the red and green signal timings are adjusted to meet actual traffic conditions.

The contractor will finalise this as part of the completion of the roadworks.

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New access onto Ipswich Motorway at Goodna is under construction

Work is proceeding on a new access onto the Ipswich Motorway at Goodna.

The one-way section of William Street, between Centrelink and McDonald's, is being converted to two-way operation.

This should reduce some of the traffic using the Goodna roundabout.

It is being funded as part of the Ipswich Motorway upgrade project from Goodna to Dinmore.

Traffic signals are also being installed at the corner of William Street and Smiths Road as part of a separate National Blackspot funding project.

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Goodna Rugby League Sportsmen Luncheon kicks off

PIC: Mark Forbes kicks off a big day at Richardson Park today