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Ipswich City Council operates four public libraries at [[Ipswich (suburb), Queensland|Ipswich Central]], [[Redbank, Queensland|Redbank]], [[Redbank Plains, Queensland|Redbank Plains]] and [[Springfield Central, Queensland|Springfield Central]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.library.ipswich.qld.gov.au/using_the_library/hourslocations/|title=Ipswich Libraries: Hours/Locations|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Ipswich City Council]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130105959/http://www.library.ipswich.qld.gov.au/using_the_library/hourslocations/|archive-date=30 January 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref> It also operates a [[mobile library]] service to [[Booval, Queensland|Booval]], [[Brassall, Queensland|Brassall]], [[Camira, Queensland|Camira]], [[Flinders View, Queensland|Flinders View]] (Winston Glades) [[Goodna, Queensland|Goodna]], [[Grandchester, Queensland|Grandchester]], [[Karalee, Queensland|Karalee]], [[Marburg, Queensland|Marburg]], [[Rosewood, Queensland|Rosewood]], [[South Ripley, Queensland|South Ripley]], [[Walloon, Queensland|Walloon]], and [[Willowbank, Queensland|Willowbank]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.library.ipswich.qld.gov.au/files/2018/01/mobile-library-calendar-jan-june-2018-A4.pdf|title=Ipswich Libraries: Mobile library schedule of stops - January to June 2018|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Ipswich City Council]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130110326/http://www.library.ipswich.qld.gov.au/files/2018/01/mobile-library-calendar-jan-june-2018-A4.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2018|dead-url=yes|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref> |
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| City of Ipswich Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within South East Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°36′40.37″S 152°45′41.95″E / 27.6112139°S 152.7616528°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 200,000 (2017) (26th) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1860 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,203.7 km2 (464.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Vacant | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Ipswich | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South East Queensland | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland, Australia, located in the southwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area, including the urban area surrounding the city of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas.
Geography
The City of Ipswich is centrally located in the South East Queensland region of Australia. Ipswich governs the outer western portion of the Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of 1,090 square kilometres (420.9 sq mi) along the coast about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Brisbane CBD. To the east is the City of Brisbane local government area, and to the west are the rural and agricultural areas of the Brisbane, Lockyer and Fassifern Valleys.
History
Ipswich is the second-oldest local government area in Queensland, after Brisbane. On 16 November 1859, after the enactment of the Municipalities Act of 1858 in New South Wales,[1] a petition containing 91 signatures was received by the Governor of New South Wales seeking to have Ipswich, which at the time had 3,000 people, granted municipal town status. The petition was gazetted the following day, and no counter-petition was received.[2][3][4]
On 29 November, the letters patent authorised by Queen Victoria which were to make Queensland a separate colony were published in New South Wales, and the petition was forwarded to the new Queensland governor, Sir George Ferguson Bowen. On 10 December 1859, the same day that the letters patent were published in Queensland, the petition was regazetted. On 3 March 1860 the Borough of Ipswich was proclaimed, and its first elections were held on 19 April 1860, where John Murphy became its first Mayor. The Municipality's corporate logo was designed by Reverend Lacey H. Rumsey, the rector of St Paul's Church in Ipswich in 1861.[2][3][4]
Ipswich applied on 22 November 1904 to become a City, the status being conferred by the Government of Queensland on 1 December 1904 and its first mayor was Hugh Reilly.[4] On its declaration, the City of Ipswich covered only the central area of Ipswich itself – even what are today considered inner suburbs were parts of different entities.
Beginning in 1994 Ipswich adopted an innovative, community-based, information technology project which aimed to make the city a technology hub at the forefront of the growing move towards the information superhighway.[5] The most prominent feature of the initiative, which was called Global Info-Links, was the development of a new library with free public internet access and the development of a wide area network to which people could subscribe.
In October 2000, the council began erecting cast brass plaques at significance heritage sites.[6]
The Greater Ipswich Scheme of 1916
On 13 October 1916, a rationalisation of the local government areas in and around Ipswich was implemented. It involved the abolition of five shires:[7][8]
resulting in:
- an enlarged City of Ipswich by including part of the Shire of Brassall and part of the Shire of Bundanba[9]
- a new Shire of Ipswich by amalgamating part of the Shire of Brassall, part of the Shire of Bundanba, part of the Shire of Walloon and all of the Shire of Purga[10]
- an enlarged Shire of Rosewood by including part of the Shire of Walloon
- an enlarged Shire of Esk by including all of the Shire of Lowood[11]
Greater Ipswich Scheme of 1949
On 29 January 1949, a new Local Government Act was enacted to further amalgamate local government in the Ipswich area, abolishing the Shires of Normanby and Rosewood. The City of Ipswich was enlarged (from 12¼ square miles to 30 square miles) to include the more urban parts of the Shire of Moreton (formerly known as the Shire of Ipswich). The Shire of Moreton was then enlarged by the inclusion of the northern part of the Shire of Normanby and all the Shire of Rosewood. The southern part of the Shire of Normanby was transferred to an enlarged Shire of Boonah.[12][13][14]
Further enlargement
The Shire of Moreton amalgamated with Ipswich on 11 March 1995.[15]
Loss of rural areas
In March 2000, Ipswich ceded some rural territory in Mount Walker, Mutdapilly, Rosevale and Warrill View to the neighbouring Shire of Boonah. Following the major reforms of local government in Queensland, on 15 March 2008, Ipswich lost the largely rural areas of Harrisville and Peak Crossing in its southeast to the new Scenic Rim Region.
On 31 October 2012, a groundbreaking ceremony for the Ecco Ripley housing development project was conducted by then Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale and Sekisui House.[16]
Divisions
The local government has 10 Councillors each representing one division (or ward). Each Councillor serves a four-year term. The Mayor is directly elected by the people every 4 years. Elected mayor of 2016, Paul Pisasale,[17] resigned on 6 June 2017 citing health concerns (specifically multiple sclerosis).[18][19]
Division 7 Councillor Andrew Antoniolli and Deputy Mayor Paul Tully both contested the 2017 Ipswich Mayoral By-Election, held on 19 August 2017. Councillor Antoniolli was elected Mayor with 34.57% of the primary vote and 54.44% after preferences, with Paul Tully winning 30.83% of the primary vote and 45.56% after preferences.[20]
After Andrew Antoniolli's election as Mayor, a By-Election for the vacant Division 7 was held on 7 October 2017. David Martin was elected with 23.65% of the vote. |Antoniolli won the 2017 Ipswich City Council Mayoral By-Election, triggered by the resignation of former mayor, Paul Pisasale who was charged with multiple counts of corruption. In May 2018 Andrew Antoniolli was charged with seven counts of corruption forcing him to stand down and administrators to take over Ipswich City Council.[18][21]
In August 2018, the Queensland Government passed legislation to dismiss all of the councillors and replace them with an administrator.[22]
At the time of the dismissal, the divisional Councillors were:[23][24]
| Councillor | Declared political membership | Term | Constituency |
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| Former Mayor Andrew Antoniolli | ALP | 2017–2018 | Mayor |
| Cr. David Morrison | Independent | 2000– 2018 | Division 1 |
| Cr. Paul Tully | ALP | 1979– 2018 | Division 2 |
| Cr. Kerry Silver | ALP | 2016– 2018 | Division 3 |
| Cr. Kylie Stoneman | ALP | 2016– 2018 | Division 4 |
| Cr. Wayne Wendt | ALP | 2016– 2018 | Division 5 |
| Cr. Cheryl Bromage | ALP | 2004– 2018 | Division 6 |
| Cr. David Martin | Independent | 2017– 2018 | Division 7 |
| Cr. Charlie Pisasale | Independent | 1995– 2018 | Division 8 |
| Cr. Sheila Ireland | Independent | 2004– 2018 | Division 9 |
| Cr. David Pahlke | Independent | 1995– 2018 | Division 10 |
Mayors
Suburbs
The City of Ipswich includes the following settlements:
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1 - split with Scenic Rim Region
2 - not to be confused with White Rock in Cairns Region
Services
Ipswich City Council operates four public libraries at Ipswich Central, Redbank, Redbank Plains and Springfield Central.[25] It also operates a mobile library service to Booval, Brassall, Camira, Flinders View (Winston Glades) Goodna, Grandchester, Karalee, Marburg, Rosewood, South Ripley, Walloon, and Willowbank.[26]
Sister cities
Nerima City, Japan (from 1994)[27]
Hyderabad, India (from 2010)[28]
References
- ^ 22 Vic No. 13 (Imp), assented 27 October 1858
- ^ a b Larcombe, F.A. (Frederick) (1973). The Origin of Local Government in New South Wales 1831–58. Sydney University Press. pp. 273–274. ISBN 0-424-06610-6.
- ^ a b National Archives of Australia (2005). "Letters Patent erecting Colony of Queensland 6 June 1859 (UK)". Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Ipswich City Council (17 October 2007). "Council History". Archived from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Mal, Bryce (2010). Australia's First Online Community Ipswich Queensland. Xlibris Corporation. p. 75. ISBN 9781456813314. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Heritage Trails and Historical Markers". Ipswich City Council. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Greater Ipswich Scheme". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 14 October 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Local Authorities Act 1902 – Order in Council". Queensland Government Gazette. 13 October 1916. p. 1916:1093.
- ^ "Agency ID 992, Ipswich City Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Agency ID 995, Ipswich Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Agency ID 11326, Lowood Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Local Government Acts 1936–1948 – Order in Council". Queensland Government Gazette. 29 January 1949. p. 1949:343.
- ^ "GREATER IPSWICH AREA BY MAY". Queensland Times (DAILY ed.). Ipswich, Queensland: National Library of Australia. 28 January 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ "BIGGER SHIRES OPERATE SOON". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 15 January 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1993 – Order in Council". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 March 1995. p. 1995:1381.
- ^ Geoff Egan (1 November 2012). "Massive housing project launches". Queensland Times. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2016 Ipswich City Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 19 April 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Pisasale steps down as Ipswich Mayor in hospital gown amid CCC investigation". ABC News. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Subscribe to The Courier-Mail". www.couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Results - 2017 Ipswich Mayoral By-Election". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Results - Division 7 By-Election". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Johnson, Hayden (21 August 2018). "UPDATE: MPs sack Ipswich council, appoint administrator". The Queensland Times. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2016 Ipswich City Council - Councillor Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 19 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ipswich City Council - Mayor and Councillors". City of Ipswich. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ipswich Libraries: Hours/Locations". Ipswich City Council. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ipswich Libraries: Mobile library schedule of stops - January to June 2018" (PDF). Ipswich City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sister Cities : Ipswich City Council". www.ipswich.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Brisbane, Ipswich to become sister cities with Hyderabad, India". Retrieved 6 March 2017.
External links
- Ipswich City Council – Official site