ON the aged pension and struggling to find an affordable place to live, a Karana Downs woman is thinking outside the square in an attempt to secure a roof over her head.
She is calling for anyone with land on which she could build a small home, saying she would pay for the building and all bills.
In exchange, the structure would belong to the landholder.
For months, Cheryl Thompson, 72, has searched for somewhere to live but finding a rental that she can afford has felt impossible.
âI donât have a whole lot of money and I donât want to get caught in paying hundreds and hundreds of dollars a week in rent,â Cheryl said.
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AFTER nearly half a century serving Ipswich and helping to bring generations of local families into the world, Dr Bob McGregor has decided it is time to hang up the stethoscope and pull down the shingle.
The 75-year-old has played a monumental role in shaping both of the city’s hospitals since he arrived in Ipswich in 1974.
He admits he lost track of the number of babies he’s helped deliver a long time ago. Dr Bob McGregor.
The paediatrician will officially finish up on Tuesday night after chairing his final meeting for the St Andrew’s Ipswich Private Hospital’s medical advisory board.
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A LOCAL start-up is just one of 10 selected from around the globe for a prestigious program that could elevate it to exciting new heights.
SensaWeb, which is based in Karana Downs, provides a world-first, real-time radiation monitoring solution.
They service industries including health, security, mining, nuclear and telecommunications.
SensaWeb provides a complete end-to-end real time monitoring solution for any organisation who needs to monitor and report on your Radiation and X-Ray regulatory requirements.
The industries we service include:
They have been picked from 200 applicants for the ATI Boeing UK Accelerator program.
The company was co-founded by IT specialist Darren Oliver and health physicist and radiation specialist Simon Turner.
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Community groups, not-for-profit sporting bodies, school P&Cs and even councils can apply for grants of $2,500-20,000 as part of a Federal program designed to help the region recover from a horror 2020. in the Blair Stronger Communities Programme.
Federal Member for Blair Shayne Neumann said round six of the Blair Stronger Communities Programme presented an opportunity for groups across Ipswich, the Somerset Region and Karana Downs who may be eligible to apply for up to 100 per cent of their project costs.
“We know it has been a tough 12 months or more and that is why eligible organisations may be able to receive up to 100 per cent of their project costs,” he said.