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MEMBER for Blair Shayne Neumann has taken aim at the Morrison Government after major projects in Ipswich were overlooked in the 2021-22 federal budget.
Speaking with the
Queensland Times on Wednesday, Mr Neumann slammed the lack of funding allocated to city infrastructure as “disappointing,” saying it was a missed opportunity.
Key projects including much-needed upgrades to the Cunningham Hwy between Yamanto and Ebenezer Creek, a proposed Springfield-Ipswich rail line and upgrades to the North Ipswich Reserve received no mention in the $1.6 billion spend.
A total of $4 million will go toward the Warrego Highway-Mount Crosby Rd interchange project – making up 80 per cent of its projected $5 million price tag.
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Stay up to date with all the action from the Titans Schools League competition, brought to you by Pest Build Legals.
Year 7-8 girls, Division 1
Ipswich SHS second rower Summer Hoet scored a last minute match-winning try, and Jazmyn Brennan-Rowe slotted the conversion in a thrilling Titans Schools League year 7-8 clash at the North Ipswich Reserve.
Brennan-Rowe’s conversion did enough to clear the uprights, handing her side a 16-14 win.
Ipswich SHS had come from a 14-6 halftime deficit to claim victory, with centre Pauline Moliga the sparkling diamond in a win engineered by the team’s hard working forwards.
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Subscriber only IPSWICH State High rugby league teams have received a massive boost for Wednesday s Titans Cup matches being livestreamed on the QT website. With this much talent having just been involved in the latest Queensland championships, the Ipswich girls have plenty to play for when the South East Queensland midweek competition resumes. The rapidly growing rugby league school had four girls named in the Queensland Merit team after they represented Met West at the latest state schoolgirls tournament in Cairns. The rising footballers are Player of the Championships Tiresa Elika, Shalom Sauaso, Lina Tanielu and Ariana Henderson.
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IPSWICH and Gatton missed out on scoring big-ticket items in the Federal Government’s annual Budget today.
Specific funding allocations for projects across regional Queensland were thin on the ground in Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s billion-dollar spending spree today, with our region one of many to not rate a mention.
There were hopes money would be set aside for the Springfield-Ipswich trainline and public transport corridor, the North Ipswich Reserve upgrade and a new commitment on the much-needed upgrade of the Cunningham Hwy Yamanto-Ebenezer Creek.
None of these projects were flagged by the Treasurer, but our region should benefit from broader funding pledges including: