Mayor appeals for help to find Foodbarn a new or temporary home, a decision to extend legacy free parking for Trades Hall reveals 40 years of history and pushes councillors to make difficult decisions, park lighting petition gets the thumbs down, a new park named in South Ripley, amendments to the City Plan and council makes a last-minute submission to the state on e-bikes. All that and more when Teresa Harding joins the show after the April meeting of Ipswich City Council.
Published: 30 April 2026.
Image: Ipswich mayor Teresa Harding (supplied)

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