School holiday fun, Bill Paterson Oval #1, free waste vouchers, hip-hop meets Shakespeare, get Galvanized

School holiday fun from Ipswich City Council, funding available to help make Ipswich greener, council affirms Bill Paterson Oval as the home of athletics, free waste vouchers now available, can hip-hop and Shakespeare be used in the same sentence, and time to get Galvanized. Published: 4 September 2026. Image: Gum Tips Nature Refuge landowner Brett Woods, Division 1 Cr Pye Augustine, Gum Tips Nature Refuge landowner Craig Mendoza and Division 1 Cr Jacob Madsen at Gum Tips Nature Refuge (supplied) Theme music: AudioJungle - Mark\_Music and Matt Steiner Ipswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/ Ipswich City Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKY Council meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTV Ipswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7 Shape Your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/ Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/ Ipswich Chamber of Commerce: https://ipswichchamber.org.au/ Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce: https://gscc.com.au/ Ipswich Festivals: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/ Black Swan Art (David Pearce): https://www.blackswanart.com.au/ Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/ Ipswich Community Gallery: https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/community/ipswich-community-gallery Discover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/ Discover Ipswich what's on: https://whatson.discoveripswich.com.au/ Workshops Rail Museum: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/rail-workshops Ipswich Showgrounds: https://ipswichshow.com.au/upcoming-events Ipswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/ Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/ Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/ Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/ River 949: https://www.river949.com.au/ Free FM: https://freefm.com.au/ West Bremer Radio: https://westbremerradio.com/ Radio Springfield City: https://radiospringfieldcity.com.au/ Local Ipswich News: https://localipswichnews.com.au/ Ipswich Tribune Today: https://ipswichtribunetoday.com.au/ The Leads music: https://theleadsmusic.bandcamp.com/ Damien J Johnson: https://damienjjohnson.com/ Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwNc **Stream audio recommended. If auto download enabled some apps require a re-download or refresh RSS content to hear most recent version should there be an episode update** AI: All episodes of Ipswich Today are recorded with real humans using Adobe Audition. You won't find any AI voices here. Editing and production by Allan Roebuck. Ipswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small one-off or regular donation. Visit https://ipswichtoday.com.au/ Advertise on Ipswich Today https://ipswichtoday.com.au/advertising/ Ipswich Today recommended listening: Twenty Thousand Hertz - stories behind the world's most recognisable and interesting sounds https://www.20k.org/