It was known as the 'never never' project, taking more than 10 years of false starts to get off the ground. Now, a multi-million-dollar CBD redevelopment promises to breathe new life into a city once plagued with corruption scandals.
Known as the "never never" project, the mission to revitalise the Ipswich CBD "ghost town" has taken more than 10 years of false starts and left Ipswich ratepayers out of pocket by $78 million.In 2018 the entire council was sacked over corruption allegationsNow the multi-million-dollar redevelopment of the city's business district has finally progressed, bringing confidence back to a community devastated by council corruption.
"That's a lot of money and it's part of the reason why they were dismissed by the Queensland government."The entire Ipswich City Council was sacked by the Queensland government in 2018. "It's impacted their livelihoods, their investments, their ability to feed their families, as well as just a CBD.It has been almost three years since the former Ipswich City Council was sacked and rebuilding trust has been the new mayor's top priority.
"It's 750 customers — new customers who are in the CBD and purchasing from the local businesses here."
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