Ipswich in Summer 2019-2020

Message from Ipswich City Council Chief Executive Officer, David Farmer

There is something unique about summer in Ipswich. School’s out. Time for backyard cricket, barbecues and holidays. Christmas and a new year. There’s no doubt our summers are hot, sometimes very hot, with temperatures north of 40 degrees on occasions. But it’s what makes our city and its people tough and resilient: survive a summer in the western suburbs and you can survive anything. An afternoon storm sweeping across Ipswich brings some welcome rain and relief from those hot days. Which is a timely reminder to our community to Be Storm Ready. Check out Ipswich City Council’s Clean Up for Storm Season website and learn how there are several

simple actions that you can take to increase the level of safety of yourself, your family and your home in the event of a severe storm. December, January and February are also the perfect months of the year to check out our public swimming pools at Bundamba, Leichhardt, Goodna and Rosewood and Springfield Central’s Orion Lagoon. Your council is supporting a huge range of community Christmas activities in 2019. Around 20 organisations will benefit from council’s Christmas and Festive Season Grants Program 2019–2020, which supports events ranging from large scale community carols in the park and an outdoor cinema event, to events catering for disadvantaged community groups. Check out which Christmas activities you can attend.

Disclaimer: Published by Ipswich City Council © 2019 | Front Cover Image: Queens Park If you have any feedback regarding the Summer Guide, please email council@ipswich.qld.gov.au or visit Ipswich.qld.gov.au At time of printing all information is current and correct. Every care has been taken to ensure the information in this brochure is correct at the time of publication. Ipswich City Council accepts no responsibility for any errors, omissions or changes leading to such information being incorrect. As activities, programs and events may cancel or move subsequent to publication of this brochure, no responsibility is accepted for accuracy of content. This publication is copyright. Other than for the purposes of and subject to the conditions prescribed under the Copyright Act 1968 (C’wlth), no part of it may in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, micro copying, photocopying, recording or otherwise) be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted without prior written permissions. If you wish to disseminate or share this information and or images please contact Ipswich City Council for permission.

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