Council calls for rethink on planned Amberley Post Office closure

Ipswich City Council is calling on Australia Post to reverse a decision to close Amberley Post Office.

Australia Post has previously announced the post office, located on RAAF Base Amberley and serving the Australian Defence Force community, will be closed on 28 August 2026.

Councillors unanimously supported a Notice of Motion at the 30 June Ordinary Meeting by

Council to investigate return of Blackall Monument to rightful spot

Ipswich City Council will investigate the possibility of restoring Blackall Monument to its original location in d’Arcy Doyle Place.

A motion calling for a report on options for relocating the memorial, which is currently at Denmark Hill, was agreed to by full council last Thursday.

Erected in 1879 as a memorial to the second