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Ipswich has finally got some bus improvements. This is incredibly exciting, especially since this is the beginning of a 3 staged bus improvement to Ipswich that will be rolled out over the coming few years. This has been incredibly needed for a long time as the corridor from Springfield to Ripley is rapidly expanding. Notably, Deebing Heights (4000 residents in the 2021 census) has no bus routes at all. It’s unfortunate that residents will have to wait another year to get a bus - if all goes to plan. The first stage of the bus routes roll out on 17 November 2025, and the translink journey planner has the routes in already. This is an amazing beginning for a better and more well connected public transportation in Ipswich. Additionally, I'm so happy that the 501 exists, and that residents don't have to wait for the postponed or delayed, Ipswich to Springfield Rail corridor to be built. Map of the new and improved bus routes The routes! All routes have an exact rough hourly off-p...

State Library of Queensland , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons This article: Summarising the 2024 QLD Election Policy Platforms by Samuel Challenger is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 Therefore, the attribution in the footer does not apply to this article. You are free to remix, adapt and transform this article. Summarising the 2024 Queensland state election promises and policy platforms from parties that either have representation in parliament, or are standing in over half (50 or more) electorates across Queensland. Labor: "Doing what matters for Queensland" Labor wants to support farmers by having $715 million of the budget dedicated to better agricultural policy. For cost of living they wants to continue policies like $1000 off energy bills, 50c public transport fares, 20% off care rego, free kindy & TAFE, $1000 cash-back for tools for first-year apprentices, $200 in FairPlay vouches, as well as a new policy of free school lunches. As for crime prevention,...