Ipswich in Spring 2022

For the second year in a row, Ipswich Libraries has been awarded for its outstanding excellence in innovation alongside key revitalisation projects; a community shaping Ipswich Central Partnership and the Façade Improvement program. The accolades were achieved at the recent Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA) Queensland Excellence Awards. The Ipswich Children’s Library is a unique space, providing interactive and engaging learning opportunities for young people and offering a library experience unlike any other. Ipswich Children’s Library is a purpose- designed space and one of the central features of the revitalised Nicholas Street Precinct. The LGMA Queensland Awards for Excellence acknowledged and celebrated IPSWICH CHILDREN’S LIBRARY AWARDED FOR EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION

the best of local government initiatives across Queensland. Two other council initiatives were also finalists in the 2022 LGMA Queensland Excellence Awards: Ipswich Central Partnership – finalist for ‘community shaping’ category Façade Improvement Program – finalist for ‘teamwork’ category A prosperous and vibrant city needs a strong heart and the work that council has been doing with the community is about creating the right environment to attract investment in Ipswich Central. Ipswich Central is a place of significant heritage, commercial and community value, that plays an important cultural and civic role within the region.

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