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City in Queensland, Australia
Photo: Ipswich City Council, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons
Ipswich is the westernmost city of the Greater Brisbane region in South East Queensland, 44 km west of the City of Brisbane. It had a population of 232,000 in 2021.
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The Workshops Rail Museum
Contains several railway exhibits and a bit about rail history in Queensland and Australia.
Kids activities, new and local art, historical insights into Ipswich's development and mining town history.
Play equipment, lookout, Japanese Gardens, BBQ facilities, kiosk, free access to the nature center (Australian Wildlife)
It's not a very large nature centre by all means, but it has a collection of wildlife found in various different regions of Queensland. While some are common throughout Australia, some of their birds might surprise you.
Cooneana Heritage Site
A classic antiques store with some great collectables.
By car
Ipswich is served by three motorways, though one of them isn't really a "motorway":
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Brisbane · International · BNE
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