ARTICLES & PROPERTY NOTES
Local stories.
Fresh perspectives.
The homes, history and practical advice behind your next move in Ipswich, Lockyer Valley and the Scenic Rim.
Homes with a story.
Brighton House: the Newtown home that became three
How one Ipswich character home became 14 Whitehill Road, 16 Whitehill Road and 1 George Lane—and what survives today.
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45 East Street: the bank vault inside our NGU office
Built in 1888, this Ipswich landmark has housed a building society, clothing makers and Queensland’s first Bendigo Bank branch. The vault is still here.
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13 Whittaker Street: the same house, a new chapter
From a circa-1970 Corley photograph to a transformed Queenslander: the history, renovation and surviving details of a North Ipswich home.
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Rockton: the many chapters of an Ipswich landmark
A three-room cottage in 1855 became a home with a ballroom, a vineyard and a rooftop lookout. Explore Rockton’s story and watch Braydan’s video.
Read the storyA clearer path to your next move.
The upsizer’s checklist: before you start looking
Work out what your next home needs to do, where your current property fits and which conversations to have first.
Read the guide BUYER NOTESWhat does buying off-market actually mean?
How a quieter property campaign works, what to ask and why the usual checks still matter.
Read the guide LOCAL BUYING GUIDEBuying in Ipswich, Lockyer Valley and the Scenic Rim
Compare your daily routine, property needs and the checks to make before choosing your next home.
Read the guide BUYING & SELLINGFound your next home, but still need to sell?
Understand the basics of subject-to-sale transactions and planning two moves together.
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