Mayor Andrew Antoniolli has described the $5 billion Defence contract as the biggest news for Ipswich since Queensland Rail came to town more than 150 years ago. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was at Gallipoli Barracks Enoggera today to announce the massive Land 400 armoured vehicle deal with Rheinmetall Defence Australia. Rheinmetall will set up at military vehicle centre of excellence (MILVEHCOE) at Redbank to build 211 combat reconnaissance vehicles, known as the Boxer CRV, for the Australian Army. Cr Antoniolli said it was significant boost for Ipswich as it would create more than 330 permanent jobs from the outset, significant opportunities for locals businesses and associated work with ongoing delivery and maintenance of the vehicles.

SPRINGFIELD’S NEWEST HOTEL, A SIX-STOREY DEVELOPMENT BY THE QUEST GROUP, WILL OPEN ON MONDAY.

The 82-room property at Wellness Way, Springfield Central is about 100m from Mater Private Hospital Springfield and 500m from Orion Springfield Central and University of Southern Queensland (USQ). It offers studio, one bedroom and two bedroom apartments and guest services including a gym, laundry, conference facilities and secure on-site parking. A Quest Apartment Hotels spokesperson said Springfield Central was the ideal location to expand the international brand.

“Quest views the south-west corridor of Brisbane as a key economic area for the city, home to a range of our existing clients. The area has strong accessibility credentials, boasting easy access to the Brisbane CBD, Ipswich and Brisbane Airport. Additionally, with a range of key room night drivers already operating within Springfield such as Mater, USQ, GE, Springfield Tower and Orion, we are confident that this centre will go from strength to strength and be a key place to do business.”

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Cr David Morrison said work could now officially begin at the Ashburn Rd site to build the retail warehouse, which will be the equivalent in size to two football fields. Cr Morrison said the US Company had set an opening date for between September and December 2018. “The accessibility of the site to a large regional catchment with good access to Ipswich, the western corridor of metropolitan Brisbane and regional areas further west, which is expected to grow, interested Costco most.

“The proposed development will provide a net community benefit through investment in the local area, potentially acting as a catalyst for investment in the region, and will contribute to local employment initially through construction then long-term sustainable employment through the operational phase of the use.”

Division 4 Councillor Kylie Stoneman said Costco would be a huge boost to the area as the premises would employ 330 full-time and part-time staff, open seven days a week with extended trading hours, provide 823 on-site car parking spaces, and discount petrol at its service station.

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The rail maintenance facility at Kangy Angy on the Central Coast is going full steam ahead, with preparations underway. Transport Minister Andrew Constance stated the Kangy Angy site was selected after “comprehensive analysis” and preparation work had begun in January. In September 2017, Transport for NSW approved the facility at Kangy Angy for the $2.3 billion New Intercity Fleet. The site, which will run 24/7, will include about six kilometres of electrified railway up to seven tracks wide, offices, amenities, staff parking and ancillary buildings.

NINE Queensland cities are tipped to return more bang for buck than star performers Sydney and Melbourne — and they’re about 50 per cent cheaper too. Latest analysis by market research firm Propertyology found 39 growth locations where median house prices were less than $400,000 but whose returns were expected to beat the southern capitals.

Propertyology managing director Simon Pressley said the list included nine in Queensland. “I am not a betting man however, each of these locations have a superior three-year outlook to Sydney and Melbourne,” he said. The Queensland suburbs were expected to come out strong.