The Ippy or as it is formally known, Ipswich, is my place of work.  It is about 40km West of Brisbane and with the motorway upgrade that happened about 9 years ago, it is about a 40 minute drive.  No traffic jams, going against traffic and I normally listen to podcasts, so all good.

Ipswich began in the 1820s as a mining settlement and was originally intended to be the Queensland capital but Brisbane was instead chosen because of its geographical accessibility for ships.  It has a population of about 200,000 and I work in the centre, in the tallest modern building on the top floor, the 9th.

It is a very historic city and has some wonderful architecture. This is all right about side my work place and I have wonderful views of it all and can see the tall buildings of Brisbane from our office windows.

This is outside my building, I call it the disco ball

So it is show week in Ipswich at the moment so there are many displays and art exhibitions on and here is a sample of some around my work.

There is a diverse population and in close proximity to work; we have a Methadone Clinic, the local district court and the transport hub so it makes for an interesting array of people.  Stayed tuned to see photos of the view that I have in an instalment coming soon.