Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding said the flood buyback program mandated that land resumed under the scheme be rezoned into uninhabitable use, such as green space or environmental management.

Ipswich, into a part-pedestrian zone at a meeting on Wednesday. The council lodged the proposals in January as part of a scheme to create a green route between the town centre and the waterfront.

Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding. The Ipswich City Council’s $67m green waste deal with Remondis was locked in for an initial three-year term, with the option to extend it for a further seven years.