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Bucking bulls and broncos barrel out of the famous Mount Isa Rodeo chutes, as the outback event is brought back from the ...
The ground in Mount Isa usually shakes twice a day with mine blasts, but today silence signals the end of era.
The regional centre’s population has slumped by almost 20 per cent over the past two decades. Without taxpayer help, that ...
Real estate agent John Tully, owner of City & Country Realty, is not yet rattled by the expected job loss, even if it is expected to impact up to 1200 jobs. “You could fly 2000 people into Mount ...
The Mount Isa Council was spurred into action by Glencore’s decision to shut its copper operations in town. Other mines are also coming to the end of their life and without action, the city’s ...
Mount Isa Mayor Danielle Slade at a regional council meeting. Photographer: Liam Kidston. Ms Slade said she wished to wait for the submissions of postal votes, which would be closed next Tuesday.
Mount Isa could disappear “under the spinifex” if its copper smelter is allowed to close, warns the granddaughter of the man credited with building the mine’s long-term success.
With no public school bus, 3,500 Mount Isa students dodge heatwaves and crime on their way to school. After decades of lobbying, families are hopeful for solutions.
Simon Mutonhori, Mount Isa City Council’s former Manager of Environment, Regulatory Services and Land Use, was dismissed last December following the disturbing allegations.