"The Mount Isa community can take a hit and get back up, the copper mine closure is taking a hit, I don't know whether it can take two hits in quick succession," Mr Peterson said.

A French-Canadian company has set its sights on developing an airship base in Mount Isa, which would create 100 direct jobs and which would become the first site for its Asia-Pacific expansion.

Deployments to Townsville and Mount Isa were carried out in July by Taskforce Guardian, with a number of adults and young people charged. Read the statistics here. Jami Roberts less than 2 min read ...

Mount Isa resident Liza Dowler said the community had been impacted from crime throughout the years, with fewer families living in the mining town. Picture: Scott Radford-Chisholm.

But Ms Cole said after 15 years in Mount Isa she was confident the town would bounce back. "We've been here long enough to see the waves - the highs and lows of the economics out here," she said.

A French-Canadian company has set its sights on developing an airship base in Mount Isa, which would create 100 direct jobs and which would become the first site for its Asia-Pacific expansion.

Deployments to Townsville and Mount Isa were carried out in July by Taskforce Guardian, with a number of adults and young people charged. Read the statistics here.

A French-Canadian company has set its sights on developing an airship base in Mount Isa, which would create 100 direct jobs and which would become the first site for its Asia-Pacific expansion.