Jun 19, 2019

Isa hosts Glencore Great Western Games opening

The 2019 Glencore Great Western Games kick off this Friday with an opening ceremony at the Mount Isa Hockey Fields at 5.45pm. The games are held once every two years and involve centres along the Overlanders Way, from Mount Isa to Charters Towers. At this year’s Games, Mount Isa will host the cycling, hockey, lawn bowls, pistol shooting, duathlon, mountain biking, dragon boating, trail run/walk, and motocross events. Other events will take place in Charters Towers, Richmond or Hughenden – including the Porcupine Gorge Challenge, and Stamf...

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Jun 05, 2019

Local race clubs share funds for repairs and revamps

Eight race clubs in North West Queensland will share in $638,000 worth of funding to deliver new and improved racing infrastructure. Racing Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said the funding was part of a $3.9 million country racing infrastructure package to be shared between 55 Queensland race clubs. The funding for the North West Queensland clubs includes: Camooweal Jockey Club – $80,...

Jun 05, 2019

Cash offer to boost Outback tourism

A second round of grants has opened for applications under the State Government’s $3 million Year of Outback Tourism Events Program. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk the cooler months heralded the start of a raft of festivals and major events in Outback Queensland. “Thousands of golfers will tee-off for the Outback Queensland Masters featuring a Million Dollar Hole-in-One Challenge, f...

Jun 05, 2019

Outback Queensland Masters tees off this month

The inaugural Outback Queensland Masters event tees off this month, culminating in a $1 million hole-in-one opportunity in Mount Isa. It will be staged across six Outback Queensland locations from June 17 to July 28, including Roma, Charleville, Longreach, Winton, Boulia and Mount Isa. The Outback Queensland Masters concept is being presented by Golf Australia, with support from Tourism &...

Apr 19, 2019

Singer highlights flooding heartache with new track

Recording artist Madeleine Chaplain may be based in Melbourne now, but she has drawn on her Cloncurry roots for new release ‘The Flood’. All proceeds of the song will go to Cloncurry-based charity Sisters of the North. Chaplain grew up on a cattle station north of Cloncurry, where her family was directly affected by the flooding in February that wiped out hundreds of thousands ...

Apr 07, 2019

League legends to lace on the boots in Mount Isa

One of Mount Isa’s favourite rugby league sons will return to his home city with some other legends of the game next month. Scott Prince will join former greats like Matt Bowen, John Hopoate and Willie Tonga in the International Legends of League charity match at Alec Inch Oval on May 18. Adding to the local flavour, Prince will play for a star-studded Mount Isa Allstars team which will b...

Apr 07, 2019

Bikes, bulls, bog snorkelling and butts – 25 years of Dirt n Dust

Margie Ryder admits a few too many beers might have been consumed when the idea for a triathlon in Julia Creek was first proposed. Twenty-five years later, the triathlon has morphed into the annual Dirt n Dust Festival, which kicks off at noon on Friday, and has become a major event on the Queensland social calendar. “When it started in 1994, we had 13 competitors and a budget of $5000,�...

Apr 07, 2019

League stars take serious message to local schools

Some of rugby league’s greatest players will be bringing a serious message with them when they arrive in Mount Isa next month. While a number of events will take place on the Thursday and Friday before the May 18 International Legends of League match, including a corporate day, bowls and a pre-match dinner, organiser Craig Teevan hopes school visits will have the most impact. “We go int...

Apr 05, 2019

Workplace health watch – melioidosis

Widespread flooding in North Queensland was quickly followed by news of people falling victim to the ‘mud bug’ – melioidosis. Seventeen people have received hospital treatment for melioidosis across the Townsville Public Health Unit area (Townsville, Mackay and Mount Isa regions) this year – and two of those patients have died. So how worried should workers regularly...

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Isa hosts Glencore Great Western Games opening

Recent Stories

Local race clubs share funds for repairs and revamps

Cash offer to boost Outback tourism

Outback Queensland Masters tees off this month

Singer highlights flooding heartache with new track

League legends to lace on the boots in Mount Isa

Bikes, bulls, bog snorkelling and butts – 25 years of Dirt n Dust

League stars take serious message to local schools

Workplace health watch – melioidosis

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