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11 Mar 10 | WORKS in Mount Isa's CBD begin today and will continue over the next 12 weeks.
Part of Mount Isa City Council's redevelopment work will see footpaths, curbing and water mains renewed along
11 Mar 10 | TWO people were arrested following a fight which broke out between about 40 people in Pioneer on Tuesday night.
About 200 people were involved in the disturbance which started at Charlie St
11 Mar 10 | PARENTS could be fined $300 and lose three points if they don't restrain their children in cars properly.
New laws governing the restraining of children in motor vehicles came into effect t
11 Mar 10 | MOUNT Isa City Council's animal control policies will be reviewed after growing public concern about its handling of captured pets.
An "engagement event" will be held for registered dog own
11 Mar 10 | Mount Isa City Council has relaxed the Healy Heights covenant for the second time this month.
The proposal was put before the council at its general meeting yesterday, where an application t
11 Mar 10 | MOUNT Isa City Council has not ruled out a street festival being held in the CBD on the same night as the city's iconic mardi gras.
The Rodeo Street Festival Committee put a submission befor
11 Mar 10 | CONFUSION still surrounds the new child restrain laws which came into effect today.
Parents have said they should have been better explained and more widely publicised.
"Flyers s
10 Mar 10 | THE Mount Isa RSL Memorial Club has been saved from extinction.
Last week the club was more than $150,000 in the red and on Friday the state RSL branch took over its administration.
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10 Mar 10 | SIX months paid parental leave would have been welcomed by Mount Isa mother of two Kristy Sterman.
Mrs Sterman resigned from work before the birth of her first child Kasey, now 4, and has ta
10 Mar 10 | SOME motorists are still confused about displaying learner and provisional licensed plates.
This week Mount Isa Police pulled over a car displaying both green and red P plates.
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10 Mar 10 | MOUNT Isa Institute of TAFE has been heading in a new direction.
Four years ago it was millions in the red and now the education provider is almost breaking even.
To keep the TAFE
10 Mar 10 | CLAIMS that Mount Isa tap water was unsafe by a water filtration company last week have resulted in a local agent of the firm being sacked.
I Love My Water far north Queensland distributor
10 Mar 10 | CLONCURRY people are proud of their town which dubs itself the friendly heart of the North West and will show just how proud at Curry Day on Sunday.
It is organised by Gail Wipaki, who runs
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10 Mar 10 | PLANS to tax 'big business' to fund a six month paid parental leave scheme would not be viable for most North West business owners.
Under Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's plan announced this
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09 Mar 10 | MOUNT Isa electrician Kerry Brisbane has come a long way since being kicked out of a mine copper smelter for being a female apprentice.
Ms Brisbane, who is the electrical team leader for the
09 Mar 10 | PROTECTING children and supporting families were two issues senate hopeful, Wendy Francis said were closest to her heart when she was in Mount Isa last week.
The Queensland Family First cand
09 Mar 10 |
MORE than a quarter of drivers caught over the legal alcohol limit last month were drunk.
Of the 19 drivers caught drink driving in Mount Isa, five were alcohol impaired, meaning
09 Mar 10 | ILLEGAL prostitution in Mount Isa is an ongoing problem, according to Mount Isa Police.
A 30-year-old woman appeared in court yesterday on charges relating to prostitution and tainted money
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09 Mar 10 | DAVID Strassman loves the Outback.
The ventriloquist arrived in Mount Isa yesterday, on his second visit to the city.
He said for people born in big cities like him, outback areas
08 Mar 10 | THE Defence Force called for residents to be more accountable for their rubbish after more than 25 cubic metres of rubbish was picked-up during Clean Up Australia Day at Lake Moondarra yesterday.
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