Cloncurry Mayor Andrew Daniels said it was a major landmark for the shire with the hire-car company making the town ``more accessible than ever''.

``It just goes to show you how much Cloncurry has grown,'' he said.

The agent for Europcar at  Cloncurry is the Gidgee Inn Motel Bar & Grill.

There will be nine vehicles in Cloncurry, three at the airport and the others at the motel.

A spokesperson from the Gidgee Inn said staff were looking forward to seeing the benefits to visitors and locals of Cloncurry.

Europcar operates throughout the world, with hire-car stations at airports, capital cities  and in many regional locations, now including Cloncurry.

Europcar offers its clients the newest range of rental vehicles including short and long-term hire of mine-spec utes, four-wheel drives and sedans.