Organiser John Davis of Apex said over 150 students from Mount Isa and surrounding areas including Cloncurry, Winton, Richmond and the School of the Air woud come together to rock, pop and mime the night away, showcasing their remarkable talent and making their schools proud.

“The Rock Pop Mine Show was started by Mount Isa Apex Club in 1990 and we still to this day own it,” Mr Davis said.

“School groups all compete on stage – They’re miming, dancing, they’ve got backdrops and costumes, they’ve got music playing and they dance along to the music.”

The fun all happens on Friday, October 14 at Tony White Oval.

“This year we have Chris Pocock from Spinifex Senior Campus and he’ll be joined on stage by Carley from Hot FM who is flying as our as our special guest compere,” Mr Davis said.

“We’ve got 14 acts on the night so it should be a good show.”

The acts have been a long time in the planning.

Mr Davis said during January and February Apex life member Fred Frost sends emails to all the schools asking for competitors and it all goes from there.

“The biggest show we’ve ever done was 21 acts with about 6500 people in attendance,” he said.

“We’re averaging about three to four thousand people now and kids come from all over the north west, they put a lot of effort in.”

Five judges will be there on the night to judge four categories of contestants: junior primary, senior primary, junior secondary and senior secondary.

There will be trophies for the winners of each category.

Entry is $10 for a family of four or three dollars a person.

There will food and drink available on the night with a mini bar and the Catholic Church chip van will be there.