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This could be the final year for the Porcupine Gorge Challenge.

This year will be final Porcupine Gorge Challenge

Derek Barry

GOLDEN PUNCH: The sessions involved both boxing and fitness. Photo: Derek Barry.

Golden Oaks gym throw punches to fight the fires

Aidan Green

Australian star Emily Whitehead will be in Mount Isa this weekend to open North West Gymnastics new gym.

Australian star to attend North West Gymnastics opening

Derek Barry

This could be the final year for the Porcupine Gorge Challenge.

This year will be final Porcupine Gorge Challenge

BIG KNOCK: Black Stars opening batsman Trent Cameron notched up a handy 150 not out against the Panthers. Photo: Derek Barry.

Black Stars rampage while Bulls bounce back

Aidan Green

NO CHANGE: I'm still going to be authentic and be me, says Kalyn Ponga. Photo: contributed

Kalyn Ponga set to stay real

Brett Keeble

There's plenty to smile about on an expedition to Antarctica. Picture: Shutterstock

Deals of the week: Alaska, Antarctica, Auckland calling

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PRIZE: You could win a cruise from London to Bergen, via Nordkapp and the Norwegian fjords, in Explore. Entries open on Saturday.

Win a cruise to Norway - and other great travel ideas

Balloons at sunrise over Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey. Photo: Nicole Phillips

Finding a magical fairyland in Cappadocia

Nicole Phillips

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BIG SHOW: The Mount Isa Show Committee outside their new office in the West St arcade. Photo: Aidan Green

WHAT'S ONMount Isa Show Society prepares for a huge 2020

Aidan Green

KEEP RUNNING: The IsaRATS Corporate Triathlon returns to Lake Moondarra on Sunday, February 9.

WHAT'S ONMount Isa events calendar

Derek Barry

Professor Roly Sussex will be Australia Day ambassador in Winton.

Roly Sussex at Winton's Australia Day Great Australian Bites

Derek Barry

BIG SHOW: The Mount Isa Show Committee outside their new office in the West St arcade. Photo: Aidan Green

WHAT'S ONMount Isa Show Society prepares for a huge 2020

WOW: The horse statue on Marian Street was yarn bombed in November 2019. Photo supplied.

SUBSCRIBERMount Isa yarn bombing to continue in 2020

Samantha Campbell

DANCE: The Wolfe Brothers will headline the Saturday night concert at Julia Creek Dirt n Dust Festival. Photo supplied

WHAT'S ONExcitement grows as Dirt n Dust entertainment line-up is announced

In service: Jane McNamara with Dave Morrissey on the Flinders Highway which is now fully blanketed by the Optus mobile network.

Creating choice in the North

Matt Sherrington,

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

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In service: Jane McNamara with Dave Morrissey on the Flinders Highway which is now fully blanketed by the Optus mobile network.

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Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

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WOW: The horse statue on Marian Street was yarn bombed in November 2019. Photo supplied.

SUBSCRIBERMount Isa yarn bombing to continue in 2020

Samantha Campbell

Jac and Shaz grace our television screens again

SUBSCRIBERJac and Shaz grace our television screens again

Samantha Campbell

TAKING CARE: Animals, just like people, can be seriously affected by smoke haze.

Helping animals cope with those not-so-happy, hazy days

RSPCA

WOW: The horse statue on Marian Street was yarn bombed in November 2019. Photo supplied.

SUBSCRIBERMount Isa yarn bombing to continue in 2020

The magnet outlines the steps people can take in their homes to prepare for the Wet Season. Photo supplied.

Council's campaign to promote safety during wet season

Spinifex High School graduate Cody Burnett has received a Glencore Student Excellence Scholarship.

Hard work sees students secure Glencore scholarship support

The Brown family on Corrigans Beach, Batehaven, New Year's Eve.

Heroes of the home front: your messages of thanks

NEAR MISS: Police have released dash cam footage of a Ford wagon narrowly avoiding a head-on crash with a highway patrol car at Naringal. Picture: Supplied.

99km/h, a wet deck, a police car and a head-on waiting to happen

Scouts Joel Butler-Davies and Callum Crane enjoy Mount Isa's 2000 Australia Day awards.

Throwback Thursday - Australia Day 2000 in Mount Isa

GOLDEN PUNCH: The sessions involved both boxing and fitness. Photo: Derek Barry.

Golden Oaks gym throw punches to fight the fires

Think you might have "survivor guilt"? Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAThink the Summer of the Not-So-Random Apocalypse didn't impact you? Think again

Janine Graham

HAY NOW: Cowell farmer Brenton Smith welcomes the donation as feed dries up in the district.

Hay arrives in Cowell following benefit concert

Rachel McDonald

Sheila Bower looks over the remains of what was her car port, including a speaker which flew more than 30 feet. Picture: Kate Healy

Burrumbeet unofficially records more than 200mm of rain in a few hours

Greg Gliddon and Pat Nolan

A personalised plea from one man to the PM asks him to join the dots "if only for God's sake". Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAPlease Mr Morrison, if only for God's sake, join the dots

Gone, all gone: Wytaliba residents saw their village burn back in November.

REAL AUSTRALIANo, these aren't the worst of times

Andrew Messenger

What would you take if forced to flee a fire?

What would you take if forced to flee a fire?

John Malouff

Kodah, the smart dog that survived it all

OPINIONKodah, the smart dog that survived it all

Karlee Hillier

MULTI-LEVEL: The Smart Road vertical village will comprise 77 independent living apartments and community amenities, including a Montessori Early Learning Centre.

Vertical living: A smart idea for generations

Geraldine Cardozo

REUNITED: Valda Dawson (left) with cousin, and neighbour, Dorothy Wallis.

Cousins reunited after six decades

Geraldine Cardozo

JUST LOVING IT: See Aussie singing legend John Paul Young. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

JPY shares the love

Cheryl Field

Investigators will visit southern NSW where the C-130 Hercules plane crashed, killing three.

NSW firefighting plane crash probe begins

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Drought-stricken victims of a hay bale scammer say they are shocked that the man stooped so low.

Victims shocked by 'low-life' hay scam

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Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate says he's confident of being cleared of allegations in a CCC report.

Tate confident despite scathing CCC report

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The PM will be advised over the long weekend whether Bridget McKenzie breached ministerial standards

PM Morrison awaits McKenzie probe report

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A doctor who fled Iraq rather than carry out mutilations could be named Australian of the year.

Australian of the Year set to be crowned

Matt Coughlan
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Astronomers say a 'vampire' star may offers answers to the origins of life and solar systems.

Clues to origins of life in 'vampire' star

Greg Roberts

Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek says patriotism is about solidarity not exclusion.

Patriotism not about feeling superior: MP

Paul Osborne

US firefighters Ian McBeth, Paul Hudson and Rick DeMorgan died in a water bomber crash in NSW.

Bodies retrieved from NSW plane crash site

Julian Drape and Dominica Sanda

Hinchinbrook Mayor Ramon Jayo and Biodiversity Australia operations manager and senior ecologist Karl Robertson with Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, inspecting a flying fox roost at the back of the Ingham Botanical Gardens.

Lives at risk in flying fox invasion

Jessica Johnston

Hail and high winds damaged crops in Innisfail.

Bananas smashed in freak storm

Jessica Johnston

A flying-fox invasion is driving Ingham residents batty. Photo: Mostyn Swain Photo Graphic Artisan Photography

Flying fox fears plague Ingham

Jessica Johnston

Owl Woods a new nest for tree-changers

Owl Woods a new nest for tree-changers

NO BEEF: McDonald's new veggie burger is a straight-up-and-down vegetable patty, not a beef look-a-like.

When's a veggie burger a real veggie burger?

Shan Goodwin

Should lamington-flavoured hot cross buns be a thing?

Should lamington-flavoured hot cross buns be a thing?