For years the First and Last store lived up to its name, a Mount Isa beacon that told you had arrived back in civilisation if you were coming in on a long drive from the Northern Territory side or one that warned you to stock up if you were heading out that way.
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And it didn’t matter what time you drove past the store on the Barkly Highway north of town, the First and Last was open 24 hours.
But not any more.
The convenience store closed down without warning on the weekend.
The store is now locked with a sign saying “sorry we are closed” but no explanation of the closure.
The North West Star rang the store phone number to seek further information but was directly to voicemail.
The nearby Inland Oasis Motel closed down last year.
Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
