The Governor of Queensland Paul de Jersey has finished his week of governing from the region, with visits to Burketown, Dajarra, Cloncurry, Camooweal and Mornington Island.
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Governor de Jersey had spend the week based in Mount Isa and speaking to the North West Star he said he had enjoyed the experience.
"I've been reminded of the truth of that maxim that you are not a really Aussie until you've been to Mount Isa," Governor de Jersey said.
The Governor said the governing from the regions program offered him a unique engagement and the people of regional Queensland.
"We want close engagement and show by that our support for regional Queensland which I as governor regard as critically important," he said.
"Similar to Weipa and Rio Tinto where I also visited, Mount Isa is a company town in a sense, with Glencore and Mount Isa Mines, but I've been realising over the past few days that although the mine explains the town, the town now transcends the town and is now very much concerned to secure its future against that rather distant time when the minerals will be exhausted."
While in Mount Isa the governor attended a community reception, and also visited the mine, council chambers, a town walkabout, the chamber of commerce, the scouts, emergency services, the library, Healy State School and the School of the Air.
"Queensland has a good claim on the School of the Air being a unique phenomenon," he said.
"I've always regarded the School of the Air as quite remarkable, those teachers engaging remotely with students, we discovered, from all around the state."
The Governor also especially enjoyed his visit to the scouts as Queensland's chief scoutmaster and a former scout himself. He went to Burketown on the weekend to the Gulf Frontier Days festival and rodeo.
"Today (Tuesday) I went to Dajarra, a tiny Indigenous community that is faring very well, and it is important that is recognised," he said.
"I went to the school where there were 14 students present and read the book 'Koala' to them and the students had all made welcoming cards for me which we will display at Government House."
Later on Tuesday the Governor visited Cloncurry Hospital and State School, John Flynn Place and the Saunders' farm.
On the Wednesday he travelled to Mornington Island and Hughenden.
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