Street isolation parties are becoming the newest trend to connect with neighbours during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mount Isa resident Sherrie Tuppurainen and her family joined in the trend a few weeks ago and said it was the best way to stay connected with the community and have some fun.
"When you've got nothing to do why not sit in your driveway and blast some music into the street," Ms Tuppurainen said.
"It all started on a Sunday. Us and our neighbours were all sitting around our houses, so we pulled the speaker out and started playing some tunes for everyone to enjoy.
"The idea stemmed from a similar post I saw on Facebook. It was a lot of fun and hopefully we can do a whole heap of them until we are allowed out of isolation again."
Ms Tuppurainen said the isolation street party was a great way to encourage positivity.
"I think this idea helps mental health. I think if you can do something and stay positive it has got to help. It is a scary time and people need some lightness and joy and its a fun way to get to know your neighbours," she said.
"We are close with all our neighbours so we had a group chat going with banter about some peoples dance moves.
"I feel like we would have provided some entertainment for our street."
Ms Tuppurainen said she put a sign out the front of their house so everyone could submit song requests.
"We have a lot of neighbours with little kids, so unfortunately we all had to listen to Baby Shark but it was great to see all the kids getting involved," she said.
"There were a few neighbours who didn't take part but if they are annoyed they can let me know, but so far no negatives.
"There were about 10 people that took part, but we have some other neighbours who are keen to get involved."
Ms Tuppurainen believes there will be more ideas stem from this isolation period, including the bin outing.
"People are social creatures and they want to get out and about and not be stuck at home, but we have to stay home to keep us safe.
"So these ideas provide a nice way of interacting. "
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