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Sep 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Kavina Kumar

    Flying fox influx overruns Mount Isa suburb 'like a cloud coming over' (opens the original)

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    Mount Isa residents say an influx of flying foxes is damaging trees, covering properties in droppings and making outdoor areas unusable. The state government says the animals are expected to move on once trees finish flowering. Residents want the flying foxes moved away from homes and greater help with clean-up and damage, while Mount Isa City Council has been asked what action it is taking. As dusk settles over the outback city of Mount Isa a dark plume rises from the trees surrounding homes in

  2. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Kavina Kumar

    Months-long $1m in unpaid rates saga ends with sale of 33 outback homes (opens the original)

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    All Mount Isa properties owned by an Aboriginal housing corporation have been sold after almost $1 million in unpaid rates accrued. Roughly 50 residents were living across 15 of the properties, with some now negotiating with new owners over whether they can stay. The properties will settle across October. Kerry Major had spent months wondering how she would find out if her Mount Isa home had been sold. The answer came to her front door. "I didn't get the phone call," Ms Major said. Ms Major's ho

  3. Article · Aug 22, 2026 · Kavina Kumar

    Program motivates remote students to join healthcare workforce at home (opens the original)

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    First Nations students in North West Queensland are getting a head start on health careers while still in school. Queensland Health's Deadly Start program combines paid traineeships with vocational qualifications and hands-on experience in local health services. Program leaders hope creating pathways for local students will help "grow their own" workforce, with participants able to take their skills into health careers in their own communities. In the remote Gulf town of Normanton, about 500 kil

  4. Article · Jul 22, 2026 · Kavina Kumar

    Queensland cattle farmers eye $100m move to crops (opens the original)

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    The Queensland government and cotton and grains industries are investing $5.3 million to expand broadacre cropping in North West Queensland. The project aims to grow grain and pulse production to $100 million annually and enable production of 100,00 bales of cotton by 2035. Research will focus on proving the long-term viability of northern cropping, while producers say processing infrastructure and secure water will be key to further expansion. As floodwaters moved across North West Queensland e

  5. Article · Jul 5, 2026 · Kavina Kumar

    Outback barber brings fresh fades and more to the Gulf (opens the original)

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    Mount Isa barber Jon James travelled to Mornington Island to help lift spirits by teaching barbering skills. Students also gained professional barbering kits to continue the trade in their community. North West Remote Health hopes to run more Fade Wellbeing Barbering Program workshops in the future The further you travel into remote Australia, the more you realise distance is measured not only in kilometres, but also in the absence of everyday things. On Mornington Island, a remote Aboriginal co

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