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Derek Barry

Editor, the North West Star

Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspaper. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.

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Faces from the Cloncurry Races

Faces from the Cloncurry Races

It was a scorcher at Schumacher Park as Cloncurry celebrated its final race day for 2019 on Saturday.

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Photos from the Mount Isa Spring Cup

Photos from the Mount Isa Spring Cup

Beautiful spring weather brought out the fashions and the fascinators to Buchanan Park on Saturday.

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Cobbold Gorge glass bridge leads new outback tourism attractions

Cobbold Gorge glass bridge leads new outback tourism attractions

A bunch of new things to attract tourists to the outback in 2020.

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Photos from the Dajarra Rodeo and Campdraft

Photos from the Dajarra Rodeo and Campdraft

The dust was flying in Dajarra this weekend for the annual Rodeo, Campdraft and Gymkhana.

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Cloncurry turns on the style for Beat the Heat Festival

Cloncurry turns on the style for Beat the Heat Festival

Cloncurry farewelled the 2019 tourist season with its Beat the Heat festival street party bringing the crowds out on Friday night.

All the glamour of the Birdsville Cup

All the glamour of the Birdsville Cup

Photos and videos from the Birdsville Cup.

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State government on defensive over prickly acacia problem

State government on defensive over prickly acacia problem

Prickly acacia is a highly-invasive, thorny African weed brought to Australia as a shade and fodder tree.

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Photos from the Camooweal Races

Photos from the Camooweal Races

The annual Camooweal Races are always a colourful highlight of the biggest weekend of the year in the small border town.

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All the fun of the Camooweal Drovers Festival

All the fun of the Camooweal Drovers Festival

Camooweal celebrated the 23rd annual Drovers Festival on the weekend.

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Chantel Huddy is a home town hero in Isa Rodeo barrel race

Chantel Huddy is a home town hero in Isa Rodeo barrel race

North west Queensland rolled out the barrels for a home town winner in the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo on the weekend.

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