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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.

Latest Stories

Former Cloncurry mayor Noel Robertson dies

Former Cloncurry mayor Noel Robertson dies

Noel Robertson was a keen Rotarian and life member of the Merry Muster Rodeo.

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Julia Creek Hospital downgrade due to staff shortage

Julia Creek Hospital downgrade due to staff shortage

There will be no doctor on site and patients will need to book for services.

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MMG marks milestone at Port of Townsville

MMG marks milestone at Port of Townsville

MMG Dugald River mine has produced and exported one million tonnes of zinc concentrate in just three years.

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Gigantic bronze dinosaurs arrive at Winton

Gigantic bronze dinosaurs arrive at Winton

The award winning Australian Age of Dinosaurs museum in Winton has a stunning new attraction.

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Fire destroys Bedourie Simpson Desert Oasis roadhouse

Fire destroys Bedourie Simpson Desert Oasis roadhouse

Fire has ripped through the Bedourie Simpson Desert Oasis roadhouse overnight though luckily no one was hurt.

Virgin no longer to Cloncurry

Virgin no longer to Cloncurry

Virgin Australia may be taking back to the skies but their routes will no longer cover Cloncurry.

Night parrot pops up in Western Australia

Night parrot pops up in Western Australia

The elusive night parrot has been spotted in Western Australia.

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BoM raises ENSO status to La Nina alert

BoM raises ENSO status to La Nina alert

The Bureau of Meteorology has raised its El Nino-Southern Oscillation Outlook to La Nina alert status.

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Virtual Mount Isa Rodeo gets big online audience

Virtual Mount Isa Rodeo gets big online audience

Thousands of rodeo fans watched the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo successfully swap its red dirt arena to broadcast a world first virtual rodeo.

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Mount Isa commemorates 75th VP Day and Vietnam Vets Day

Mount Isa commemorates 75th VP Day and Vietnam Vets Day

Seventy-five years to the day since the official end of the Second World War was marked with a service in Mount Isa on Saturday.