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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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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.

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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.

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.

Rohan Markham magic wins Isa Rodeo bull ride

Rohan Markham magic wins Isa Rodeo bull ride

Sunday results from Buchanan Park.

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Jemena signs deal to build Galilee Basin pipeline

Jemena signs deal to build Galilee Basin pipeline

Gas pipeline operators Jemena has revealed the proposed pipeline alignment for a proposed Galilee Basin gas project.

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Quamby Rodeo 2019 turns on the style

Quamby Rodeo 2019 turns on the style

Faces from Quamby.

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40+ photos from the 2019 Big Red Bash

40+ photos from the 2019 Big Red Bash

Midnight Oil topped the bill at this year's festival.