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Hailey Renault
Hailey grew up in a small Canadian farming town in British Colombia before moving to Australia with her family in 2003. She works with the ABC as the ABC North West Queensland rural reporter. She's exploring the paddocks, mine sites and townships in the north west of the state for radio and online.
Community concern over closure of Mount Isa Link-Up office
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A service that reunites families affected by Australia's forced removal policies is closing its Mount Isa branch, the only office located in western Queensland.
Topics: aboriginal, activism-and-lobbying, stolen-generations, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, mount-isa-4825
Thousands sign petition to save pet pig
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Meet 'Hambo'. He is bathed regularly, taken for walks and even barks. But his days in Mount Isa could be numbered.
Topics: animals, local-government, livestock-welfare, mount-isa-4825
Interfaith cooperation in action in Mount Isa
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A disused demountable building in the grounds of Mount Isa's Good Shepherd Parish becomes a symbol of interfaith cooperation.
Topics: catholic, islam, religion-and-beliefs, mount-isa-4825
Mount Isa's first Indigenous dance troupe gathers to share stories
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Mount Isa's Kalkadoon people have formed the region's first ever Indigenous dance troupe as a means of culturally strengthening local youth.
Topics: dance, aboriginal, aboriginal-language, indigenous-music, regional, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, indigenous-culture, mount-isa-4825
Rural Reporter: Teaching new migrants Aussie slang Audio
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It's usually pretty quiet in the Mt Isa library but Fridays are an exception to the rule. That's when volunteers run a conversational English class for migrants, helping them get a handle on some Aussie slang. Read more
Topics: rural-women, immigration, volunteers, languages, mount-isa-4825
North-west Qld residents to get local mental heath helpline
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The North-West Hospital and Health Service is preparing to launch its first locally-based, 24-hour mental health phone service.
Topics: healthcare-facilities, mental-health, mount-isa-4825, alpha-4724, longreach-4730
Local heroes honoured as RFDS celebrates anniversary
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Since the Royal Flying Doctor Service began 88 years ago, countless people right across Australia have helped keep the organisation in the air.
Topics: volunteers, doctors-and-medical-professionals, health, regional, community-and-society, charities, rockhampton-4700, mount-isa-4825, longreach-4730
How social media helped Winton milliner hit Dubai's fashion pages
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When Melissa Eliott posted a picture of her millinery on Instagram late last year, she never dreamed it would lead to her work appearing on the front page of a major newspaper in the United Arab Emirates.
Topics: social-media, fashion, winton-4735, united-arab-emirates
Stolen goods on display in Mount Isa
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Mount Isa police are hoping to return more than 200 items of stolen property to their owners today.
Topics: burglary, crime, mount-isa-4825, longreach-4730
Rising demand for non mulesed wool will affect Australian growers
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The introduction of new wool welfare guidelines for major retailers could hurt demand for Australian mulesed wool.
Topics: wool, agricultural-crops, agricultural-prices, agribusiness, animal-welfare, livestock-welfare, livestock, sheep-production, australia
Minerals taskforce fights resources downturn
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A special resource industry taskforce set up to kickstart Queensland mining projects meets for the first time in Mount Isa.
Topics: mining-industry, mining-rural, mount-isa-4825
Fishermen, conservationists lobby government to manage 'ghost nets'
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Conservationists and northern prawn fishermen want a dedicated body appointed to clean up destructive 'ghost nets' in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Topics: environment, environmental-policy, conservation, fishing-aquaculture, karumba-4891
Northern 'calf factory' snapped up by investor
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A major cattle breeding property in north-west Queensland has been sold to a Sydney-based agricultural investor after spending 12 months on the market.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, business-economics-and-finance, livestock, beef-cattle, richmond-4822
Drought-declared graziers racing to restock risk losing rebates
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Queensland graziers are being warned to revoke their drought declaration before restocking, or risk getting cut their drought rebates cut off.
Topics: drought, agricultural-subsidies, livestock, qld
Investors likely to support northern abattoir if region can prove cattle supply
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Hughenden wants to be the first town in north west Queensland to build a new northern abattoir.
Topics: beef-cattle, rural, agricultural-prices, food-processing, agribusiness, hughenden-4821
Indigenous community to play major role in spinifex condom discovery
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An Indigenous leader in the remote town of Camooweal says research into the potential of spinifex nano fibres is a major win for his people.
Topics: medical-research, research, crop-harvesting, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, biotechnology-industry, camooweal-4828
Grazier affected by acid spill asks for long-term testing
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Crews continue rehabilitating land after a major train derailment in north-west Queensland.
Topics: environmental-impact, environment, water, water-pollution, livestock, rural, accidents, rail, julia-creek-4823
Graziers warned about buried rubbish, cow dies from lead poisoning
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One beast is dead and two more are sick, after licking crystallised lead salts off dumped car batteries in the state's north-west.
Topics: beef-cattle, livestock, rural, sheep-production, agricultural-chemicals, camooweal-4828
New copper exploration tool could help find Australian deposits
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A new tool to detect copper deposits could be used to find new resources in Australia.
Topics: copper, mining-industry, geology, mining-rural, united-kingdom, sydney-2000, olympic-dam-5725, mount-isa-4825
Mayors lock horns over need for new goat abattoir
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Bourke's plan to develop a new goat abattoir has sparked a debate about the future of goat production in Queensland.
Topics: goat-production, livestock, rural, charleville-4470, bourke-2840
2016 Big Country Sale, Charters Towers image
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Topics: livestock, beef-cattle, rural, charters-towers-4820
Chris McDonald, Karumba Barramundi Discovery Centre image
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Topics: fishing-aquaculture, rural, fish, karumba-4891
Sexual stage fright as dud barramundi delay fish stocking program
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Staff at Karumba's Barramundi Discovery Centre say they might not be able to supply young fish to restock dams in 2016.
Topics: fish, fishing-aquaculture, rural, karumba-4891
Grazier says Kangaroo-proof fence photo shows competition for pasture
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A Queensland cattle producer says a kangaroo exclusion fence is bringing 'immeasurable' benefits after recent rain.
Topics: rural, livestock, pest-management, rainfall, drought, wyandra-4489, cunnamulla-4490
Memories of backyard Wookatook rodeo
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Wookatook Rodeo founders Jimmy and Joan Barrett re-visit their fondest rodeo memories.
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