Description
Mount Isa is a unique and progressive city nestled among the splendour of the Selwyn Ranges in the heart of North West Queensland.
Once a raw frontier town built around the vast mineral resources the city is famous for, Mount Isa has grown into a thriving industrial and commercial centre renowned for its friendly and welcoming nature, while also offering modern metropolitan conveniences which add to the City’s increasingly cosmopolitan ambience.
Mount Isa is also an exciting tourist destination offering a number of unique attractions including the award winning Outback at Isa centre and Hard Times Mine; and heritage sites including Painted Rock and the Underground Hospital. See various historical artifacts at the Frank Aston Museum, learn about the local Aboriginal community at the Kalkadoon Tribal Centre and Cultural Keeping Place, see a display of fossils at the Riversleigh Fossils Interpretive Centre, and learn about the School of Distance Education.
