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Organisations, Cultural & Educational

Astronomy Group of Mount Isa Inc.

Len Fulham
Telephone: 07 4743 2955
E-mail: lfulham@tpgi.com.au
City/Town: Mount Isa


Barkly Highway State School P & C Association

Janet Lehman
Telephone: 07 4743 2513
E-mail: pandc@barklyss.qld.edu.au
City/Town: Mount Isa


Friends of the Theatre

Jean McTaggert
Telephone: 07 4747 3300
E-mail: jeanmctaggart@mountisa.qld.gov.au
City/Town: Mount Isa
Friends of the Theatre are a support group of the Theatre. Members receive discounts on produtions, a bi-annual newsletter and special mail-outs. Friends have an annual theatre production. Anyone is welcome to perform.


Girl Guides Association

Doree Hartley
Telephone: 07 4743 7572
City/Town: Mount Isa


Harlequin Players

Liz Stewart
Telephone: 07 4743 0534
City/Town: Mount Isa
We aim to foster and promote theatrical activities and offer tutoring to children in Mount Isa. We meet on Wednesday afternoons from 4.30pm to 6.30pm and have planned live performances.


Isolated Children's Parents' Association QLD Inc. (ICPA)

Lorraine McGuiness
Telephone: 07 4745 8302
Website: www.icpa.com.au
City/Town: Mount Isa

ICPA (Aust) is a voluntary national parent body dedicated to ensuring all geographically isolated students have equality with their non-isolated peers, of access to an appropriate education.

Membership includes a cross section of Australia's rural and remote population and includes fishermen, miners, itinerant employees, farmers, pastoralists and small business owners. There are 47 local brances in Queensland. Mount Isa Branch's membership is sourced from families whose children have or are attending Mount Isa School of the Air. Our membership catchment ranges from the Barkly Tablelands region of the Northern Territory, the shires of Diamantina, Boulia, Julia Creek, Carpentaria and Cloncurry as well as families from the Mount Isa District. Affiliated State & Federal membership of the ICPA costs $30.00 per year.

Monthly meetings are held on the Mount Isa School of the Air radio frequencies.



Lila's Community Focus Consultancy

Lila Pigliafiori
Telephone: 0427 891 532
E-mail: lpi40920@bigpond.net.au

Locally owned and operated

Delivering the following services:

  • Providing management support to establish and maintain internal administration and financial business processes
  • Providing staff training (Certificate IV Workplace Assessor & Trainer qualified)
  • Providing secretarial support for community or group meetings
  • Providing bookkeeping services


Mount Isa Agricultural Show Society Inc.

Stuart Lamping
Telephone: 07 4749 1577
E-mail: mtisashow@bigpond.com
City/Town: Mount Isa

MOUNT ISA SHOW DATES

2008 - June 20th - 22nd
2009 - June 19th - 21st
2010 - June 25th - 27th



Mount Isa Arts Village

Veronica Johnson
Telephone: 0407 230 165
City/Town: Mount Isa

The Mount Isa Arts Village, unites the following cultural groups:

  • The Potters Association
  • Mount Isa Folk Club
  • Mount Isa Visual Arts Society
  • Lapidary Club
  • Caledonian Bikers Club


Mount Isa Branch Qld Association of State School Principals

Telephone: 07 4743 2513
City/Town: Mount Isa
Q.A.S.S.P. is an association that is committed to providing school principals and deputy principals with open and timely channels of communication in order to achieve quality education.


Mount Isa Irish Dancers

Erin McGrath
Telephone: 07 4743 9135
City/Town: Mount Isa
Irish Dancers perform at many major functions and charity events around the city and we also compete at numerous competitions Australia wide.


Mount Isa Needle Craft Group

Wendy Kent
Telephone: 07 4743 6722
E-mail: gawekent@austarnet.com.au
City/Town: Mount Isa
We meet at the CWA Hall, 5 Isa Street, every Monday from 7.30pm-9.30pm. We welcome all forms of craft. Crochet, embroidery, knitting, needlework, etc. In fact, any technique involving the use of a needle in any shape or form. Small workshops are held on a regular basis within the group (these are sometimes open to the general public) demonstrating a particular type of Needlecraft. Fees: $15.00 per annum Membership and nightly amount of $1.00. All visitors welcome.


Mount Isa Theatrical Society (MITS)

Jenelle Robartson
Telephone: 07 4743 8577
Website: www.mits.org.au
E-mail: info@mits.org.au
City/Town: Mount Isa
788 096Amateur theatre group producing regular shows. Committee Meetings the second Sunday in every month at 11am.


Mount Isa Visual Art Society

Kate Lodewyk
Telephone: 07 4743 5681
City/Town: Mount Isa
Workshops for the public in watercolours/pastels and acylics. Drawing for adults and children. Committee Meetings held on the third Thursday of each month at the Art House, Alma St crossing. Memberhip: Single $30, Family $36, Pensioner-Student $20.00


Mount Isa Writer's Association Inc.

Val Brown
E-mail: valare.ian@bigpond.com
City/Town: Mount Isa
We meet on the first Thursday of the month 10am at the Mount Isa City Library. Cost is $10.00 per year.


Mount Isa Youth Pathways Program Inc. - MIYPP

Louisa Wakefield
Telephone: 07 4749 3060
Website: www.miypp.org.au
E-mail: projectofficer@miypp.org.au
City/Town: Mount Isa

Mount Isa Youth Pathways Program is a non-profit organisation which runs a transitional program for youth in Mount Isa from school to work.



Outback Arts Association Inc.

Annette Gordon
Telephone: 07 4743 3556
E-mail: artsoutback@bigpond.com
City/Town: Mount Isa

Outback Arts is an independant arts organisation made up of artists, artsworkers, cultural groups and people interested in promoting community development through the arts and cultural activities. A regionally based organisation with members from the shires of Boulia, Burke, Cloncurry, McKinlay and Mount Isa. Outback Arts provides services inofrmation and networking opportunities to all members of the community.

Our Anne Street facilities provide:
  • Workshop area for community projects
  • Meeting place for community groups
  • A place to exchange ideas, make plans and dream
  • Studio space for artists, at very reasonable rates.


Stone House Studio

Terry Townsend
Telephone: 0413 780 621
City/Town: Mount Isa
  • Solo & Band Entertainer
  • Live / Studio Sound Engineering
  • Vocal Training
  • Guitar Tuition
  • Song Composition
  • Arranging
  • Guitar Repairs
  • Recordings
  • Educational Workshops
  • Oils & Acrylic Artwork
  • Murals
  • Massage


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