WINNER OF THE 2004, 2005 & 2006 OUTBACK QUEENSLAND TOURISM AWARDS
MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTION - NEW TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
2004, 2005 & 2006 HERITAGE & CULTURAL TOURISM
GENERAL TOURISM SERVICES
MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTION
JUDGES AWARD FOR BEST SUBMISSION
WINNER OF THE 2006 MOUNT ISA BUSINESS AWARDS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AWARD
WINNER OF THE 2006 QUEENSLAND STATE TOURISM AWARDS
HERITAGE AND CULTURAL TOURISM AWARD
Mind Blowing Experience Awaits You! Hard Times Mine
The Hard Times Mine is constructed as a "working" tourist mine to give you a real mine experience, from wearing a miners cap with lamp and ear muffs, to the descent in the "Alamac" cage to the floor of the mine and the Underground Tour.
The mine will have every appearance of an actual mine and there is every likelihood you'll meet the occasional miner while you are down there. Past and present Mount Isa Mine miners and tour guides will provide a guided commentary to the visitors of Hard Times Mine. Sir James Foots Building ~ Isa Experience Gallery and Mount Isa Mines Theatrette
The Sir James Foots Building houses the Isa Experience Gallery and the Mount Isa Mines Theatrette.
The ground floor is named the Isa Experience and will focus on the indigenous, settlement and mining programmes that are so much a part of Mount Isa.
The Upper Level is the Mount Isa Mines Theatrette with seating for more than 50 people. Films include footage of the early days and the further development of Mount Isa as a mining town and screens every 15-20 minutes.
One of the highlights is a spectacular two storey high wall the length of the gallery. It is a two level exhibit of artifacts, specimens, models, photographs, illustrations, dioramas and electronic media to introduce visitors to all the major themes of Outback at Isa. Amphitheatre
As you head out of the Sir James Foots Building you enter the Outback Park and part of this area is the Amphitheatre. This is an open air entertainment area that seats over 200 people. Riversleigh Fossils Centre and Laboratory
Riversleigh Fossil Centre opens the window into what lies four hours drive to the north of Mount Isa and what is now dry spinifex country. Giant Carnivorous Birds, Marsupial Lions and Thinadontas once roamed the floor in dense rainforest. This is the World Listed Riversleigh Fossils Site, one of the richest and most extensive in the world. The award winning centre houses a series of exciting and informative displays bringing the once west tropical landscape and its long gone inhabitants back to life.
You will be able to visit the adjacent laboratory where Outback at Isa's resident Palaeontologist and Laboratory Technician free the fossils from limestone and piece their lives back together. Outback Park
The Outback Park is an extensively creative landscape that captures your attention with a central lagoon surrounded by lush plantings and waterfalls. Pathways will lead you to a series of "exhibition plazas" which examine a range of topics including barramundi, Indigenous food plants and desert plantings in a variety of areas. A bridge extends across the lagoon and will allow you to view the various, bird life and aquatic plants that the lagoon has attracted. Tourist Information Centre
The Information Centre is a place to find out what the North West Region has to offer, to correspond with relatives and friends by the internet and simply plan the next part of your holiday or take a rest in air conditioned comfort. Thingadontas Den ~ Gift & Souvenir Shop
Conveniently open 7 days a week, you will be more than happy with the wide range of Souvenirs and Gifts available for purchase.
- Locally made mineral clocks
- Souvenirs with a difference
- Aboriginal Figurines and Souvenirs
- Wide range of Maps
- Official Supplier of 4LM Rodeo T-Shirts and Souvenirs
Outback Cafe
The cafe offers a selection of snacks and light meals during Outback at Isa's opening hours, coincides with the transit terminal coach arrivals and departures. Campbells Tours and Travel
Campbells Tours and Travel located inside Outback at Isa, is an agent for major bus companies. Campbells operate the Mount Isa Mines Surface Tours and tours to Lawn Hill Gorge, Riversleigh Fossil Fields and Adels Grove. | 
