The visual-arts community in Mount Isa will be getting a boost thanks to a special round of Council’s Regional Arts Development Fund.

Mount Isa City Council will be holding its annual Pet Day on Saturday July 20 at the Civic Centre front lawn.

The fun and excitement of educational virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have come to the Mount Isa City Library for the school holidays.

Council’s domestic transfer station has officially reached the 2-million-container mark for the Queensland Container Refund Scheme, about six months after the scheme began in Mount Isa.