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Articles for Kelly Butterworth

The major shops don't open on Sunday in Mount Isa but that could change next year
3 years, 6 months ago

The major shops don't open on Sunday in Mount Isa but that could change next year

ABC  

Major shops aren't allowed to open their doors on Sundays in North West Queensland, but that could change next year, leaving a pile of winners and losers. Key points: A five-year moratorium essentially banning some regional areas from applying to trade on Sundays will end in August 2022 Mount Isa has traditionally been divided on the topic Some tourists say …

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We asked five Indigenous teenagers what National Sorry Day means to them
4 years, 7 months ago

We asked five Indigenous teenagers what National Sorry Day means to them

ABC  

At Spinifex State College in Mount Isa, north-west Queensland, National Sorry Day means different things to five of the school's Indigenous teenagers. Spinifex senior student Wayne Burke said he felt Sorry Day and the national apology gave him and his family recognition and acknowledgement in Australia. Sorry Day's heavy weight Thomas Mullins, 16, says National Sorry Day means a lot …

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Indigenous artist Glenda McCulloch shares her culture and Kalkadoon surroundings through paintings
5 years, 2 months ago

Indigenous artist Glenda McCulloch shares her culture and Kalkadoon surroundings through paintings

ABC  

Glenda McCulloch works on a covered concrete slab behind her house in Mount Isa in the far north-west of Queensland. But Ms McCulloch was focused, ignoring the chaos and purely dedicated to creating colourful Aboriginal art that she sells to people all around Australia. "He's been making them for years, so when I started painting I was like: 'Dad, go …

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Breaking the stigma of choosing to live in your regional hometown
5 years, 3 months ago

Breaking the stigma of choosing to live in your regional hometown

ABC  

A sense of failure can hang around the country kids who don't move to the bright city lights, to the land of multi-lane highways, merging and public transport. "I had a bit of a panic attack in the city, moved back to Mount Isa to regroup and then tried university again and left again for Brisbane," she says. "I think …

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'It was all her': Winx jockey Hugh Bowman looks back on stellar run at Julia Creek event
5 years, 8 months ago

'It was all her': Winx jockey Hugh Bowman looks back on stellar run at Julia Creek event

ABC  

Standing inside a multi-use sports centre in Julia Creek in Queensland's far north west, Winx jockey Hugh Bowman is relaxed and joyful as he recounts his incredible journey as her rider — one which rocketed him to international fame. The making of a legend While singing the praises of Winx's trainer Chris Waller and accepting his own part in her …

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Doctor plays waiting game with insurance company over Townsville floods
5 years, 10 months ago

Doctor plays waiting game with insurance company over Townsville floods

ABC  

It's the follow-on devastation that no small business owner wants to think about — but one Townsville doctor is in limbo, waiting to hear whether his top-level insurance will even cover his practice. "I'm a small business owner as most general practices are, and the most heartbreaking thing really is the impact on my staff," he said. "The Insurance Council …

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