Spinifex State College celebrated a year of its education and extra-curricular activities at its annual awards night at the Mount Isa Civic Centre on Wednesday.

a joint venture between the traditional owners and custodians of Spinifex Ridge and the Compass Group. The contract award was celebrated today at a signing ceremony attended by representatives of the ...

is one of three blazes in the state's north-west that were started as a result of vehicles coming into contact with notoriously combustible spinifex grass lining the Barkly Highway near Mount Isa.

This comes as a fire ban is issued for parts of the Northern Region, including Mount Isa. The first spinifex fire is located at Gunpowder, northwest of Mount Isa. The second spinifex fire is ...