Mount Isa City Council | able city,” he explains. “Those consultants have been to town, they’ve interviewed hundreds and hundreds of people to learn their aspirations and ideas and they have developed a plan to make the city more liveable.” “That plan covers every angle,” he adds. “It covers sports, the arts, culture – you name it, and it’s covered in the report.” Three years ago, Mayor McGrady told Business World his dream was to make Mount Isa “a more livable city.” Today, that dream is well on its way to becoming a reality. “We now have in place an organisation whose sole role is to ensure we do become a more liveable city,” he says. “The other thing we’re doing along the same lines is we – Mount Isa City Council – have entered into agreement with the QueenslandMusic Festival. We’re now being seen not just as the one of the world’s greatest mining communities, but as one of Queensland’s most cultural cities.” As an example, he cites the recent QueenslandMusical Festival event inMount Isa. There was a choir and an orchestra of
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