Full list of cancelled events in the North West...
Boulia Shire Council 18 Mar 2020

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The global COVID-19 pandemic has played havoc with planned events everywhere and North West Queensland is no different. Here's what we know at the moment about various events are whether they are going ahead / cancelled or modified. We will try and keep this list up to date as possible as new information arises. If you know of any updates to your events please email [email protected] Friday March 20 Mount Isa Art gallery exhibition opening Status: MICC say still going ahead at the moment but watch Outback at Isa Facebook page for updates March 20, 21, 27, 28 MITS play unnecessary farce: Status proceeding this weekend, but cancelling final weekend - no performances 27,28 March Saturday March 21 Parkrun Mount Isa and Cloncurry: Status cancelled until further notice Saturday March 21 Mount Isa cricket final: status cancelled Saturday March 21 Cloncurry Races Status: proceeding without patrons Saturday March 21 MIRU rugby: postponed to May Saturday March 28 Winton races: Status: unsure possibly proceeding without patrons. Saturday March 28: Council elections: Status: proceeding as normal but voters encouraged to pre-poll. Saturday April 4: Maxi races. Status: cancelled Saturday April 4 Mount Isa Campdraft come and try day. Status: cancelled Saturday April 4 Dirt N Dust Junior Tri, Mount Isa. Status: no decision yet Easter weekend: Boulia campdraft, rodeo and races. Status cancelled April 10 Barramundi Fishing Championships, Burketown, Status: cancelled April 10 Normanton Barra Classic Status: cancelled April 17-19 Dirt N Dust festival, Julia Creek. Status: cancelled Saturday April 18 Amber Lawrence concert, Mount Isa, Status: Rescheduled for October 24. Saturday Apr 25 Anzac Day - Status: all events cancelled Saturday Apr 25 Mount Isa Anzac Day Races: Status: no patrons allowed May 1-4 Boulia Christian Convention, Racecourse Reserve. Status unknoiwn May 1-3 Winton Campdraft Status: cancelled May 2 Gregory races: Status unknown May 2-3 MICE Jazz Band Bandana presents Grooving in the Grove, Adels Grove. status: unknown May 3 Gregory Canoe Races Status still proceeding at this status May 8 Hughenden State School Fete status unknown May 8 St Kieran's School Fete status unknown May 8 Birdsville Campdraft, Rodeo and Bronco Branding status: cancelled May 8-10 Yelvertoft campdraft and rodeo. Status: pending. May 9 Mount Isa Mother's Day Races; status no patrons allowed May 9 The Sapphires at Mount Isa Civic Centre. status unknown May 13 The Owl and the Pussycat at Mount Isa Civic Centre status unknown May 15-17 Julia Creek Campdraft: Status: pending May 22-Jun 13 Animal Farm MITS play status unknown May 23 Mount Isa Races Country Showcase status no patrons allowed May 24 Car and motorbike show, Mount Isa Restored Car Club status: unknown May 24 Brisbane Comedy Festival On Tour at Mount Isa Civic Centre status unknown May 29-31 Hughenden Show. status unknown May 29-31 Camooweal Campdraft and Rodeo status: pending May 30 Cloncurry races Status: no patrons allowed Jun 5-7 Winton Show Status: unknown Jun 6 Mount Isa Cup (races) Status: no patrons allowed Jun 6 Simpson Desert Ultra, Birdsville status unknown Jun 12-13 Cloncurry Show: no decision yet Jun 12-13 Richmond Field Days: no decision yet Jun 13 Richmond Races: no decision yet Jun 13 Hughenden Porcupine Gorge Challenge: no decision yet Jun 13-14 Burketown campdraft; Status: Pending Jun 17 Rouge Circus at Mount Isa Civic Centre status: unknown Jun 19-20 Mount Isa Show: no decision yet Jun 19-21 Gregory Campdraft status: Pending Jun 20 McKinlay races no decision yet Jun 20 Bedourie Rugby Nines status unknown Jun 26-28 Festival of Outback Opera, Mount Isa status unknown Jun 25-28 Saxby Campdraft. Status: unknown Jun 26-Jul 4 Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival, Winton status unknown Jun 27 Mount Isa Do It For Dolly Races status: no patrons allowed Jul 1 Tutus on Tour at Mount Isa Civic Centre status: unknown Jul 2-5 Mount Isa Campdraft Status: Pending Jul 3 Bedourie Campdraft, Rodeo, Gymkhana. Status: Pending Jul 4 Stamford Races and Community Fun Day status unknown Jul 6-12 Naidoc Week status unknown Jul 7-9 Big Red Bash, Birdsville status: no decision yet Jul 8-12 Cloncurry Stockmans Challenge and Campdraft. Status: unknown Jul 11 Bedourie Camel Races status unknown Jul 11 Order of the Outback Ball, Burketown status unknown Jul 18 Outback Masters Golf, Hughenden status unknown Jul 18 Boulia Camel Races status: cancelled Jul 18 Songs and Tales of Angry Old Men at Mount Isa Civic Centre status unknown Jul 24-26 Million Dollar Hole in One, Longreach status unknown Jul 25 Winton Camel Races status unknown Jul 25 Quamby Rodeo status unknown Jul 31 - Aug 2 Curry Merry Muster status; no decision yet Jul 31 - Aug 2 Hughenden Country Music Festival status unknown Aug 6-9 Mount Isa Mines Rodeo status: no decision yet We have removed our paywall from our stories about the coronavirus. This is a rapidly changing situation and we want to make sure our readers are as informed as possible. If you would like to support our journalists you can subscribe here

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Full list of cancelled events in the North West

The global COVID-19 pandemic has played havoc with planned events everywhere and North West Queensland is no different.

Here's what we know at the moment about various events are whether they are going ahead / cancelled or modified.

We will try and keep this list up to date as possible as new information arises.

If you know of any updates to your events please email [email protected]

Friday March 20 Mount Isa Art gallery exhibition opening Status: MICC say still going ahead at the moment but watch Outback at Isa Facebook page for updates

March 20, 21, 27, 28 MITS play unnecessary farce: Status proceeding this weekend, but cancelling final weekend - no performances 27,28 March

Saturday March 21 Parkrun Mount Isa and Cloncurry: Status cancelled until further notice

Saturday March 28 Winton races: Status: unsure possibly proceeding without patrons.

Saturday March 28: Council elections: Status: proceeding as normal but voters encouraged to pre-poll.

Saturday April 4: Maxi races. Status: cancelled

Saturday April 4 Mount Isa Campdraft come and try day. Status: cancelled

Saturday April 4 Dirt N Dust Junior Tri, Mount Isa. Status: no decision yet

Easter weekend: Boulia campdraft, rodeo and races. Status cancelled

April 10 Barramundi Fishing Championships, Burketown, Status: cancelled

April 10 Normanton Barra Classic Status: cancelled

Saturday April 18 Amber Lawrence concert, Mount Isa, Status: Rescheduled for October 24.

Saturday Apr 25 Anzac Day - Status: all events cancelled

Saturday Apr 25 Mount Isa Anzac Day Races: Status: no patrons allowed

May 1-4 Boulia Christian Convention, Racecourse Reserve. Status unknoiwn

May 1-3 Winton Campdraft Status: cancelled

May 2 Gregory races: Status unknown

May 2-3 MICE Jazz Band Bandana presents Grooving in the Grove, Adels Grove. status: unknown

May 3 Gregory Canoe Races Status still proceeding at this status

May 8 Hughenden State School Fete status unknown

May 8 St Kieran's School Fete status unknown

May 8 Birdsville Campdraft, Rodeo and Bronco Branding status: cancelled

May 8-10 Yelvertoft campdraft and rodeo. Status: pending.

May 9 Mount Isa Mother's Day Races; status no patrons allowed

May 9 The Sapphires at Mount Isa Civic Centre. status unknown

May 13 The Owl and the Pussycat at Mount Isa Civic Centre status unknown

May 15-17 Julia Creek Campdraft: Status: pending

May 22-Jun 13 Animal Farm MITS play status unknown

May 23 Mount Isa Races Country Showcase status no patrons allowed

May 24 Car and motorbike show, Mount Isa Restored Car Club status: unknown

May 24 Brisbane Comedy Festival On Tour at Mount Isa Civic Centre status unknown

May 29-31 Hughenden Show. status unknown

May 29-31 Camooweal Campdraft and Rodeo status: pending

May 30 Cloncurry races Status: no patrons allowed

Jun 5-7 Winton Show Status: unknown

Jun 6 Mount Isa Cup (races) Status: no patrons allowed

Jun 6 Simpson Desert Ultra, Birdsville status unknown

Jun 12-13 Cloncurry Show: no decision yet

Jun 12-13 Richmond Field Days: no decision yet

Jun 13 Richmond Races: no decision yet

Jun 13 Hughenden Porcupine Gorge Challenge: no decision yet

Jun 13-14 Burketown campdraft; Status: Pending

Jun 17 Rouge Circus at Mount Isa Civic Centre status: unknown

Jun 19-20 Mount Isa Show: no decision yet

Jun 19-21 Gregory Campdraft status: Pending

Jun 20 McKinlay races no decision yet

Jun 20 Bedourie Rugby Nines status unknown

Jun 26-28 Festival of Outback Opera, Mount Isa status unknown

Jun 25-28 Saxby Campdraft. Status: unknown

Jun 26-Jul 4 Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival, Winton status unknown

Jun 27 Mount Isa Do It For Dolly Races status: no patrons allowed

Jul 1 Tutus on Tour at Mount Isa Civic Centre status: unknown

Jul 2-5 Mount Isa Campdraft Status: Pending

Jul 3 Bedourie Campdraft, Rodeo, Gymkhana. Status: Pending

Jul 4 Stamford Races and Community Fun Day status unknown

Jul 6-12 Naidoc Week status unknown

Jul 7-9 Big Red Bash, Birdsville status: no decision yet

Jul 8-12 Cloncurry Stockmans Challenge and Campdraft. Status: unknown

Jul 11 Bedourie Camel Races status unknown

Jul 11 Order of the Outback Ball, Burketown status unknown

Jul 18 Outback Masters Golf, Hughenden status unknown

Jul 18 Songs and Tales of Angry Old Men at Mount Isa Civic Centre status unknown

Jul 24-26 Million Dollar Hole in One, Longreach status unknown

Jul 25 Winton Camel Races status unknown

Jul 25 Quamby Rodeo status unknown

Jul 31 - Aug 2 Curry Merry Muster status; no decision yet

Jul 31 - Aug 2 Hughenden Country Music Festival status unknown

Aug 6-9 Mount Isa Mines Rodeo status: no decision yet

We have removed our paywall from our stories about the coronavirus.

This is a rapidly changing situation and we want to make sure our readers are as informed as possible. If you would like to support our journalists you can subscribe here