Editing Mount Isa (section)

== Amenities ==
The [[City of Mount Isa]] operates a public library in Mount Isa at 23 West Street which utilizes a high - speed ISDN Internet Connection (powered through the [[National Broadband Network]]) to both [[Townsville]] and [[Brisbane]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 May 2014 |title=Mount Isa City Library |url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/mt_isa/mt_isa_library |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205142847/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/services/mount_isa |archive-date=5 February 2018 |access-date=30 January 2018 |website=Public Libraries Connect |publisher=State Library of Queensland |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Mount Isa also has a cinema complex, situated in the inner city on Rodeo Drive, that contains three air-conditioned [[Cinema (place)|cinema]]s, a [[skate park]]/aquatic centre and a multi-purpose sporting complex for [[basketball]] and other indoor sports. Mount Isa's events complex, Buchanan Park, opened in May 2007, can hold up to 6,000 people and is used for special events such as concerts and expos. It is also the home of the city's annual show and rodeo.

The city is known for its annual [[Rodeo]] and [[Mardi Gras]] street parade every August. There is also an annual Multicultural Festival in early September.

The local theatre group, the Mount Isa Theatrical Society, also known as MITS, often holds plays and musicals, at least once every few months.

Athletics,<ref>{{cite web |title=Mt Isa Athletics - Home |url=http://www.mountisaathletics.com.au |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225031420/http://mountisaathletics.com.au/ |archive-date=25 February 2018 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> gymnastics,<ref>{{Cite web |title=North West Gymnastics |url=https://www.northwestgymnastics.com.au |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226123135/https://www.northwestgymnastics.com.au/ |archive-date=26 February 2018 |access-date=2018-02-22 |website=North West Gymnastics |language=en-US |df=dmy-all}}</ref> tennis, rugby league, [[field hockey]], football, netball, rugby union, cricket, and Australian rules are the most common sports but [[skeet shooting|shooting]], squash, softball, basketball, BMX racing, and [[ten-pin bowling]] are also present. Mount Isa has a Go Kart Club<ref>{{cite web |title=Australian Karting Association (Qld) Incorporated |url=http://www.akaqld.asn.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051224191754/http://www.akaqld.asn.au/ |archive-date=24 December 2005 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> situated off Duchess Road on the southern side of town.