North West Region

Extending from the Gulf of Carpentaria to south of Mount Isa and the Flinders Highway, and east of Torrens Creek to the Northern Territory border.

North West Region

About North West Region

Area: 308,134 sq km.
Population: Around 33,500.
Industries: Mining, tourism, freight, agriculture. 

Main Roads services the state-controlled road network in Queensland. The department’s roads program, the Roads Implementation Program 2009-10 to 2013-14, outlines what the department is doing in the North West Region of Queensland, now and in the future. The department’s Cloncurry Office is the main point of contact for residents, industry and business to connect with Main Roads and learn more about what is happening in the area.

Region contact information

Cloncurry Office

Email: cloncurry.office@tmr.qld.gov.au
Phone: +61 7 4769 3200
Fax: +61 7 4769 3244
Post: PO Box 338
Cloncurry QLD 4824
Location: 16–22 Ramsay Street
Cloncurry QLD 4824

Interesting facts and figures

Road network

Visit the Traffic and travel information website for the lastest update. 

  • Landsborough Highway (Winton - Cloncurry)
  • Flinders Highway (Charters Towers - Cloncurry)
  • Barkly Highway (Cloncurry - Border)
  • Wills Developmental Road (Julia Creek - Burketown)
  • Karumba Developmental Road
  • Burke Developmental Road (Cloncurry - Dimbulah)
  • Gulf Developmental Road (Normanton - Croydon)
  • Hughenden - Muttaburra Road
  • Diamantina Developmental Road (Boulia - Mount Isa)
  • Kennedy Developmental Road (The Lynd - Winton)
  • Aramac - Torrens Creek Road
  • Richmond - Winton Road
  • Julia Creek - Kynuna Road
  • Gregory Downs - Camooweal Road
  • Cloncurry - Dajarra Road
  • Mount Isa - Duchess Road

Local government

Places of interest

  • Underground Museum and Hospital, Mt Isa
  • Cloncurry
  • Riversleigh Fossil
  • Ernest Henry Mine, Cloncurry
  • Burketown
  • Kronosaurus Korner, Richmond
  • Camooweal
  • Hughenden
  • Coolabah Tree, Hughes
  • Karumba

Projects

Project feed

Project nameRegion(s)Description
Burke Developmental Road upgradeNorth West

The Burke Developmental Road between Cloncurry and Normanton is being progressively upgraded and widened.
Flinders Highway west of Charters Towers to CloncurryNorth West

Reconstruct and widen a 12 km section 25 km east of Hughenden and a 9.5 km section 20 km west of Julia Creek.
Flood damage restoration programMackay/Whitsunday, Central West, North West, Northern, Far North

Flood damage restoration works on sections of the road network that were damaged as a result of monsoonal flooding from either cyclones Ellie or Charlotte in early 2009. Covers five Main Roads regions, north and west of Mackay.
Gilbert River Bridge Burke Developmental RoadNorth West

Replace the existing 60 m low-level bridge with a new high-level bridge, 180 m in length.
Wills Developmental Road (Gregory to Burketown)North West

This project brought the total length of sealed road to 52 km.
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Maps

map thumbView the North West region on the interactive map

North West Region map

North West Region map

Also available is the detailed North West Region map (PDF, 1.69 MB).

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Last updated: 04 November 2009