As Mount Lyell mine in Queenstown, Tasmania prepares to reopen, many people look forward to the return of jobs and industry. Not everyone is excited though. Follow the general manager of the mine as he examines the shop and hear from a...

From sports to eating with friends, explore what life is like for many residents of Queenstown, Tasmania. Some people have called this the ugliest town in Australia, but locals disagree. Where the River Runs Red part 4

Some residents of Queenstown, Tasmania - and some politicians - are pushing for a shift in economic priorities that focuses on tourism over mining. This isn't the first time Queenstown has considered the economic potential of tourism....

Mount Lyell mine in Queenstown, Tasmania shut down after a disaster in which a few miners were killed. With operations paused, residents reflect on life in the town, what and who they have lost, and where they go from here. Where the...

In the isolated west of Tasmania an ominous red river divides the small mining town of Queenstown. A result of copper run-off from a closed mine, it is an ever-present reminder of the town’s history of environmental and industrial...

Wild West saloons have been portrayed in popular culture as dens of vice and violence. Located throughout the American frontier, Western saloons were part of the landscape, present in small camps and growing towns alike. Saloons in the...