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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
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Rodeo royalty: Mareeba Rodeo Miss Personality Candice Mulcahy, Queen Alessia Aloia and Princess Lisa Nastasi after being crowned on Friday night
Rodeo rocks again! A
nother Mareeba Rodeo has wrapped up successfully, bringing to an end the two-week Rodeo Festival. Cold and sometimes rainy weather failed to dampen the enthusiasm of a bumper crowd that turned out for the Interstate Challenge on Saturday and the Rodeo proper on Sunday. Veteran rider Shane Kenny from Emerald gained the title of Champion Cowboy while Nichole Fitzpatrick from Willowtree took out Champion Cowgirl. The Queensland team continued its unchallenged dominance of the Interstate Challenge on Saturday night, emerging victorious over the New South Wales side 36-29. About 330 riders from across the country converged on
Kerribee Park for the rodeo, competing in events across several categories including bull riding, saddle bronc, steer wrestling and roping challenges. The Rodeo caps off two weeks of festivities and events started by the Junior Cowpokes Competition on June 29 and the popular street parade on Friday night. Alessia Aloia was crowed Rodeo Queen, with Lisa Nastasi winning Rodeo Princess and Candice Mulcahy being awarded Miss Personality. A host of other attractions brought in a regular-sized crowd of about 12,000, including rides and sideshows provided by the Showman’s Guild of Australia, woodchopping contests and the Stud Beef Cattle show. Many attendees had travelled interstate to see the rodeo,
evidenced by the enthusiastic cheers for the New South Wales side during the Interstate Challenge. Member for Kennedy Bob Katter also turned up at the rodeo, hat and all. Rodeo Committee president Jim Blakeney said the event had been successful as always. “It was fantastic, we’ve had a good reception this year,” he said. “We were nearly spoiled by rain at the end of the Interstate Challenge but it held off just long enough. “The crowd was at the usual numbers and they were all happy – we’ve had good comments and a good crowd makes a good show.” More Rodeo coverage pages 2, 3, 17, 19.
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