Mount Isa council reins in funding for rodeo after shift to online competition

Mount Isa City Council has pulled some of its funding from the annual Mount Isa Mines Rodeo after it was announced the rodeo would go online.

The council will now sponsor the biggest rodeo in the Southern Hemisphere to the amount of $2,500.

Mayor Danielle Slade declined to comment on monetary value as in the past she believes it was mostly in kind support.

"It was an extremely tough decision, but we just felt it was responsible given how much the rest of our community is hurting," she said.

"We felt the funds that were going to be spent on the rodeo could be better used to support other areas of the community."

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Article written by: By Zara Margolis and Kelly Butterworth