Australia

Boxer Bronco Johnson dies at 78
[Oct. 19, 2006] Australia has lost one of the last true boxing showmen, north Queenslander Don 'Bronco' Johnson, who died this week at the age of 78.

Look out USA here comes HEATH SHRIMP
[Oct. 18, 2006] Heath Shrimp's #1 placing in the 2006 Australian PBR Representative Standings has earnt him a spot at the 2006 PBR World Finals in Las Vegas.

Rockhampton’s Kevin Connolly claimed his first PBR win for the 2006 season
[Oct. 18, 2006] Rockhampton’s Kevin Connolly claimed his first PBR win for the season at the Caloundra Event held on the Ettamogah Pub grounds last weekend. Connolly has been slowly returning to the form that won him the 2005 Australian Championship, and with so many events and money still on offer, don’t count him out of the 2006 Australian title race.

WIN FOR 2005 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR at Round 11 of the PBR Australia Touring Pro
[Oct. 11, 2006] Budd Williamson from Ayr North Queensland posted his first win on the PBR Australia Tour in 2006. Round 11 of the PBR Australia Touring Pro was held at the historical Gargett Rodeo Grounds last weekend.

'Cruelty' claims force rodeo to scrap events
[Oct. 4, 2006] MARRABEL Rodeo organisers are planning to scrap all but one event because of the growing controversy over perceptions of animal cruelty. By SOPHIE ELSWORTH

Rights campaigners urge end to rodeo
[Oct. 3, 2006] Animal rights campaigners have called for the 70th Marrabel Rodeo, which is held in South Australia's mid-north, to be the last. By ABC Australia

The Great Western Hotel Arena Rockhampton, hosted stop number 10 on the PBR Australian Pro Tour
[Oct. 3, 2006] The Great Western Hotel Arena Rockhampton hosted stop number 10 on the Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Tour. Only eight more events until the Touring Pro Finals, to be held on the 30th & 31st December, 2006

Round 9 of the Professional Bull Riders Australia Touring Pro rocked the small town of Capella in Central Queensland
[Oct. 3, 2006] Thirty five of the countries top bull riders matched up against four of Queensland’s best pens of bucking bulls to deliver a night of exciting bull riding action.

TOWNSVILLE’S ADAM WALES WINS PBRA HUGHENDEN EVENT
[Sep. 11, 2006] Bull riders from around the nation made their way to Hughenden on the weekend to contest one of the richest bull rides in the west with over $10 000 in prize-money on offer. By PBR Australia Press Release

Stop 7 on the Australian Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Series
[Sep. 8, 2006] Innisfail North Queensland hosted Stop 7 on the Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Series. A vocal crowd of approximately 2400 people who braved the wet conditions were treated to a night of bull riding where the bulls dominated with only 12 of the 48 bulls bucked were successfully rode.

Rodeo Attitude Goes International
[Sep. 6, 2006] Australia, New Zealand and Canada directors announced. By Cindy Meyers, CEO Rodeo Attitude

Vet group seeks animal welfare presence at all rodeos
[Sep. 6, 2006] The Australian Veterinary Association says it is unacceptable that a vet was not present at a Darwin rodeo to treat a horse that had broken its leg. By ABC NEWS ONLINE

Vet group seeks animal welfare presence at all rodeos
[Sep. 6, 2006] The Australian Veterinary Association says it is unacceptable that a vet was not present at a Darwin rodeo to treat a horse that had broken its leg. By ABC NEWS ONLINE

CHAMPION'S LIFE CUT SHORT
[Sep. 2, 2006] The Dubbo community and Australian rodeo industry are in mourning following the loss of a talented local sporting champion and a "real good kid". Casey John Dorrington, 21, was killed on Wednesday night after the small truck he was driving swerved off the side of the road and hit a tree when he was just 5km from home. By ALIX DREW