Australia

Mathew survives World War Three
[Jan. 8, 2007] WHEN Mathew Bunn said it felt like World War Three was bearing down on him, he meant it. The 18-year-old bullrider really did fall victim to World War Three -- the champion rodeo bull that was last year named Australian Bucking Bull of the Year. By Gold Coast Publications Pty Ltd

Bull Riders Lending a Helping Hand Internationally
[Dec. 27, 2006] PBR bull riders in USA join to help fellow bull rider in Australia.

TAPP WINS HIS SECOND PBRA TOURING PRO EVENT
[Nov. 2, 2006] Collinsville Rodeo Grounds was the venue for stop number 14 on the PBR Australia Touring Pro Tour. This was Collinsville’s second year hosting an elite bull riding event and organizers were pleased with crowd numbers and involvement, doubling their attendance from the 2005 event.

PBR International Tour Qualifiers to Compete at Built Ford Tough World Finals
[Oct. 23, 2006] Top competitors from each of the four Professional Bull Riders' (PBR) international tours have qualified to represent PBR Australia, PBR Brazil, PBR Canada, and PBR Mexico at the upcoming Built Ford Tough World Finals presented by Wrangler, which take place Oct. 27 through Nov. 5, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nev. For the first time in PBR history, top bull riders from PBR affiliate organizations have earned a trip to the Built Ford Tough World Finals without competing almost exclusively in the United States. By PBR

Rodeos in Tasmania to follow animal welfare guidelines
[Oct. 19, 2006] Rodeo Tasmania has made a commitment to follow commonsense guidelines about animal welfare including having a veterinarian present at all events.

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