Global Drawcard Rodeo Event in Administration as Minister Knocks Back Call for Financial Booster

Published on October 27, 2024

Australia’s biggest rodeo event has been placed into voluntary administration after being denied a bail-out by the state government. Creditors Michael Brennan and David Stimpson from SV Partners have been appointed as administrators as the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo moves into voluntary administration. The Mount Isa Mines Rodeo has been a shining star of outback entertainment in Queensland, even netting gold and silver at the Queensland Tourism Awards earlier this year. The rodeo won gold for the 2022 Mount Isa Mines Indigenous Rodeo Championships in the Festivals and Events Category and silver for the 2022 Mount Isa Mines Rodeo in the Major Festivals and Events Category....