Council a Presenting Partner of 2025 Mount Isa Mines Rodeo

Published on 31 March 2025

Mount Isa City Council is proud to be a presenting partner of the 2025 Mount Isa Mines Rodeo.

At the March Ordinary Meeting on Wednesday, March 26, Council resolved to provide cash sponsorship of $66,000, as well as $47,100 in in-kind support (plus ancillary venue costs), for this year’s event, to be held from August 8 to 10 at Buchanan Park.

"This is a completely new organisation, so I encourage everyone to give the new board a chance and get on board, to make this rodeo better than it’s ever been," Mayor Peta MacRae said at the Ordinary Meeting.

Councillor Dan Ballard wished the committee all the very best.

"I think the board is very well made up of locally connected people and has a healthy cross-section, and I have every confidence that it’s going to be a huge success," Cr Ballard said.

Councillor Travis Crowther said the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo's new board had brought the event back to the community.

"I think they’re going to bring a lot more tourism back into the city, which then has a flow-on effect for all of the businesses, so it’ll be well worth it down the track," Cr Crowther said.

The Mount Isa Rodeo has been running since 1959, originally by local Rotary clubs and later by Isa Rodeo Ltd, which went into administration in late 2024. A new entity – Mount Isa Pro Rodeo Ltd – was formed by local community members earlier this year to manage and run the iconic annual event.