The Saxby Round-Up and Yelvertoft Campdraft both had to be postponed earlier this year due to the pandemic but now they are joining forces for a one-off event in August.
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The committees of the two events have said they invited locals to save the date for for a limited program campdraft and rodeo to be held in Julia Creek on the weekend of August 14 to 16.
"There are a lot of variables and restrictions that need to be taken into consideration when planning an event during this time so stay tuned as plans develops," the committees said in a joint statement on Facebook.
Yelvertoft's Marcus Curr told the ABC Tuesday they planned to open the event to spectators and their plans was attracting a lot of interest.
"It will be limited but hopefully it will be a fun weekend," Mr Curr said.
The Yelvertoft Rodeo is normally held at Yelvertoft at Easter but was held in Julia Creek in 2018 due to the drought.
The Saxby Round-up is normally held in late July.
The Sedan Dip rodeo was also scheduled to be on August 16-18 but that has been cancelled for 2020.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
