Cootamundra Rodeo Association has been successful in its application for a grant for work to prepare the rodeo circuit for the October 5 rodeo.
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The council granted the association's request for $2,500 to help rejuvenate the circuit.
President Gary Luck said the bulls and broncs event in March this year ran for nearly three hours with great response from the community and about 300 through the gates.
"this was done as a trial run to see how the community would support a bigger rodeo," Mr Luck told the council.
"Feedback was exceptional with everyone going away wanting more.
"This feedback was taken on board hence the staging the upcoming rodeo on the long weekend, kicking off at 10am and concluding late afternoon.
"It will have more events on the program, including open bareback, novice bareback, open bronc ride, novice bronc ride, barrel racing from junior through to open, steer ride junion to open and novice bull riding and open bull ride.
"If this upcoming rodeo is successful the committee will aim to hold a full rodeo the next year, once they are able to update the last stage of the arena which will then allow the incluision of time events such as calf roping, steer wrestling, team roping and steer undercorating.
"The committee have manicured the grounds, updated the footbridge for safer access and appleid for grants to update the toilet facilities."
