Don’t worry, the rodeo is still on.
Coonamble’s biggest campdraft will not go ahead this long weekend after days of rain deterioated road conditions and left the competiton low on cattle numbers.
The Coonamble Rodeo & Campdraft committee made the call Wednesday afternoon on 5 June, with trucks unable to access and transport cattle to Coonamble Showgrounds, particularly via the largley unsealed Wingadee Road north of the town.
The rodeo on Saturday and Sunday will still go ahead and organisers are looking at a potential new Campdraft date in August…