Chappel was impressed by the amount of support the region showed. “Moranbah hasn’t had a rodeo for about three years, for various reasons,” she said. “So it was good to see about 1500 ...

It was here that Dave was among volunteers who worked on establishing the Moranbah Rodeo committee and building the town its own rodeo arena. "We built it in about six or eight months. It was a ...

Buddy Gravener at a rodeo in Rockhampton in 1960. He started working at Utah Mine, Blackwater, in 1968 and then transferred to Peak Downs Mine, Moranbah, where he stayed for a number of years ...

A long-time rodeo rider and motocross competitor, Sam had had his fair share of broken bones. Sam Varley is a member of the Moranbah Motocross Club. He also broken his neck in a car accident in ...