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A special day!
The Ferguson family ... Rodeo is in their blood.
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Rodeo mums. There’s something special about them and we are thankful they continue to ignore the warnings of that famous Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson song, Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies grow Up To Be Cowboys! This year Road To Rodeo Mount Isa is on 11 May – the day before Mother’s Day – and organisers are keen to shine the light on rodeo mums. Cloncurry’s Kylee Ferguson is a famed rider and mum of three successful rodeo riders in Cade, Kolt and Brandee. Kylee and Cade will both defend their titles at Road to Rodeo Mount Isa in May. Kylee is a five-time Australian APRA junior title holder, was former Miss Rodeo Australia, is the reigning Road to Rodeo Open Barrel Race winner and also leads Australia’s Youth Rodeo Organisation (YRO). She was just 12 when she first fell in love with rodeo from watching her cowboy father Cliff McIntyre in action. Reflecting on Mother’s Day, Cade said the worst gift he ever gave his mum was a card he made at school. “I’m not much of a drawer to be honest, I’d rather be on a horse!” said Cade. “This year we will all be together competing at Road to Rodeo Mount Isa and being together as a family makes mum super happy and when she’s happy, we all are!” STORY PAGE 32
Keep ’em honest Big retailers in Australia need mandatory rules that demand fairness in dispute resolutions, a review into supermarkets has recommended. In January, the federal Government appointed economist and former Labor MP Craig Emerson “independent reviewer“ of the
Food and Grocery Code of Conduct, which exists to keep supermarkets honest. Dr Emerson delivered an interim document last month, with the full report expected in June. The ACCC and Senate are also investigating big Australian retailers, all of which have faced intense public scrutiny for contributing to es-
calating cost of living expenses. Dr Emerson said the existing Food and Grocery Code of Conduct was ineffective and needed to be mandatory for Coles, Woolworths, Aldi and wholesaler Metcash. “It contains no penalties for breaches and supermarkets can opt out of important provisions by overriding them in their grocery sup-
ply agreements,“ he said. “Effective penalties must apply for breaches of the mandatory code. This would bring the Australian Competition and Consumer Commissions (ACCC) into code enforcement.” COVERAGE PAGE 6
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