mount isa, queensland staged a major rodeo in 1977 which attracted 30,000 people and in september 1978 riders from the usa, canada, new zealand and australia competed in the world rodeo titles at the showground for prize-money totalling $60,000. the royal agricultural society (ras) show in sydney held rodeo competitions in 1980 between australian and canadian roughriders and have continued to have other international competitions. in 1982 an australian bushmen's carnival association team competed in the north american rodeo commission's championships in denver, colorado, finishing sixth overall.