For the first time in about 25 years the Australian Professional Rodeo Association national finals were held in Victoria, with the Chiltern Rodeo Club hosting rounds one and two of the event on Friday and Saturday night.
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Club president Michael Phibbs said more than 3000 people attended over the weekend.
"Saturday night we had a lot of people who traveled from far away, the town was booked out, so that was pretty good," he said.
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"Everyone's coming and everyone's shopping ... it helps not only this community, but every other community that they go through, they can stop there and get fuel, they stop there and get a drink and they come here and leave good reports about our bakery and all that."
Mr Phibb said it was the first time in at least 25 years the finals had ever been held in Victoria.
"No one puts in for them, so we put in for them and we got them here," he said.
Chiltern's Jarrod McKane won the bareback bronco riding competition and is in the running for the Australian title.
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Victoria Ellis
Victoria Ellis grew up on the Border and loves reporting for her home community. She is a University of Wollongong Journalism graduate. In 2018 Victoria was awarded the Bruce Gordon Scholarship for Journalism and completed a 10 week internship with WIN News Illawarra. In 2019 she was awarded The Border Mail's Cameron Thompson Scholarship, where she completed a three week internship, before taking up ongoing employment in 2021.
Victoria Ellis grew up on the Border and loves reporting for her home community. She is a University of Wollongong Journalism graduate. In 2018 Victoria was awarded the Bruce Gordon Scholarship for Journalism and completed a 10 week internship with WIN News Illawarra. In 2019 she was awarded The Border Mail's Cameron Thompson Scholarship, where she completed a three week internship, before taking up ongoing employment in 2021.
