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New champions crowned at the Mount Isa Indigenous Rodeo Championships

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New champions crowned at the Mount Isa Indigenous Rodeo Championships   New Zealand wins inaugural Trans-Tasman Indigenous Rodeo Challenge   New rodeo champions have been crowned at the 2024 Mount Isa Indigenous Rodeo Championships, and a spectacular HAKA was performed by the visiting New Zealand cowboys as part of the inaugural Trans-Tasman rodeo challenge which … Continued

World’s oldest professional competing cowboy shares advice with the youngest at Mount Isa Mines Rodeo

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World’s oldest professional competing cowboy shares advice with the youngest at Mount Isa Mines Rodeo   In a wonderful Mount Isa Rodeo moment, the oldest certified competing cowboy in the world, 93-year-old Bob Holder from Cootamundra in NSW, met the youngest competitor, eight-year-old Asher McCullough, a local Mount Isa cowboy, and the legendary Mount Isa … Continued

Trees may not cool cities during heat waves as much as we thought

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A new study suggests that the cooling potential of greenery is reduced in sweltering conditions. Many cities have undertaken initiatives to plant more trees to help combat climate-driven urban overheating. However, those bold planting efforts may not be as effective in tackling the issue as we once thought. A study by UNSW Sydney researchers Kai Gao, Dr … Continued

New Australian-designed model for prevention of the world’s leading cause of death

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Melbourne-based researchers have developed a novel health economic model to inform different health interventions and treatment plans for people at risk of heart attack and stroke by taking into account the cumulative effects of key risk factors throughout their adult life.  Unlike current decision-making models designed to inform primary prevention of cardiovascular disease based on … Continued