Rodeo Queen

The 2008 Darwin Rodeo will once again host the Northern Territory’s Rodeo Queen Quest. 

The Quest winner will be selected from finalists from Darwin, Pine Creek and Katherine during a Presentation Dinner at the Sailing Club on Thursday 24^th July and will travel to the Mt Isa and participate in a street parade on the back of a car to Promote the Darwin Rotary Rodeo and the Rotary Rodeo Quest.

 The Rotary Club of Darwin North is proud to acknowledge the often unheralded role of women in the pastoral industry and specifically, cattle mustering.  The skills many of these women developed as stock workers and drovers helped shape the industry as we know it in Australia today.

 The 2008 Quest Finalists, Erin Simonato, Mel Clarke, Quita Docking, Fallyn Petherick and Stacey Harding, all have a background in the pastoral industry and still manage to enjoy their community service work despite having full time jobs.  They will be judged on their industry knowledge, awareness and knowledge of Rodeo events, their awareness of Rotary International and its projects and their own fund raising activities for their nominated charity.

 Apart from making a valuable contribution to their community these young women are set to enjoy themselves at the Darwin Rodeo at Robbie Robbins Reserve on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 August.

 The five finalists this year are:

•   Erin Simonato - Police Constable with NT Police, Katherine.  Erin chose “Police Legacy” as her charity.

•   Mel Clarke – Noonamah.  Mel chose Breast Cancer as her charity.

•   Fallyn Petherick – Hairdresser, Darwin.  Fallyn chose the McGrath Foundation as her charity.

•   Quita Docking – Berry Springs.  Quita chose Make a Wish as her charity.

•   Stacey Harding – Pine Creek.  Stacy chose Variety Club as her charity.