Grant Award View - GA58236

Saltwater Country’s Rodeo clinics provide an engaging experience for young Indigenous Australians that can lead to lifelong positive change and build enduring relationships between individuals and communities in Australia and internationally. This project will build on Australia and Brazil’s shared history of outback ranching and rodeo to provide a unique sporting and mentorship opportunity.     

Adriano Moraes is Brzil’s three-time world Professional Bull Riding Champion and a legend of the sport. We will bring Adriano to Broome, Western Australia, to guide and support the next generation of Australian Indigenous bull riders through intensive training clinics. Participants will engage and learn new skills and celebrate the culture and shared history of rodeo from Latin America. The exchange will have something for everyone, including rodeo and campdraft, cultural experiences, country music, and Bull Riding Clinics for all ages. The project will start an interchange between Australia and Latin America cowhands to create a mutual cultural understanding and generate professional opportunities in rodeo competitions.  

Saltwater Country is a grassroots Indigenous organisation built on the symbolic power of the cowhand in remote Australia. We create opportunities for community involvement and development to deliver long-lasting self-determined positive change. The team has a track record and conscious business model ensuring Aboriginal engagement, procurement, training and employment.