Australia Day 2017: Mareeba honours Jim's rodeo service

By Lea Coghlan
Updated January 31 2017 - 9:49am, first published January 26 2017 - 12:00pm
Mareeba's citizen of the year Jim Blakeney is flanked by young citizen of the year recipients Katelyn Dickinson and Kate Wilcox.
Mareeba's citizen of the year Jim Blakeney is flanked by young citizen of the year recipients Katelyn Dickinson and Kate Wilcox.

Mareeba rodeo stalwart Jim Blakeney has been formally recognised for his decades of service to the sport by being named the 2017 Mareeba Shire Council Citizen of the Year.

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