Dubbo Photo News

Bridge maintenance near Parkes to cause traffic disruptions

Motorists travelling on Henry Parkes Way, 32 kilometres west of Parkes, are advised of changed traffic conditions from today (Monday, October 14), due to bridge maintenance at the Unnamed Creek bridge. Transport for NSW said the maintenance work...

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Roadside safety reminders in place during Central West harvest season

Targeted messaging will be introduced at key locations across the Central West this week to promote safer interactions between passenger vehicles and those transporting grain and hay during harvest season. From this Thursday, October 17, electronic...

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Tenders called for slope repair on flood-damaged Victoria Pass

In good news for motorists who regularly travel to Sydney, the long-anticipated plan to remediate two major slope failures on the Great Western Highway at Victoria Pass has advanced, with the tender for repairs now open. The slope failures, which...

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News

For local poet Malia, it is raining awards!

By David Dixon Young Malia Pring, is a writer on a roll! Dubbo South Public’s literary star, was recently awarded runner-up in the Upper Primary Section of Australia’s most prestigious annual lyric competition for school-children, the 2024...

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News

Multicultural Wellington celebrated at Friday’s Fong Lees Lane Festival

Wellington comes alive this week with one of its annual community highlights, the Fong Lees Lane Cultural and Food Festival. Locals and visitors from the wider region are invited to come along for a unique night of celebration, delicious food, and...

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Socials

2024 Dubbo MotorFest gives back big time.

Eleven (11) local charities have received a share of $50,000 from proceeds raised at this year’s Dubbo MotorFest. Dubbo MotorFest 24 has donated funds to Australian Skin Cancer Foundation, Give me 5 for Kids, Dubbo Base Hospital Ward, Dubbo...

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Ken Smith

Dubbo Works

Local small business that needs a helping hand? Book a free personalised appointment in October

Especially in regional centres like Dubbo, small business really is the driver of the local economy. To help this engine room of growth and jobs in the golden west through these tough times, Dubbo Service NSW Business Bureau is ramping-up the number...

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Dubbo Works

Love Your Work: Roop Kaur

Your Name: Roop Kaur Where do you work? Relish Café and Catering on Bultje Street What’s your job? Manager… I do a bit of it all! Why do you Love Your Work? I love to serve people good food, and I love seeing making our customers happy! We have...

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Lana Eather

Regional News

Baby on the way! $20,000 sign-on bonus for bush-bound midwives, in new pilot project

Having a baby is a fraught experience for any woman, with midwives one of the key health professionals, facing dire shortages in rural NSW. Midwives who choose to relocate and start work in rural, regional, and remote NSW, however, will soon be...

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Teen boy dies in single-vehicle crash near Cobar

A 14-year-old boy has died following a single vehicle crash near Cobar this morning. Police say at approximately 8.30am (Sunday, October 13), emergency services were called to the Barrier Highway, about 25km west of Cobar, after reports of a vehicle...

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13 Oct 2024

Sport

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“Thwack” of leather-on-willow, as new cricket season kicks off

Dubbo’s Whitney Cup cricket commenced under sun-soaked skies on Saturday, as another cricket season gets underway in the golden west. In a major development, however, there are only five clubs in First Grade this year after Rugby withdrew, citing...

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Glory days, special gathering for CYMS : “green sweep” side of ‘71

CYMS mighty “green sweep” side of way back in 1971 is getting together on Friday and Saturday, October 25–26 Last week, Dubbo Photo News announced the special gathering of the Club, formerly known as the “Greens” or “Fisheaters”, but...

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Knock-out! Massive pro debut for young local fighter, William

Young William Pollard featured on our pages last year as a fledgling boxer going places. Now, he has just had his first professional fight under the watchful eye of Australian legend, Jeff Fenech, who said: “young Will couldn’t have been more...

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Netball season wrap-up for the growing x-cellerate Club

X-cellerate Netball Club has had a fantastic year with their recent presentation highlighting their growing success. The Club now comprises eight teams including two junior teams, five competition teams, and one adult team ranging from under 8s...

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NSW Veterans Golf at Narromine winners

They came from far-and-wide for the recent NSW Veterans Golf 4-B Sand Green Championships at Narromine, with some wonderful golf played. Capt (veterans pic1. jpg): Coming home winners, Greg Barling, Narromine; former Narromine resident, Phil Johnston...

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The apple doesn’t fall far for the mighty Yeo family

Justin Yeo was a pretty fair schoolboy footballer, who turned his passion into an 11-game first grade career with the North Sydney Bears and the Balmain Tigers in the old Sydney rugby league competition. However, his and Amy’s son, Isaah has...

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11 Oct 2024

Ducks long weekend, as warmer weather brings out the swimmers

Warmer weather has seen members hitting the pool for some extra training laps for Dubbo Ducks recently. While their practice has paid-off, shaving time of their racing times, some members will need a new handicap. Mal Cavanagh and Nigel Roberts...

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11 Oct 2024

Local profiles

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What Kids Say: Rosie

What is your name? Rosie How old are you? 5 What are you good at? Swimming in the pool What type of food do you love the most? Pasta What makes you laugh? When something funny happens Who is your favourite character from a book? Olaf Who’s the...

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Page 3 Profile: Renee Webster

What is your Name? Renee Webster Where do you work? I work in Dubbo, and I am a Psychological Therapist, Life Strategist and Retreat Host, working independently. Do you have a nickname? Nae, Ren, Ron or Rennie Poh Pah (my brother and sister were the...

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15 Oct 2024

What Kids Say: Rocky

What is your name? Rocky How old are you? 5 What are you good at? Being nice What type of food do you love the most? Apples and bananas What makes you laugh? When Dad tickles me Who is your favourite character from a book? Pig the fibber Who’s the...

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09 Oct 2024

Page 3 Profile: Justine Kuhner

What is your Name? Justine Kuhner Do you have a nickname? Jus, Juzzy, JK and Bingo to name a few! What do you like to do on the weekends? Sleeping in with no alarms set, especially on a Saturday, and hanging out with my partner. Do you have any...

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07 Oct 2024

Letters & opinion

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Dose of Dorin 15.10.2024

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Paul Dorin

15 Oct 2024

Mark Coulton, Federal Member For Parkes

Coulton’s Catch Up: Monday, October 14

Regional airport funding available I’m pleased that applications are now open for Round 4 of the Regional Airports Program, with up to $7.5 million in funding available for regional airports to undertake essential works to improve aviation safety...

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Dose of Dorin 13.10.2024

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Paul Dorin

13 Oct 2024

Intensive holidays

I decided to up the difficulty level these school holidays by adding in swimming intensives while also working fulltime. Miss 10 has been lucky enough to have free swimming lessons at school this year thanks to an incredibly generous donor, and she...

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Emily Thompson

Wellington news

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Friday night at Wellington Soldiers Club

Photo News always enjoys calling in to the Wellington Soldiers Club on a Friday night to catch up with people winding down after another busy week. This time around we spotted some regulars as well as some folks who were visiting the club for the...

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Colin Rouse

11 Oct 2024

New blood for Wellington Lions, with barbecue and AGM on long weekend

By David Dixon For service clubs in many of our smaller country towns, increasing membership is always a healthy sign, with Wellington Lions Club, recently welcoming not one, but two new chums. The local Lions were pleased to greet the pair, Ollie...

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04 Oct 2024

Flying tractor trek to Wellington, keeping Little Wings in the air

By David Dixon Nothing looks less aerodynamic than a tractor, but a group of these solid farm work-horses, recently dropped into Wellington to help one country-based kids’ charity, to stay in the air. The Central West Tractor Trek proved...

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30 Sep 2024

Friday Night at Wellington Soldiers Club

Scenes from around the Wello Soldiers Club on a recent Friday night

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Colin Rouse

27 Sep 2024

Paparazzi

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Upside down a top speeds

Up close and an awesome low level aerobatic flyover. RAAF No. 1 Flying School is back in Dubbo for a few weeks. They crew is flying out of Dubbo Regional Airport

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An essential link for 55 years

Dubbo’s L.H. Ford Bridge celebrated the 50th anniversary of its official opening this week. The bridge was christened on September 26, 1969

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Ken Smith

Postcard 23: A rose

I love to go around gardens all around the world. They say a rose is still a rose... This was a rose I saw in the park near Buckingham Palace. And I was captivated by it. It was called Elizabeth. Not Queen Elizabeth, just plain Elizabeth. I could...

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Joanne Austen Brown