News Extra Farmland sales plumb 29-year low as price demands boom Farmers’ asking prices for their land are spooking potential buyers as the number of deals plummets almost 20 per cent in 12 months. Click here Callum Godde 23 hours ago
News Extra Deadly bird flu could lead to mass extinctions Australia is preparing for a deadly strain of the bird flu which could lead to the extinction of unique species, as authorities brace for its arrival. Click here Andrew Brown 14 Oct 2024
In Brief 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... Click here Dubbo Photo News Newsdesk 14 Oct 2024
In Brief 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... Click here Dubbo Photo News Newsdesk 14 Oct 2024
In Brief 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... Click here Dubbo Photo News Newsdesk 14 Oct 2024
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... Click here David Dixon 14 Oct 2024
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... Click here David Dixon 14 Oct 2024
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... Click here Ken Smith 14 Oct 2024
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... Click here David Dixon 14 Oct 2024
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... Click here Lana Eather 14 Oct 2024
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... Click here David Dixon 14 Oct 2024
In Brief 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... Click here Dubbo Photo News Newsdesk 13 Oct 2024
Sport “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... Click here Geoff Mann 14 Oct 2024
Sport 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... Click here Geoff Mann 12 Oct 2024
Sport 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... Click here Geoff Mann 12 Oct 2024
Sport 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... Click here David Dixon 12 Oct 2024
Sport 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... Click here David Dixon 12 Oct 2024
Sport 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... Click here Geoff Mann 11 Oct 2024
Sport 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... Click here Geoff Mann 11 Oct 2024
Profiles 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... Click here Team At Dubbo Photo News 9 hours ago
Profiles 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... Click here Team At Dubbo Photo News 15 Oct 2024
Profiles 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... Click here Team At Dubbo Photo News 09 Oct 2024
Profiles 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... Click here Team At Dubbo Photo News 07 Oct 2024
Letters & Opinion Dose of Dorin 15.10.2024 Dose of Dorin 15.10.2024 Click here Paul Dorin 15 Oct 2024
Letters & Opinion 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... Click here Mark Coulton, Federal Member For Parkes 14 Oct 2024
Letters & Opinion Dose of Dorin 13.10.2024 Dose of Dorin 13.10.2024 Click here Paul Dorin 13 Oct 2024
Letters & Opinion 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... Click here Emily Thompson 12 Oct 2024
Wellington News 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... Click here Colin Rouse 11 Oct 2024
Wellington News 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... Click here David Dixon 04 Oct 2024
Wellington News 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... Click here David Dixon 30 Sep 2024
Wellington News Friday Night at Wellington Soldiers Club Scenes from around the Wello Soldiers Club on a recent Friday night Click here Colin Rouse 27 Sep 2024
Paparazzi 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 Click here Dubbo Photo News Newsdesk
Paparazzi 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 Click here Ken Smith
Paparazzi 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... Click here Joanne Austen Brown
Paparazzi The spray goes up at Ebor Falls Dubbo Photo News photographer Colin Rouse took these pics of stunning Ebor Falls Click here Colin Rouse