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Bush workers key to our food security future, new report shows

Supporting our regional workers with improved and accessible education and training is key to ensuring a secure food supply for the future, a major report has found. This work is so important to our continuing prosperity that our food supply should...

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David Dixon

4 minutes ago

Regional News

Western Plains Zoo returns rare quoll to remote national park

It’s our most remote and isolated national park, and it’s now home to a previously extinct member of one of our most amazing native species. A quest to bring the endangered Chuditch back from the dead in NSW continues in Sturt National Park with...

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David Dixon

19 minutes ago

News Extra

Time Warp: ‘The Boy Who Talked With Bunyips’

It’s strange to think now, but Dubbo was once home to a thriving print industry, with Macquarie Print on Wheelers Lane for years running one of Australia’s top state-of-the-art four-colour presses, publishing magazines for, among others, Kerry...

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David Dixon

19 Jan 2025

Looking for your dream addition? Give Brentley and the crew a call

Whenever you’re ready for your dream addition, why not give Brentley Gillett and his dedicated team from Outback Home Improvements, a call? This locally-owned and family-operated business, can provide all your extension needs, no matter what your...

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David Dixon

16 Jan 2025

News

After a decade at the helm, RSL’s Gus is ready to transition into a happy retirement

After more than a decade at the helm of one of country NSW’s top licensed clubs, Friday, January 10, was the last day in charge for Dubbo RSL Memorial Club General Manager Gus Lico. In his 11 years as the General Manager, Gus has seen the Club...

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David Dixon

16 Jan 2025

News Extra

Decline in free-to-air television viewers continues: govt report

While independent community newspapers are bucking a trend against the slow decline of other traditional media, recent research shows that prospects are not so bright for old-style free-to-air television broadcasters. Government agency ACMA (the...

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David Dixon

08 Jan 2025

Regional News

57 per cent of Western properties produce sheep for meat: findings help inform western NSW property management decisions

Landholders participating in the latest Regional Landholder survey has led to Western Local Land Services being better equipped to improve agricultural productivity, biosecurity and biodiversity, the organisation said. The Regional Landholder survey...

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David Dixon

06 Jan 2025

Regional News

New housing being fast-tracked for Central West Renewable Energy Zone workers

Housing for the extra construction workers needed for projects in the Central West Renewable Energy Zones (REZ) is being fast-tracked, to make sure those moving to the region have a roof over their head. Housing for temporary workers who are...

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David Dixon

04 Jan 2025

Wellington News

Carved trees and stone artefacts celebrate Wellington’s unique heritage

Celebrating the unique Indigenous heritage of the Wellington district was the theme of a new exhibition, Beneath Our Feet, opened in December. The latest exhibition showcases a large significant stone artefact collection recently repatriated...

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David Dixon

03 Jan 2025

News

Continued recognition for those who served our country, but are no longer with us

They may no longer be with us, but we remember them still. Two World War II veterans have been recognised for their military service during a special presentation in Dubbo recently. Certificates of Appreciation were presented to the families of John...

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David Dixon

02 Jan 2025

News

Young creatives invited to enter an Australia Day pic or poem in My Home Competition

Local young creatives are being invited to celebrate Australia Day 2025 by entering a pic or a poem in Dubbo Regional Council’s “My Home Competition”. Under 18s with an eye for words and images can select from one of the following themes...

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David Dixon

01 Jan 2025

In Focus

Blade Runner, a Space Odyssey and Soylent Green all part of Smokescreen 2025 film fest

Weird, wonderful, fantasy, and science fiction – that’s the Western Plains Cultural Centre’s Smokescreen film series program for this year, promising to satisfy cinema aficionados, both young and old. The theme for Smokescreen 2025 is “The...

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David Dixon

01 Jan 2025

News

Hospital murals tell story of a proud Indigenous journey

Two new Indigenous-themed murals at Dubbo Base Hospital tell the story of the journey that brings so many people to this regional facility. The Marty Gordon Memorial Committee partnered with Dubbo Base to create the artworks in the emergency...

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David Dixon

31 Dec 2024