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Purrfect time to get a kitten or puppy at adopt-a-pet days

Now’s the purrrfect time to get yourself a new furry friend, with Dubbo Animal Welfare League’s March Madness promotion on for the rest of the month. This means that locals can adopt a desexed, vaccinated, micro-chipped and lifetime-registered...

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22 Mar 2025

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One very hungry caterpillar, and his friends, at DRTCC

Based on the famous children’s book following the larval lifecycle of a butterfly, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, is having three performances at Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre (DRTCC) next week. One of the most iconic...

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David Dixon

16 Mar 2025

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Animal Welfare League’s Pet of the Month: Spice

Add “Spice” to your life… Spice is a beautiful young tortoiseshell kitten, still only three-months old, and looking for a loving home. Desexed, vaccinated, microchipped, and with a lifetime registration, she is available to a kind new owner...

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David Dixon

15 Mar 2025

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‘Walk Two for Ten’ for Cord Blood Research

Inner Wheel members are inviting others to join them to ‘Walk Two for Ten’ by completing a two-kilometre walk to donate 10 dollars for Cord Blood Research on Sunday, March 16, at Jubilee Oval, Wheelers Lane, Dubbo...

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13 Mar 2025

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New to town? Special welcome night for district’s latest locals

It’s a way of welcoming fresh arrivals to the region, with a New Residents Night on Monday, March 10, at the Western Plains Cultural Centre. Dubbo Council hosts the event every six months (this being the first for 2025) to allow those who have...

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David Dixon

09 Mar 2025

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Caring for our unwanted pets, Regional Animal Shelter is nearing completion

How we treat unwanted pets is a marker for how compassionate we are as a society. Therefore, the fact that the new Dubbo Regional Animal Shelter is nearing completion, is good news for the golden west. The state-of-the-art building to shelter...

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David Dixon

03 Mar 2025

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New to town? Come along and find out what Dubbo has to offer

Just moved to the west and want to know the services, local groups, and amenities on offer? Then why not hop down to Dubbo Council’s New Resident Night being held early next month! “We are excited to invite you to the up-and-coming New...

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David Dixon

24 Feb 2025

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Rescuing our most-ancient mammal species, the platypus

They’re the rarest form of mammals that lay eggs instead of having life young, with last week marking 12 months since Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo officially opened their Platypus Rescue Head Quarters. The $12.5 million centre — co-funded...

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David Dixon

23 Feb 2025

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Half new Dubbo medical course intake hail from the Golden West

With nearly half its new intake coming from the golden west, the School of Rural Health recently welcomed 2025 first-year medical students undertaking the University of Sydney’s entire four-year Doctor of Medicine program in Dubbo. Representing...

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David Dixon

17 Feb 2025

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Trip the light fantastic, as Saturday night dance fever returns to Dubbo

In those innocent days before dating apps, friendship forums, and online relationships, “tripping the light fantastic” was the way most people met potential partners. If you’re one of the locals who remember those wonderful Saturday night...

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David Dixon

07 Feb 2025

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Fine-free February for absent-minded readers at Macquarie Regional Library

Got an overdue library book, CD, or DVD that you never got around to returning to the local library? Now’s the time to make amends! For the month of February, Macquarie Regional Library branches are waiving fines for all overdue items, Macquarie...

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David Dixon

06 Feb 2025

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Treating burnout with herbal supplements, new trial seeks volunteers in Central West

For more information and to see if you’re eligible, contact the Clinical Trial Coordinator Jacinta Arellano at: jacinta. arellano@scu. edu. au, or the chief investigator Prof Sandra Grace at: sandra. grace@scu. edu. au

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David Dixon

03 Feb 2025

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Double celebration for Western Plains Trefoil Guild

In December, Western Plains Trefoil Guild had a double celebration. Our Christmas lunch was well attended and there was a special presentation to Shirley Gruber who received her badge for 65 years of service to the Girl Guide movement. Shirley was...

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24 Jan 2025