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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

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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

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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

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Winners drawn in Dubbo West Rotary Christmas trailer raffle

Dubbo West Rotary members celebrated the successful conclusion of their annual Christmas Trailer raffle on Tuesday, with all 20,000 tickets sold and winners announced at Club Dubbo. Shae, a staff member at Club Dubbo, drew the winning ticket for the...

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24 Dec 2024

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Four generations of Johnsons get together

Christmas is about family, with local Dianne Carroll recently sending in a touching photo to Dubbo Photo news showing four generations of her family who got together on Wednesday, December 11, for morning tea at the Coffee Club in Dubbo. Pictured...

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David Dixon

23 Dec 2024

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Human folly to cruel control: WPCC rabbits exhibit

Originally introduced into Australia for food and sport, they became our greatest ecological disaster, and also a central focus of the national psyche Now, using a series of rare images on the subject, latest exhibition at the Western Plains...

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David Dixon

16 Dec 2024

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Kids! Enjoy the long, hot summer with a good book during our Summer Reading Challenge

There’s no better time to hunker down with a good book than during the long, hot days of the Central West summer. On that theme, Macquarie Regional Library’s Summer Reading Challenge has kicked off for kids around the region who are up for...

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David Dixon

14 Dec 2024

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Khynan’s cultural pride on show at the 2024 Schools Spectacular

It was a big stage for a big show, with Dubbo College Year 11 student Khynan Roworth recently making his mark at the 2024 Schools Spectacular. This annual celebration of art, dance, music, and performance, is a showcase of NSW public school talent...

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David Dixon

10 Dec 2024