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5 hours ago

Bringing education to Africa: Inspiring founder Gemma giving Dubbo talk

By David Dixon Inspiring Australian founder of one of Africa’s best education institutions, is coming to Dubbo to give a talk on her amazing work. Gemma Sisia, founder of The School of St Jude in Tanzania, will be speaking about her two-decade...

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12 hours ago

Good pest and weed control makes good neighbours, in new $10 million program

Good fences make good neighbours, as the old saying goes, and so does effective pest and weed control. That is the theory behind the State Government’s new $10 million Good Neighbours Program to tackle animal and plant bio-threats across much of...

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10 Mar 2025

Dubbo Works

Our rising region: Dubbo as a top place to do business

Recently launching an innovative perception campaign, Dubbo’s ‘Region on the Rise’ initiative focusses on the Orana as a place to live, work, invest, and learn. The promotion involves speaking to a variety of businesses and individuals through...

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10 Mar 2025

In Focus

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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09 Mar 2025

Great little Kawasaki dirt bike prize at T Ball

Want to win a great little dirt-bike for your kids? This super little tear-around off-roader is one of the top prizes at this year’s Tradies Ball on Saturday, March 29. Dale Robertson from Robertson’s Motorcycles & Machinery Dubbo, is doing...

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09 Mar 2025

Top-selling writer Nicole Alexander coming to Dubbo Library on Tuesday

Best-selling Australian author Nicole Alexander is coming to the Macquarie Regional Library Dubbo branch for an author talk on Tuesday, March 11, from 11.30am. She will be in conversation with local author-editor Jen Cowley as she discusses Ms...

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08 Mar 2025

Regional News

Country councils take bottleneck appeal all the way to Macquarie Street

Regional Cities New South Wales (RCNSW) has taken its case for a $350 million government investment to clear chokepoints in the state’s freight network to Sydney’s Macquarie Street. A delegation representing RCNSW members has met with state...

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08 Mar 2025

Tina’s first exhibition blossoms at WPCC

With a population of just under 600, the north-western NSW farming community of Baradine is not typically associated with fine art and the love of literature. Yet local Tina Pech has brought exactly that to her first exhibition ‘Bookish’, running...

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08 Mar 2025

Regional News

Short-term health job placements in rural NSW a path to longer term solution, govt says

A highly-successful regional, rural and remote deployment program for key health care roles is set to be expanded over the next three years, with NSW Health recruiting nurses, midwives and allied health professionals to be posted to short-term...

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Sport

Endless summer… heat finally takes toll on Combination Bowls numbers

Well, it appears that the heat may finally have got to some players, as only 29 bowlers turned-out to enjoy their morning’s competition last Sunday. Some of our hardiest players — Ros Joseph, John McKenzie, and Mick Strawhan were our winners for...

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‘Winging It’ for inspiring local women achieving their goals

“Winging It” is the theme of a NSW Women’s Week event celebrating the achievements of ladies from across the region and how they can achieve even more. The Exchange Orana is hosting the event with CEO, Justine Campbell adding that this is...

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‘Festival of Colours’ is on again this Saturday

Commemorating the triumph of light over darkness, one of the most important dates on the Hindu religious calendar, Holi Mela (“Festival of Colours”) is being celebrated by the Dubbo Nepalese Community Australia (DNCA) this weekend. Also known as...

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