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Reaching for the sky to help local families access top medical care

They’re little wings, but they carry precious loads, supporting amazing families like Amanda and Bruce, one courageous couple from Armatree north of Dubbo. Their 15-month-old son, PJ, was facing a challenging medical journey after being diagnosed...

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News Extra

Time Warp: Dubbo’s first mayor James Samuels back in the news!

He was one of Dubbo’s founding fathers, with this old newspaper clipping from the 1920s showing the indelible impact that our first mayor played on our fledgling town. James Samuels’ passing was reported with a glowing tribute to the man and his...

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New Riverbank Fitness Centre opens, as contaminated land issue is unresolved

The recent launch of new top-of-the-range outdoor exercise equipment at the Riverbank Fitness Centre continues Dubbo Council’s efforts to increase the amenity, beauty, and accessibility of our Macquarie River foreshores. There is one cloud on the...

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From addiction to faith: revealing Luke’s journey of radical recovery

Locally born-and-bred, Luke Towney embarked on a journey of faith that changed his life. As a guide to others, Luke has catalogued his transformation in his recently-launched book, Radical Recovery: A Lived Experience Guide for Hope and Mental...

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24 Nov 2024

Sport

Pickleball locals return triumphant from Gold Coast’s Masters Games

“Six of us went to the Gold Coast and we brought 10 medals home,” so said Greg King, a happy man when we spoke over the weekend. Greg has just been part of the rise and rise of one of the world’s fastest-growing sports in the west, pickleball...

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23 Nov 2024

Sport

Clive Rootes Relay keeping “incredible tradition alive”

Dubbo Ducks kept an incredible tradition alive last week with the Clive Rootes Relay, which was swum and won for the war widow and orphan’s charity, Legacy. It was Peter Hargreaves who had suggested extending the reach of the event to all sporting...

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23 Nov 2024

New Aboriginal housing using 3D printing technology starts in Dubbo

Sounding like something out of a science fiction novel, construction is now underway on the state’s first 3D-printed social housing properties in Dubbo. The developments are designed to transform a vacant block of land into two modern two-bedroom...

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22 Nov 2024

Wellington News

Wellington Soldiers Club and Golf Club merger highlights tourism potential

It’s all action stations at Wellington Soldiers Club at the moment, looking forward to the imminent merger with Wellington Golf Club with the aim of strengthening both institutions. This near-year-long process, will hopefully pass its final hurdle...

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22 Nov 2024

Wellington News

New Lions mini-puddings on sale at Rotary Markets

They’re an Australian Christmas tradition that raises money for worthy charity groups throughout Australia, and are available in Wellington this weekend. Lions Australia’s famous Christmas cakes and puddings are on sale from the Wellington Lions...

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22 Nov 2024

‘Pawsome Fivesome’: Dubbo South finalists in RSPCA writing competition

Showing both their love of animals, and undoubted literary creativity, five Dubbo South Public School students were recently honoured as finalists in an RSPCA Victoria Writing Competition. The group all successfully entered their unique creative...

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21 Nov 2024

No toying around: wasteful children’s playthings is the theme for 2025 rubbish-to-art competition

Yes, it’s that time of year again. Local creatives with a love of recycling are being encouraged to get their imaginative juices flowing on a serious subject based around wasteful children’s playthings. Dubbo’s 2025 Waste 2 Art competition has...

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21 Nov 2024

Ladies sing the blues: Hussy Hicks at the Crossroads Bar

Championed by legendary Aussie guitar impresario, the late Phil Emmanuel, our best female axe-wielder Julz Parker is bringing her duo Hussy Hicks to the Crossroads Bar in Dubbo. Along with dynamic singing partner Leesa Gentz, the two — with their...

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