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New Bridge work continues, after a break for Australia Day

Contractors recently provided an update on work on the new $263.2 million Dubbo Bridge over the Macquarie River with the 660-metre span designed to allow continued use of the Newell Highway at times of high flood. Construction is continuing across...

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Antisemitic slogans painted in Wee Waa, Premier and Local Member condemn act

The cotton capital of Australia, Wee Waa, seems a long way from the bloody age-old disputes of the Middle East, but an attack on Friday has brought the horror of antisemitism – the hatred of Jews – to the region. The attack involved words of...

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Sport

Richard the winner, Michelle the runner-up in Regional Singles Play-offs at Parkes

Dubbo City Bowls for the Wednesday Men’s Social competition on January 15 witnessed a good turn-up of 27 bowlers on the synthetic greens. Stand-out winners were Barry Young, Steve Kelly, and Doug Aldis defeating Barry Young, John McKenzie, and...

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Happy Henry’s finest Cantonese to see in the Chinese New Year

With the Chinese New Year just around the corner, now’s the time to make tracks to Dubbo’s favourite Cantonese diner, the Happy Chinese at Orana Mall. Happy by name, happy by nature, proprietor Henry Ma has just introduced a new menu with...

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Improving Warren’s water security the aim of $1.1m study

Warren – the 1400 population town an hour-and-a-half north-west of Dubbo – is aiming for greater water security through a $1.1 million study funded by the State Government and the local Council. The investigation aims to firm up drinking...

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24 Jan 2025

News

Speakers, stalls, barbie and awards at Dubbo and Wello Australia Day events

Traditional Australian Day events are on again in Wellington this Saturday, January 25, with Dubbo’s range of activities on this Sunday, January 26. Australia Day Ambassadors this year are, for Wellington, inspiring hospital fund-raiser Ron...

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24 Jan 2025

Wellington News

Big end to 2024 for Wello Lions, plus free vouchers at Australia Day stall

It was a big year for Wellington Lions with a Christmas raffle wrapping-up activities for 2024. President of Wellington Arts Emily Falson drew the winning tickets with the first prize, donated by Wellington Soldiers Memorial Club, won by J Wykes...

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24 Jan 2025

News

Something to hide? Bureaucrats knock back Dubbo Council request for Sports Hub info

State Government bureaucrats are apparently blocking Dubbo Council efforts to find out what happened to promised funding for the proposed state-of-the-art Indoor Sports Hub and PCYC. This follows a Freedom of Information (FOI) request from Mayor...

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23 Jan 2025

Sport

Dubbo RSL Combination Bowls are back with good first-up half century

Combination Bowls recommenced in mid-January after the Christmas break with a good roll-up for Sunday’s games with a total of 51 bowlers on the greens at Sporties. Winners for the day were I Hildebrandt, and Di and Kevin Decan, with the runners-up...

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23 Jan 2025

Dubbo Works

Return to work blues, and how best to deal with them

With the holiday season officially over, returning to work after the Christmas, New Year and summer break often leaves many workers feeling apprehensive, hesitant and dreading the year ahead. However, this doesn’t mean it’s time for a new job...

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23 Jan 2025

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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22 Jan 2025

Livestock producers not “warming the planet”, NSW Farmers says

Publicly-funded institutions unfairly blaming our livestock producers for “warming the planet” are simply wrong, our major farming representative group says. A current display at the Australian Museum is part of the misinformation about the...

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