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17 hours ago

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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20 hours ago

‘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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19 Nov 2024

Club Dubbo’s Mega Toy Raffle spreading its Chrissie cheer wings

A fun Christmas tradition continues at Club Dubbo with the return of their Mega Toy Raffle for the 2024 Festive Season. The best news is that all and any money raised from the $10,000 extravaganza goes towards the charitable flight carrier for sick...

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18 Nov 2024

Bob Berry Real Estate celebrates 50 years of service in Dubbo

Bob Berry Real Estate celebrates a remarkable 50 years in business this year, which also marks a significant milestone of dedication, growth, and community involvement in the Dubbo region. Founded in the 1970s as a livestock and pastoral Company...

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18 Nov 2024

Vaughan family celebrates ancestors

In 1865 the first Vaughan ancestors arrived on Australian shores. Michael and Margaret Vaughan arrived in Sydney on December 18 that year from Cork, Ireland. They bought with them their three children, Mary (aged 8), Michael (5), and Bridgett (2)...

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17 Nov 2024

Can Assist Charity Golf Day is a win for locals

Can Assist Dubbo & District Branch held a very successful charity golf day at the Dubbo Golf Club on Friday, October 25. The annual event was well attended with over ninety golfers from the Hunter, Warren, Narromine, and the local community...

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17 Nov 2024

Willing and able: Former deputy commissioner talks policing, resilience and Dubbo

In last week’s issue, Dubbo Photo News introduced readers to Mick Willing APM, who was born, raised and educated in Dubbo and rose to the highest echelons in the NSW Police. After losing his career in 2022 when his deputy commissioner contract was...

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Sharon Bonthuys

17 Nov 2024

Taronga Quolls return to the wild a century after statewide extinction

One of our most amazing native species has been returned to the wild after a century of extinction in NSW. This follows a record number of Chuditch (Western Quolls) receiving the veterinarian tick of approval after another successful breeding season...

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15 Nov 2024

Standing tall to remember those who served and gave their all…

Army and Air Force Cadets, local veterans, representatives from our schools, the general community, Council representatives, and the local RSL, all attended Monday’s Remembrance Day commemoration in Victoria Park for Australians who have served...

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15 Nov 2024

Chinese Gordon, Khartoum and William Gladstone: Sudan was Australia’s first foreign military adventure

Gallipoli, Tobruk, Kokoda Trail, and Long Tan... names that echo down the ages for most Australians. But how many of us know of our first overseas military adventure? And no, it wasn’t the Boer War (in what is now South Africa) at the time of...

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