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sHedway raises awareness of suicide prevention and mental health for shearing industry

Nicki Guttler’s successful world-record attempt at Parkdale SRS Merino Stud in the Gilgandra Shire recently was another opportunity for a relatively new shearing industry-specific mental health not-for-profit organisation to share its powerful...

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Write your life, learn Tai Chi and sail the world, all at U3A Dubbo

A current passion for personal history has found expression in a fantastic new course on turning your own life into a great story that is being offered this term at University of the Third Age (U3A), Dubbo. Hard-hit by the pandemic lockdowns, the...

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Animals escape heatwave thanks to clever keepers at Taronga Western Plains Zoo

A consistently hot week in Dubbo for the last week of January was uncomfortable for many, but no match for animals at Taronga Western Plains Zoo and their expert keepers. Despite Dubbo temperatures reaching 39.8 on January 27, 41.5 on January 28 and...

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Zoo’s fourth Giraffe calf born named Chacha after public vote

The fourth Giraffe calf born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo last spring now has the catchy name Chacha after a public vote was finalised last month. The male calf was born to experienced mother Ntombi on International Zookeepers Day, in October 2024...

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