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Sharon
Bonthuys

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

8 hours ago

News

Willing and able: Mick’s resilience leads to new career helping others

A former Dubbo resident is bringing decades of frontline policing experience and learnings from his own difficult personal journey to his new role leading an organisation that helps first responders and their families find their resilience in...

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Sharon Bonthuys

10 Nov 2024

Regional News

Water, rail and the regions in Littleproud’s whistlestop tour

By Sharon Bonthuys Water, rail and regional issues were high on the agenda during a whistlestop tour to Dubbo and Narromine recently week by Federal National Party Leader, David Littleproud and outgoing Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton. After...

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Sharon Bonthuys

08 Nov 2024

News

Writers celebrate 10th annual festival

By Sharon Bonthuys Dubbo Writers’ Festival recently celebrated its 10th anniversary with a series of events designed to support the local literary community. Fielding an exciting program including an author showcase, special guest Kim Kelly in...

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Sharon Bonthuys

03 Nov 2024

News

Return to the regions: Country Press conference is being held in Dubbo

About 80 representatives from the oldest newspaper industry association in Australia are descending on Dubbo this week for the Country Press NSW (CPNSW) conference. The annual conference and awards dinner for the 46-strong CPNSW group will be held...

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Sharon Bonthuys

16 Oct 2024

Sport

“Dad’s Army” troopers honoured with memorial golf day returning

By Sharon Bonthuys They were gentlemanly golfers who played courses throughout the Central West for decades — rain, hail, or shine — and were named after the ageing soldiers who defended Britain during World War II. Significant contribution of...

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Sharon Bonthuys

03 Oct 2024

News

Holy smokes! The Dolly Festival is three weeks away

Beautiful spring weather is forecast for Saturday, October 12, when Narromine’s third annual Dolly Parton Festival returns to town. Long-range weather forecasting is predicting some rain during the week leading up to the festival, but a fine day...

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Sharon Bonthuys

28 Sep 2024

News

From ‘It’s Time’ to ‘A Better Future’, State Library tags election ephemera

By Sharon Bonthuys Federal, State, and Local Government elections typically generate a short-lived and disposable wave of stickers, posters, corflutes, magnets, mail-outs, badges, and flyers. With the Local Government elections now done-and-dusted...

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Sharon Bonthuys

25 Sep 2024

Regional News

Narromine gets ready for Dolly

Spruce up those bouncy blonde wigs, polish your bling, and pour yourself a cup of ambition, because the third annual Dolly Parton Festival is just four weeks away. The Narromine Shire Council has been working 9-to-5 with the festival organising...

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Sharon Bonthuys

18 Sep 2024

News

The Dubbo Writers’ Festival is here!

The Dubbo Writers’ Festival rolls into town this weekend, celebrating a decade of helping regional authors to develop their skills, knowledge and confidence in approaching publishers with their work. The festival has served as an important skills...

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Sharon Bonthuys

13 Sep 2024

News

Dubbo Writers’ Festival: Ten years young

Dubbo Writers’ Festival next month will quietly celebrate a decade of bringing publishing industry professionals to Dubbo for the benefit of local and regional writers. An initiative of the Outback Writers’ Centre (OWC), the annual event...

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Sharon Bonthuys

25 Aug 2024

Sport

Narromine featured in new book celebrating country rugby league

A new book about the history of rugby league in western and southern NSW holds a treasure trove of information – and Narromine is included! Stories from Narromine’s footy history spanning 50 years feature in the new book “Rugby League History...

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Sharon Bonthuys

20 Apr 2024

Sport

High-flying and free motocross show, in Dubbo and Wello, these school hols

By Sharon Bonthuys Something very different is about to hit the central west for these school holidays — and it’s absolutely free. Freestyle motocross, or “FMX” as it’s known in the industry, is one of the fastest-growing sports (and very...

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Sharon Bonthuys

18 Apr 2024