Profiles

22 Nov 2024

What Kids Say: Airlie

What is your name? Airlie. How old are you? 5. What are you good at? Drawing. What is your favourite food? Strawberries. Do you have a favourite song? No. What makes you laugh? When Mummy and Daddy say silly things. Who is your favourite character...

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20 Nov 2024

Class of the Week: Dubbo Public School 5D

Dubbo Public School’s 5D are enthusiastic mathematicians. They have been investigating three-dimensional objects at school. They particularly enjoyed creating ‘skeletons’ of these objects using modelling clay and craft sticks. This activity provided...

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19 Nov 2024

Page 3 Profile: Kerrie Phipps

Where do you work? Kind of everywhere. Cafes, embassies, function rooms, and sometimes my office at home. Have you always lived in Dubbo? Only since 1991, when I left our Gilgandra farm as a teen to become Ritchie McKay’s dental nurse. What are your...

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18 Nov 2024

What Kids Say: Oakley

What is your name? Oakley. What is your favourite colour? Pink and Lello. What is your favourite animal? Unicorn. Do you have a favourite word? Sawyer. Who is the boss in your house? Mum and Dad! What is your favourite thing to do on the weekend?...

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17 Nov 2024

What Kids Say: Vera

What is your name: Vera. How old are you? Four. What are you good at? Taking care of my sister. What is your favourite food? Pasta. Do you have a favourite song? The Cha Cha Song. What makes you laugh? When everyone is being silly. Who is your...

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13 Nov 2024

Page 3 Profile: Karen Stockings

What is your name? Karen Where do you work? Hospital Have you always lived in Dubbo? No, I grew up in Gilgandra, we moved to Dubbo in 2000, I left in 2009 and moved back in 2017. What are your favourite memories growing up in Dubbo or your hometown?...

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08 Nov 2024

Page 3 Profile: Peter McFarlane

What is your Name? Peter McFarlane Where do you work? Petries Mitre 10 Dubbo Do you have a nickname? Big Pete, or Tiny What do you like to do on the weekends? Watch my kids play sport and spending time with family and friends Do you have any hidden...

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04 Nov 2024

Dubbo High School’s 1925 “Leaving Certificate” class

Time Warp. The Leaving Certificate was the NSW 20th century predecessor of what we now call the HSC (Higher School Certificate). Local historian Patrick Bourke has recently written a fascinating essay on the varied post-school history of the Dubbo...

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David Dixon

03 Nov 2024

What Kids Say: Hudson

How old are you? 5 What are you good at? Playing with toys and footy What type of food do you love the most? Ice-cream What makes you laugh? My mum when she tells knock-knock jokes Who is your favourite character from a book? Three Little Pigs...

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30 Oct 2024

Class of the Week: 1/2K Dubbo Public School

We are the amazing class of 1/2K at Dubbo Public School. There are 21 students in our class and our teacher is Mrs O’Brien. This term we have been learning about the history of Dubbo and we discovered that our school is the oldest school in Dubbo!...

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28 Oct 2024

Page 3 Profile: Kaitlyn

What is your Name? Kaitlyn Where do you work? Taronga Western Plains Zoo Do you have a nickname? Kitty What do you like to do on the weekends? Go to the theatre and camping but always love having a lazy weekend! Do you have any hidden talents or...

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26 Oct 2024

Class of the Week: Warren Central School’s Kindergarten Crocodiles

Warren Central School’s Kindergarten classroom has been buzzing with excitement and celebrations this year! The Kinder Crocodiles have been at school for ‘one hundred’ days and learnt ‘thousands’ of things so they celebrated with a 100s...

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