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David
Dixon

Speakers, stalls, barbie, and awards at Dubbo and Wello Aus 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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David Dixon

3 hours ago

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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David Dixon

4 hours ago

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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David Dixon

8 hours ago

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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David Dixon

11 hours ago

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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David Dixon

12 hours ago

Regional News

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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David Dixon

22 Jan 2025

Regional News

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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David Dixon

22 Jan 2025

Regional News

Western Plains Zoo returns rare quoll to remote national park

It’s our most remote and isolated national park, and it’s now home to a previously extinct member of one of our most amazing native species. A quest to bring the endangered Chuditch back from the dead in NSW continues in Sturt National Park with...

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David Dixon

22 Jan 2025

News Extra

Time Warp: ‘The Boy Who Talked With Bunyips’

It’s strange to think now, but Dubbo was once home to a thriving print industry, with Macquarie Print on Wheelers Lane for years running one of Australia’s top state-of-the-art four-colour presses, publishing magazines for, among others, Kerry...

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David Dixon

19 Jan 2025

Looking for your dream addition? Give Brentley and the crew a call

Whenever you’re ready for your dream addition, why not give Brentley Gillett and his dedicated team from Outback Home Improvements, a call? This locally-owned and family-operated business, can provide all your extension needs, no matter what your...

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David Dixon

16 Jan 2025

News

After a decade at the helm, RSL’s Gus is ready to transition into a happy retirement

After more than a decade at the helm of one of country NSW’s top licensed clubs, Friday, January 10, was the last day in charge for Dubbo RSL Memorial Club General Manager Gus Lico. In his 11 years as the General Manager, Gus has seen the Club...

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David Dixon

16 Jan 2025

News Extra

Decline in free-to-air television viewers continues: govt report

While independent community newspapers are bucking a trend against the slow decline of other traditional media, recent research shows that prospects are not so bright for old-style free-to-air television broadcasters. Government agency ACMA (the...

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David Dixon

08 Jan 2025

Regional News

57 per cent of Western properties produce sheep for meat: findings help inform western NSW property management decisions

Landholders participating in the latest Regional Landholder survey has led to Western Local Land Services being better equipped to improve agricultural productivity, biosecurity and biodiversity, the organisation said. The Regional Landholder survey...

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David Dixon

06 Jan 2025