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David
Dixon

Wello Golf Club farewell for beloved local Mike Augee

Wellington locals are all invited to a special commemoration service for a beloved local leader, volunteer, and advocate, who served the community for decades. A celebration of the life of the district author and Wellington Caves enthusiast Dr Mike...

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David Dixon

5 hours ago

Regional News

Local knowledge to battle Bourke youth crime

Many crime-hit regional communities are at odds about how to solve the problem, but the State Government has said that “local knowledge” is the key to restoring out-of-control communities. Bourke is one of two towns (Kempsey being the other) to...

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David Dixon

05 Mar 2025

News

Mayor leads delegation to Sydney to fight for indoor sports hub

Dubbo has not given up the fight for their promised Indoor Sports Hub, with Mayor Josh Black recently leading a delegation to State Parliament in Sydney to highlight the issue. Cr Black and a group of passionate locals and regional sports...

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David Dixon

04 Mar 2025

In Focus

Caring for our unwanted pets, Regional Animal Shelter is nearing completion

How we treat unwanted pets is a marker for how compassionate we are as a society. Therefore, the fact that the new Dubbo Regional Animal Shelter is nearing completion, is good news for the golden west. The state-of-the-art building to shelter...

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David Dixon

03 Mar 2025

News

Dubbo’s War Memorial artist courted Sydney controversy

Time Warp. The centenary of Dubbo’s War Memorial this year has thrown a spotlight on its renowned and sometimes controversial designer, George Rayner Hoff (1894-1937). Hoff was born on the Isle of Man (between England and Ireland) where his father...

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David Dixon

03 Mar 2025

Dubbo Works

Worker well-being adds to a business’ bottom line, new study shows

Newsflash! Looking after your workers pays dividends, a new report has revealed, suggesting that every dollar invested in your staff’s well-being, adds four times that to a business’ bottom line. Companies that prioritise employee well-being...

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David Dixon

02 Mar 2025

News

Classic rock ’n’ roll, Ballz n All the perfect fit for inaugural Tradies fun

Cobar-based rockers Ballz n All are the perfect fit for getting into the swing of Dubbo’s inaugural Tradies Ball on Saturday, March 29. Led by frontman Degen Brown, the region’s top rock-and-roll dance band are gaining a reputation for being one...

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David Dixon

02 Mar 2025

Regional News

Under pressure, Gilgandra water supply holding on in hot summer

Late summer heatwaves aside, Gilgandra residents have been doing their bit to tide the town over a water crisis following the failure of one of the Shire’s two water main pumps. The larger of the pumps that deliver potable, treated bore water from...

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David Dixon

01 Mar 2025

Sport

American football and rugby league: Common roots, different destinations

Watching the two sports on television (or even more so, live), one might think that American football and rugby league are two games with very little in common. Yet they both have a shared past, taking different approaches to the same problem —...

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David Dixon

01 Mar 2025

News

Loud voice and a heart of gold, MC Matt doing his bit for T Ball

Outgoing local auctioneer Matt Hansen has both a loud, commanding voice, and a heart of gold. Self-made local success story in a very real sense, he’s now doing his bit to help one of the Central West’s great charities, Tradies in Sight, by...

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David Dixon

01 Mar 2025

Regional News

Broken mine site to power Silver City’s energy future

An old Broken Hill mine site is to be transformed into a first-of-its-kind compressed air energy storage system delivering energy security, jobs and investment to Broken Hill. Hydrostor’s compressed air energy storage system is designed to have...

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David Dixon

28 Feb 2025

Sport

‘Dubvegas’: Isaah to lead the Panthers in US season 2025 launch

The second year of rugby league’s biggest gamble, to try and take on the sporting behemoth of the American market, will have a very ‘DubVegas’ feel in 2025. With a none-to-original slogan of ‘Bigger, Bolder and Better’, the NRL is out there...

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David Dixon

28 Feb 2025

Sport

Pennants duties don’t dent top bowls morning numbers

Despite quite a number of players representing in the Pennants tournament, 39 competitors still turned-out and enjoyed their morning of bowls last Sunday in the RSL Combination format. Winners for the day were Ken Whittaker, John Kennedy, and Brian...

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David Dixon

27 Feb 2025