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Magpies swoop in and kick goals for Freddy

The oppressive temperature of last weekend at Parkes was not enough to hold back a local ladies’ side that won their Sixes trophy. The Women’s team went well after deciding to enter the competition as a prelude to the local DDFA season. Although...

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RSL swimmers putting in the big laps in club, district and regional meets

Dubbo RSL Community Swimming Club members are currently participating in the Club Championship being held over three weeks. With the Point-Score already finalised, swimmers aged from 5–26-years-old — including for Multi-Class events — are...

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Macquarie celebrates cricketing victories, four decades apart

In 1984/85, Country Australia batsman, David Tink led Macquarie to their first Whitney Cup Premiership; 40 years later, Don Nash was out-front as the Blues took the T20 Megahit Night Cricket Final. Many of the players from that historic First Grade...

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Macquarie United start footie season with Sixes trophy

Dubbo’s Macquarie United football club defied the blistering weekend heat and some determined opposition to claim the Men’s Sixes trophy at Parkes on the weekend. Jamie Lobb’s Premier League squad was split in half and, with a couple of Dubbo...

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Coonamble born-and-bred buddies celebrate their Randwick success

Four blokes who started school together at the Brigidine Convent in Coonamble, then completed their high school studies together at St Stanislaus College in Bathurst, are still celebrating (in spirit, anyway) a win in a $125,000 Highway Handicap...

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21 Mar 2025

“Skull’s” trip from Kogarah to Coonamble for gallops win was worth the early start

Comedic sports commentator and 1970s Test cricketer Kerry O’Keefe was all smiles - and even let out his trademark chuckle - after the horse he co-owns with local breeder David Ringland, “Gallant Star”, bolted home to win the Western Racing...

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21 Mar 2025

Done and dusted: Junior Cricket grand final results

Culmination of a long, hot summer’s cricket came to its climax around local grounds with the results over the weekend of the DDJCA grand finals for all ages. In the Under 16s match, South Dubbo Hornets Yellow finished at 10/95 with the best...

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15 Mar 2025

Thought bubble to top hockey tourney, Dubbo again hosts Masters in the Bush

What started off as simply a thought bubble to promote hockey in the country has developed into one of the red-letter events on our sporting calendar. The annual Masters in the Bush hockey tournament started Friday with Country, State, and National...

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15 Mar 2025

Dubbo’s Danny is off to Turkey, cycling at the UCI Nation’s Cup

In a dramatic announcement in the past few days, Dubbo Cycle Club was immensely proud to reveal that local rider, Daniel Barber has been selected to contest the UCI Nations Cup event in Turkey! Only the very best riders in the world are chosen to...

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15 Mar 2025

Dragons drummer Rhonda is pounding her way to Germany

Orana Outback Dragons drummer Rhonda Lang has been invited to join the Auroras Pan Dragon crew for the World Dragon Boat Championships at Brandenburg, Germany in July. The Auroras are Australia’s national team, this is a huge honour for the...

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08 Mar 2025

Victory for Macquarie T20 cricketers as they go back to the future for a tricky run chase

Dubbo Macquarie initially formed a First Grade team in the early 1980s; the next year, they took the Whitney Cup for the first time under Australian Country batsman, Dave Tink. On Friday night, many of those players from that legendary side gathered...

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08 Mar 2025

Another summer’s day of keen competition for Dubbo Ducks

It was another summer’s day of keen swimming competition for the local Dubbo Ducks last weekend. In races, the Vern Traeger 25-metre Freestyle race was won by Jacob Pearce while, in the 25-metre Jokers Ink trophy race, John Wherrit and Mark...

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