Wellington News

23 Mar 2025

More road closures, increased work to get Scabbing Flat Bridge back on track

Light may be at the end of a long tunnel over the Scabbing Flat Bridge saga — which has left the historic structure operating on restricted loads with regular closures for nearly eight months — with repair works now accelerating on the project...

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22 Mar 2025

Bank branch opening! New lender in Wello

While most country towns have resigned themselves to losing, one-by-one, their bank branches, Wellington has just bucked the trend; and it’s all been with a little help from Dubbo Council! Regional Australia Bank is set to open a new branch in...

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17 Mar 2025

Lions on Safari as local group celebrates international birthday month

Free “Sausage Sangas” are part of the Wellington Lions’ celebrations for the International Birthday Month of the service club that this year has the theme — “Lions on Safari!” To commemorate the occasion, they will be holding a Free Sausage...

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14 Mar 2025

Wello Soldiers Club: great food and good fun

Photo News caught up with some of the many people enjoying great food and good fun at the Wellington Soldiers Club – including one lady celebrating a birthday. We hope you had a very happy birthday Charmaine!

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08 Mar 2025

A sense of community

A sense of community drove some of Wellington’s talented individuals to form Wellington Craft Co-Op Limited. Since its opening in November 2023 the co-op has grown to eighty-nine members, and its walls are filled to the hilt with handmade...

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Lana Eather

08 Mar 2025

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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06 Mar 2025

Great weather for the Wello Rotary Markets

Great weather helped make the recent Wello Rotary Markets a really enjoyable and successful day for everyone

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02 Mar 2025

Farewell for beloved local volunteer who served Wellington community

By David Dixon He was a man who gave his all to his community and will be sadly missed by a whole range of volunteer organisations in Wellington, with the community mourning the passing of local identity, Dr Mike Augee. The former Councillor and...

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25 Feb 2025

Wellington is such a beautiful place, then this happens...

Wellington is a great town, with beautiful Mount Arthur, the Macquarie River, Wellington Caves and so many wonderful places to explore. It’s so sad to see a thoughtless few people spoiling our beautiful rivers with vandalism and the dumping of...

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24 Feb 2025

Friends enjoying a beverage at the Federal Hotel in Wello

Photo News dropped into the federal hotel in Wellington and caught up with these locals enjoying some rest and relaxation

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23 Feb 2025

Community meets to pressure bush roads minister over bridge repairs

Locals impacted by the Scabbing Flat Bridge saga — which has seen the historic structure operating on restricted loads with regular closures for nearly 18 months — are being invited to a community meeting on the matter. Michelle Tomkins, a local...

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20 Feb 2025

River, dam changes as new study seeks local knowledge on old flooding events

The first step in protecting Wellington from the next big flood starts with consulting long-time locals who have faced such events before, Dubbo Regional Council believes. Council recently announced plans for a new Wellington Flood Study, which is...

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