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David
Dixon

Get your best bedding, tableware and homeware items at Bed Bath N’ Table

With winter on the way, now’s a great time to get those lovely warm sheets, pillowcases, quilt covers and doonas for the cold weather to come. One of Orana Mall’s longest-established businesses, Bed Bath N’ Table is now stocking the best cool...

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David Dixon

16 hours ago

Dubbo Works

SafeWork NSW’s Youth Week message: keep eyes, ears and training out for young workers

You can’t put an old head on young shoulders, the traditional saying goes, with eager workers who are just out of school and keen to make their mark considered to be particularly at risk of workplace injuries. With this in mind, SafeWork NSW...

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David Dixon

17 hours ago

Wellington News

Thunder of little hooves at Sunday’s inaugural ‘Dag Drags Sheep Dash’!

Not quite the famous ‘Running of the Bulls’ at Pamplona in Spain each July, Wellington Rotary’s ‘Dag Drags Sheep Dash’ promises to be the next best thing! This sprint for the ages is being held on Sunday, April 13, at Wellington Showground...

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David Dixon

12 Apr 2025

News Extra

Honouring our war dead at Old Dubbo Cemetery

Sad but true, but not every war hero gets a war hero’s grave. However, no country honours its fallen with more genuine respect than do Australians. With Anzac Day just around the corner, local historian Patrick Bourke recently catalogued a number...

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David Dixon

12 Apr 2025

Luke Seve Conveyancing: Helping local families enter housing market

With the housing crisis pushing many potential buyers out of the new residential market, local conveyancer, Luke Seve, says that many first home buyers are now looking to pre-owned properties for their initial home. He said that house prices have...

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David Dixon

11 Apr 2025

Regional News

Ragweed leads to DNA breakthrough in combating invasive species

Learning how a major central west pest plant and a serious annual source of hay-fever, ragweed, is able to quickly adapt to new environments; could help combat invasive species throughout Australia. Researchers from Monash University and the...

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David Dixon

11 Apr 2025

News

STEM western kids get a look at the future in Rotary “Challenge”

Helping encourage the next generation of STEM students, the 25th fantastic year of the Western Plains Science and Engineering Challenge was recently held at the new Centenary Pavilion of Dubbo Showground. The event – hosted by the Rotary Club –...

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David Dixon

11 Apr 2025

News

Aye, it’s a bonnie grand day, with Highland Dance returning Dubbo

Reviving an ancient folk-dance form that was hugely popular in the central west decades ago, Dubbo this Sunday is home to a regional leg celebrating the 70th anniversary of a nationwide competition. On what promises to be a bonnie grand day, Dubbo...

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David Dixon

10 Apr 2025

Regional News

Protecting threatened species with $5 million for far-west projects

More than $5 million has been promised to protect threatened species and boost climate resilience in the State’s far west. The work includes protecting a rare wren that lives in the north-west, studying rare wetlands, and protecting the Willandr...

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David Dixon

09 Apr 2025

Dubbo Works

School-work gap costing billions, needs greater Government focus

“What are you doing when you leave school?” This perennial question put to generations of Year 12 students in NSW now has greater urgency in the high-tech economy of the 21st century. With increasing numbers of school leavers eschewing...

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David Dixon

08 Apr 2025

News

Top results and an HSC boost for Dubbo College Senior Campus

Dubbo College Senior Campus has received a commendation from the Department of Education for its outstanding results in the 2024 Higher School Certificate (HSC). In a move that recognises excellence in public schools, the Department has written to...

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David Dixon

08 Apr 2025

Wellington News

Lightening the load: producers offered permit boost for Scabbing Flat Bridge

Life is looking up for farmers and transport companies in the Wellington district, with local producers now able to apply for special permits to operate increased-tonnage vehicles across the historic Scabbing Flat Bridge. The long-running saga —...

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David Dixon

07 Apr 2025

Wellington News

Furniture, tyres, shopping trolleys: Wellington’s Clean Up Australia Day!

Furniture, tyres, and shopping trolleys, all in all, a full trailer of garbage. That was the fruits of the labours of Wellington’s Clean Up Australia Day in early March. The event is an annual event organised by Emmalee Holmes and supported by the...

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David Dixon

07 Apr 2025