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The history behind the headstones
Local retiree Karlyn Robinson never set out to write a book about a cemetery but the lure of a bushranger’s...
Profile: Terry Wilcher, founder of 123 Tix
Terry Wilcher and his 123 Tix online ticket booking service recently won “Regional Business of the Year” at the 2018…
New chapter begins for retiring library director
Like a good book, what lies ahead for former Macquarie Regional Library director John Bayliss is a bit of a…
Zoo wouldn’t be the same without volunteers
The mood was informal but that did nothing to detract from the sentiment expressed by Taronga Western Plains Zoo staff…
Opinion & Analysis
Greg Smart | 08.10.2021
Commentary blinded by the light of Gladys
The news of the resignation of NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian revealed the depths that the media and public discourse around...
Greg Smart | 23.09.2021
Submarine program suffers nuclear meltdown
Remember the patriotic fervour when the Future Submarine Program was announced? “Australian built, Australian jobs, Australian steel, here right where we...
Greg Smart | 10.09.2021
9/11 then and now
This column was written and originally published in Dubbo Photo News’ “Dubbo Weekender” in 2013. We’ve republished it today to...
Greg Smart | 26.08.2021
The seeming enigma of Afghanistan
“We were devoid of a fundamental understanding of Afghanistan – we didn’t know what we were doing...” “What are we trying...
On the passing of Hal Wootten, a great lawman
As I mourn the passing of a great Australian and a man I called the lawman, Hal Wootten, I wonder how Indigenous voices will record his enormous contribution to our…
COVID is no place for politicking in Australia
Think of the three ideal characteristics a country should have to fight a global pandemic. First, an island with no shared international borders so arrivals and departures can be controlled. Second, the…
Sport
“Bomber” and “Wallo” enjoy catch up with old boxing trainer
Famed Australian coach of many champions, Johnny Lewis, flew into Dubbo recently and there to greet him were two of...
Barry Perry remembered as one of the best
When Leo Nosworthy arrived at Macquarie in the 1959, he thought he had found the end of the rainbow. He…
John Hill climbing a personal mountain
John Hill is climbing a personal mountain Dubbo College Year 12 student John Hill is best known for his boxing talent…
Aspen and Callum have champions’ hearts
Getting up at 6 o’clock in winter is a challenge for anyone; hopping out of a warm bed and into…