Local People in the news
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 | 24.01.2019
January 26 – the date of no meaning
AUSTRALIA DAY is upon us again, and so is the now inevitable uproar in the press and on social media...
Greg Smart | 21.12.2018
2018: The Winners & The Losers
2018 is now thankfully drawing to a close. The usual events, such as a change of Prime Minister and shambolic...
Greg Smart | 08.12.2018
To our American brothers... How to vote better
Australia has a kinship with the United States of America, we often use the saying ‘when America sneezes, Australia catches...
Greg Smart | 22.11.2018
Trumping Journalism: A danger to democracy
Three years into Donald Trump’s ultimate vanity project, the daily barrage of his atrocities against decency, ethics and the English...
Pakistan, Cricket, Morrison: Priority check needed
The Summer of Cricket is off to a chaotic start with the Australian cricket team humiliated by Pakistan in a series played in the United Arab Emirates, meanwhile the games’…
Wentworth bites back against government chaos
On the same day Australia welcomed members of the English royal family to our shores to begin a fortnight of celebrating Anglo-Saxon heritage and hereditary monarchy, Australia’s Bigot-in-Chief Pauline Hanson…
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…