Local People in the news
Shining a light on epilepsy
Leigh Croft and her two children all have epilepsy. In the lead-up to International Epilepsy Awareness Day, this courageous Dubbo...
Miss Universe contender taken by surprise
Out of the blue, Dubbo teenager Zae Wilson was encouraged to register for the Miss Universe contest. Now she’s a…
Metal man
Conventional wisdom from careers advisors these days is to follow your passion, but it’s often a tough ask in a…
The story of Chateau Cadillac
In the 1860s and 70s, the founder of Dubbo, Bordeaux-native, Jean Emile Serisier, planted 70,000 vines on the outskirts of…
Opinion & Analysis
Yvette Aubusson-Foley | 15.06.2017
So long and thanks for all the fish
Passwords. Friend or foe? Let’s go with foe. Exhibit A: 9%vgY2h/Q&7tWx$2jJ Exhibit B: The username or password you have entered is invalid. Well. Which one is...
Tony Webber | 25.12.2016
The outsider and insider and how a senator became a pain
At one stage there was no doubt Senator Rodney Culleton would remain in One Nation. He’d had some early ups and...
Fayrouz Tawfikto | 24.12.2016
French presidential elections bring their own surprises
Surprise! Surprise! 2016 was a year full of it. The unexpected Brexit shaking the core of the European Union, or...
Yvette Aubusson-Foley | 24.12.2016
Farewell 2016
This is my last editorial for Dubbo Weekender as I’m hanging up my editor’s hat and pursuing that alluring dream...
Sally Bryant looks back on learning…
You remember when you first learned to walk? God it was hard work and I’ve tended to avoid walking ever since. There were upsides to mastering this new skill, because…
Books for Christmas
Many folk will recall Norman Rockwell, a remarkable artist whose works were frequently featured in the “Saturday Evening Post”. Such was his profile that when President John Kennedy was assassinated…
Sport
Ryan chasing three in a row at Boot
Champion Dubbo jockey Greg Ryan is chasing a record-breaking win in Sunday’s Wellington Boot. If successful, Ryan will become the first...
The Blytons love to race
Mark Blyton and two of his offspring, Marshall and Jamison, have a unique place in NSW motor racing. All three…
Rugby dreams realised in Papua New Guinea
Playing sport in another country is often the trip of a lifetime for many sportspeople, but a recent journey to…
Tracey’s dream comes true
A love of hockey that was born on Barden Park when she was just five years of age has blossomed…
Entertainment & Arts
Festive fun for Dubbo in October
The Dream Festival is in full swing kicking off yesterday (Thursday, October 12) at the Church Street Rotunda with the...
In Focus - Your News
Information on dangerous fire danger conditions in the Narromine, Dubbo and Wellington area
This bulletin released by the Orana Team of NSW Rural Fire Service today at 5pm. A state-wide Total Fire Ban remains...
The Hub
Hubber Shenae Gosper
If you could bring one musician back from the dead, it would be... Freddie Mercury. If I could live in a...