updated 10:33 PM UTC, Dec 4, 2019
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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 | 14.11.2019
Australians beware, you’re under increasing surveillance
If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear. Since 9/11, this phrase has been regularly used by government...
Greg Smart | 31.10.2019
Commission hands down a dose of reality
‘Reality TV’ – noun – formulaic and heavily edited television designed to cater for sheeple. ‘Sheeple’ – noun – people compared...
Greg Smart | 17.10.2019
Privatising our government assets is failing us
Has there ever been the privatisation of a government asset that has led to a benefit for the public? The definition...
Greg Smart | 03.10.2019
Economy versus ecosystem: can both be winners?
The preservation of our planet has been making news headlines recently, for both the right and wrong reasons. The Global Climate...
Gathering to activate ‘quiet Australians’ raises questions
Conservatism American style came to Australia recently when Sydney played host to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Fashioned on the American model of gatherings of conservative politicians, activists, media pundits…
Redemption story: That didn’t take long did it?
Eighteen months have not quite passed since the event described at the time as the “darkest day in Australian cricket” occurred – the captain and vice-captain of the Australian cricket…
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…