updated 6:08 AM UTC, Jul 21, 2017
Local People in the news
David’s on the move but leaves his legacy
It’s a changing of the guards at the Dubbo Regional Council with David Dwyer retiring from the role of Community...
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…
Opinion & Analysis
Yvette Aubusson-Foley | 21.07.2017
National Pyjama Day
It’s been described as ‘skanky’. ‘Bogan’. ‘Feral.’ Just mentioning it can draw looks of horror, shock and dismay. “If I see it, I ‘look...
Greg Smart | 22.06.2017
How Qatar got the cold shoulder is a hot topic
You know you have a problem when human rights abusers Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain cut...
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...
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 Russia losing its place in the Human Rights Council while…
Farewell 2016
This is my last editorial for Dubbo Weekender as I’m hanging up my editor’s hat and pursuing that alluring dream of business ownership under the name of YAF Media. I’ll still…
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...