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 | 05.07.2019
Unholy row for the “game they play in heaven”
Rugby Union is known as the game played in heaven. Star player Israel Folau continues to bring both the game...
Greg Smart | 20.06.2019
Our ‘un-Australian’ anthem is girt by controversy
Is ‘un-Australian’ the most misused and falsely appropriated word in our national dialect? I think it is, and I use the...
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...
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 a cold’. When something happens ‘in the States’, it is…
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 language continue ad nauseum. Trump is used to getting his own…
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…