updated 10:37 PM UTC, Oct 23, 2019
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 | 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...
Greg Smart | 22.08.2019
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...
Greg Smart | 09.08.2019
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”...
Public entitled to its outrage at parliamentary entitlement
The word “entitlement” sprang to public notice in early 2014 when then Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey declared the “the age of entitlement is over, and the age of personal responsibility…
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 and the venue into disrepute, as well as fuelling another…
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…