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4 hours ago

Knockdown starts for rebuild of Broken Hill school

Permanently closed over the most seemingly incongruous of causes for a school in an arid part of the state — untreatable and severe ongoing mould outbreaks — pre-demolition planning of the old Willyama High School has started. The long process...

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19 hours ago

In Focus

Prepared to help others: Trefoil Guild donation

Carrying on in the spirit of community service that is an essential part of their philosophy, the Western Plains Trefoil Guild — largely comprising former Girl Guides — recently made a generous contribution to one of our great Dubbo-based...

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14 May 2025

Paving way for safer journeys between Gil and Queensland

Smoother, safer journeys are on the way for motorists travelling on the border, with work starting this week to restore the road’s surface. A Transport for NSW spokesperson said the Australian Government is providing $5.46 million under the...

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13 May 2025

Time Warp: Pioneering Australian established world’s first air ambulance

Establishing the RFDS was the life-work of missionary John Flynn

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12 May 2025

A Hilton for moggies and doggies as new animal shelter opens

State-of-the-art facilities will now better serve our lost, abandoned, and impounded pets after recent opening of the new Dubbo Regional Animal Shelter. Following 10 months of painstaking construction, the moggy and pooch home-away-from-home...

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11 May 2025

Speedy sausage dogs show their nip at Dachshund Dash

Affectionately known as sausage dogs, Dachshunds (correctly pronounced “daksunds”) are so much more, and were originally bred to scent, chase, and flush-out badgers and other burrow-dwelling animals. These unique traits were definitely on show...

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10 May 2025

New Heavy Vehicle Safety Station opens at Ballimore

Making our roads safer on a key freight route, a new Heavy Vehicle Safety Station (HVSS) has opened on the Golden Highway in the Central West between Dubbo and Dunedoo. The new safety station, located about 5.5 kilometres east of Ballimore, was...

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09 May 2025

RFS firefighters who paid ultimate price honoured at National Memorial

25 emergency service members have been inscribed on the National Emergency Services Memorial

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09 May 2025

Wellington News

Big Red V comes to Wello with a message of wellbeing for kids

Three Wellington schools were among those honoured with a visit last week by the mighty St George Illawarra Dragons rugby league club. The two-day program included school visits and clinics at Wellington Christian School, Wellington Public School...

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09 May 2025

Shearer and mental health advocate bags State award

Down-to-earth mental health advocate Carol Mudford was recently honoured with a statewide win in a prestigious country women’s prize. The registered nurse, shearer and wool-handler from Dubbo came up trumps in the 2025 NSW AgriFutures Rural...

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