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Unveiling pays both homage and humour to well-known bird

Paying both homage and humour towards an animal that has learnt to survive in urban landscapes, as well as its comfortable and more natural rural home, was central to a celebration of creative practice at the Art Club in Dubbo recently. Renowned...

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Dallas Reeves

1 hour ago

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NALAG’s garden growing, with the kind help of many locals

For nearly half a century, a well-known and beloved community-based organisation has been helping guide people through the toughest of times. Now, the National Association for Loss and Grief (NALAG) is asking for the community’s help with...

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National Indian Film Festival of Australia set to hit Dubbo

Dubbo is set to host an exciting and diverse international film festival later this month. The National Indian Film Festival of Australia’s (NIFFA) first ever regional event will be held in Dubbo and commence on Friday, June 20, with a red carpet...

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Dallas Reeves

13 hours ago

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Getting to Lake Burrendong easier with access upgrades

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David Dixon

20 hours ago

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Shed fire closes Dubbo TAFE

A shed fire closed the Dubbo TAFE Narromine Road (Mitchell Highway) campus earlier today

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Sharon Bonthuys

13 Jun 2025

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Councils approached nationwide to help reduce ‘period poverty’

A national nonprofit organisation supporting vulnerable women, girls and those who menstruate recently contacted every mayor and councillor across Australia, calling on them to take meaningful action on ‘period poverty’. The bold step by Share...

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Sharon Bonthuys

13 Jun 2025

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19-Twenty set to tear up the Crossroads Bar this Sunday

Crossroads Bar, Dubbo, is set to explode this Sunday when a group billed as “Australia’s wildest roots rock powerhouse” take to the stage – and probably tear it up as well. Dubbo’s home of live music can’t wait to welcome the high-energy...

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Sharon Bonthuys

11 Jun 2025

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‘Geurie’s Golden Boy’ Nathan off to Germany after big grant win

Known as “Geurie’s golden boy”, locally-raised tenor and former Dubbo College student Nathan Bryon firmly fixed another feather in his cap recently by winning the 2024 German-Australian Opera Grant. This means that, in August, he will join the...

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David Dixon

11 Jun 2025

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Kep the lad, first to christen Dubbo’s new Olympic pool

Local historian Patrick Bourke read our recent Time Warp on Dubbo’s very-own Labor government minister and human rights lawyer, Kep Enderby, with keen interest and sent us this fascinating snippet… “Kep Enderby was also mentioned in a Dubbo...

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David Dixon

11 Jun 2025

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Talbot: the French-English marque that broke the 100mph barrier

A perfect example of the new thrill of owning a motorcar in Edwardian society, this 1911 four-cylinder, 15-horsepower, four-seater saloon is a Talbot, a well-known brand that existed in one form or another up to the 21st century. Talbot was that...

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David Dixon

11 Jun 2025

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Deadline approaching for writing competition

The deadline is approaching for the Country Press NSW 125th Anniversary Writing Awards, with entries closing in July. Short stories are free to enter in this historic competition which commemorates a significant milestone for Australia’s first and...

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Lucie Peart

10 Jun 2025

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Watch your step: Diana takes a tumble on broken pavers

Taking a tumble on cracked and raised pavers in central Dubbo recently, local Diana Williamson wondered who’s responsible for getting such things fixed? With her daughter ringing both local State Member Dugald Saunders’ office, and that of Dubbo...

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David Dixon

08 Jun 2025

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Builder appointed to deliver Dubbo Workplace Hub

In this Central West roundup: Dubbo Workplace Hub, and Ordinary Council Meeting

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David Dixon

07 Jun 2025