A sense of community drove some of Wellington’s talented individuals to form Wellington Craft Co-Op Limited. Since its opening in November 2023 the co-op has grown to eighty-nine members, and its walls are filled to the hilt with handmade...

Wellington locals are all invited to a special commemoration service for a beloved local leader, volunteer, and advocate, who served the community for decades. A celebration of the life of the district author and Wellington Caves enthusiast Dr Mike...

Wellington's main street Nanima Crescent has been abuzz lately, thanks to Wellington Arts, a support network for local artists and groups, with direct links to Orana Arts and other regional networks. It was established in 2018 with a goal to support...

Burrendong Botanic Garden & Arboretum (BBGA) will celebrate its 60th year of conservation, education and recreation at a special event on Sunday, September 22. The occasion marks six decades of the BBGA’s preservation of Australia’s native...

By David Dixon They’re a festive season feast we normally look-for around December, but the famous Lions Christmas cakes and puddings, are available right now in Wellington. The local community group's three-day-a-week Pre-Loved Book Fair, is...

By David Dixon Cash is still king in many regional and rural areas of NSW, with Federal Member for Calare, Andrew Gee, trying to give locals the option of keeping it that way. Despite recent trumpeting by Dubbo Council that all of its waste...

Two Wellington sports clubs were recently the recipients of State Government grants to help them continue to support their local community. One grant was for an ancient Scottish game, with funds also for a very English one. Golf is often perceived...

By David Dixon Battle of Fromelles was one of those bloody Western Front quagmires that were such a tragic feature of World War I, with the remains of a local soldier, now identified more than a century after the conflict. Local historian, Patrick...

Volunteer groups in bush towns, have all struggled with membership since the pandemic, with good news on that front for one of Wellington’s most selfless clubs. Wellington Lions were pleased to recently welcome new member, Smih Biplob, who also...

Volunteers at Wellington’s annual Clean Up Australia Day on Saturday, March 3 collected a truckload of rubbish lying around the town - both on land and in the water. The Western Paddlers of NSW Kayak Club were wet and dirty removing rubbish from...

Thousands of Australia’s most dedicated and hard-working volunteers — including our local group at Wellington — will be on deck to let you know more about what they do this weekend for Lions Awareness Day. After more than 75 years of helping...

Local environmentalist, Dr Mike Augee, was named as Wellington’s 2024 Citizen of the Year at a twilight event held last Thursday evening to beat the heat of Australia Day. The ceremony included a presentation by local Indigenous Elder, Herb Smith...

We all know the important emotional role that pets can play in our lives; with a new local program, using inmates to train retired sports dogs for life after racing. The “Greyhounds As Pets” program, launched recently at Wellington Correctional...

While Dubbo recently renewed three of its iconic rhino statues with new art from local students, “'Arthur”, the Wellington rhino, could finally be on the way out! Dubbo Council is asking locals, do you want a replacement for Arthur, or has the...

David Dixon Don’t worry; Wellington isn’t being forgotten in the great Dubbo Region Elf Hunt! Local councillor and Dubbo Regional Deputy Mayor, Richard Ivey, recently did the rounds of business houses, and came-up trumps! Using an Elf Hunt...

Plastic dinnerware, travel coffee mugs, serving dishes, and packing material has, for decades, been an important part of our convenient, low-cost consumer society. Polystyrene is, however one of most dangerous modern creations; largely imperishable...

Unique heritage project involving local students telling the tales of giant extinct marsupial species found at Wellington Caves, recently won a Statewide gong. The “Digging Deep Time” program, delivers a whole-of-community project involving...

David Dixon No-one knows, what’s going to show, when they finally open the Stuart Town time-capsule! Lying undisturbed under a slab of concrete for 50 years, the big breaking-of-the-seal celebration, is on Sunday, November 26, and everyone is...

Nepal — home to Mount Everest and often called “The Roof of the World” — is the exciting destination for a group of Wellington students, with a hugely-successful trivia night held this month getting them on their way. Wellington Rotary Club...

Are you an art creator in Wellington district? Local painter, Kate Kenworthy, is urging you to put your hand-up for an innovative professional development program, just for you! The doors are now open for artists to apply for the Western Plains...

Dubbo Regional Council has agreed to negotiate a draft planning agreement with Squadron Energy over the Spicers Creek Wind Farm Project. The decision comes after Squadron Energy Pty Ltd, submitted a letter of offer, featuring components relating to...

David Dixon Like the idea of sketching-up a koala, or painting a pig-footed bandicoot? Entries are now open for the Wellington Arts Australian Threatened Species competition, which aims to raise awareness of endangered native animals, while...

Electric helicopters that fly like planes, could be the future of zero emissions air travel; with Dubbo recently getting-in on the "ground floor" of the new technology after an agreement with the developers of the innovative aircraft. Australian...

Merging of Dubbo City and Wellington Council in May 2016, left the two communities with different charges for the same services. The existing charging structures has resulted in residential dwellings and comparable business properties, paying...

"Good fences make good neighbours," the old saying goes, but would you like to see one around the Cameron Park playground in Wellington? Dubbo Regional Council wants to hear from residents and visitors who use the playground, on whether they want it...