Dubbo Photo News

Special Anzac Day event at Zoo Cairn to remember a very special veteran

By David Dixon Among local Anzac Day memorials, it’s certainly not the biggest and best-known in the golden west. But today, Thursday, April 25, it will be the centre of a very special memorial event for a wonderful local man. The Cairn at Dubbo...

David Dixon

25 Apr 2024

Dubbo Works

Opportunity of the Week: Mitigation Crew Opportunities with NSW Rural Fire Service

If you enjoy working outdoors and want to make a difference in the community, a role in our Mitigation Crews could be for you! We are looking for motivated and community-minded individuals who have a passion for emergency services and enjoy working...

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Nepalese New Year for 2081 draws overseas visitors to the golden west

Not all of us celebrate the New Year at the same time, with Dubbo’s growing Nepalese population, commemorating the start of their year 2081 under the Bikram Sambat Calendar over the weekend. The actual date for the New Year for Hindu Nepalese was...

David Dixon

28 Apr 2024

News Extra

Gilgandra’s GIL Library Hub faces delays amid certification hurdles

The Gilgandra Shire Council’s ambitious project, the GIL Library Hub, has encountered delays however the local council says it remains committed to what it sees as an important community project. The building, which has been under transformation for...

Dubbo Photo News Newsdesk

23 Apr 2024

News Extra

Improved rural telehealth services could help improve antenatal care

La Trobe University has secured nearly $1 million to enhance antenatal care through the integration of telehealth. The grant, part of a $5 million allocation by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), supports six projects...

Dubbo Photo News Newsdesk

24 Apr 2024

News

When Freya met Freya

With locals looking to the sky over the last week, the chance to see one of the six aircraft currently based at Dubbo Regional Airport drew a big crowd to the free RAAF PC-21 Static Display and Information Session on Friday, April 12. By rare...

Ken Smith

21 Apr 2024

Dubbo Photo News

Bumper program again at 2024 Dubbo Show

Buy your ticket, pack some lunch or sample the many on-site food options available and then spend the whole day and night wandering around to view all that the 2024 Dubbo Show has to offer. That’s the advice from Dubbo Show Society secretary Sue...

Dubbo Photo News

08 May 2024

News

Community event aims to generate awareness of homelessness

NOTE: Photo for this story to be taken at 10.00am on Monday (April 8) at Macquarie St Rotunda. Contact is Stephen Newman. DUBBO residents have the chance to learn more about youth homelessness when an event to raise community awareness on the social...

Dubbo Photo News

14 Apr 2024

Real Estate

Five ways you can learn to live with the current housing crisis

We all know about the housing crisis, which is even impacting regional cities like Dubbo, with home prices through the roof. While the average Australian can’t do much about the drivers of this long-term problem that seems out of the control of...

Regional Newsdesk

16 Apr 2024

Regional News

Stock Route Music Fest success with great turn up, fine weather

Featuring fantastic autumn weather and a large out-of-town contingent, it was a record-breaking attendance at the Stock Route Music Festival at Dubbo on Saturday. Supported by Dubbo Photo News, the 2024 event made history smashing ticket numbers...

Regional Newsdesk

07 May 2024

News

Hat’s Amazing!

Dubbo Public School celebrated Easter with their annual Easter Hat Parade. Over 250 students took part with plenty of colour and creative ideas on display. The Easter Hat Parade was thoroughly enjoyed by the over 200 people who attended. Pictured...

Ken Smith

10 Apr 2024

Regional News

Volunteering in focus: Dubbo meetings are looking to future of helping others

By David Dixon Tracking the present and future of volunteering, is the aim of a series of focus groups being held in Dubbo. The “State of Volunteering” events aim to drill-down into recent studies to examine how different groups in the community...

David Dixon

09 Apr 2024

Sport

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Blue, Blue, Blue day… with a touch of green

By Geoff Mann Back in the day, the local newspaper would publish their Monday edition, in the colour corresponding with the primary colours of the winner of the local football derby between CYMS and Macquarie. Over the past several years, this...

Geoff Mann

01 May 2024

Sport

Raiders signal changing of the guard

Photos by Mel Pocknall Macquarie were capped as Group XI champions last year replacing multiple winner CYMS. They learned from their Peter McDonald grand final loss to St Pats to keep the Fishies scoreless - 32-0. Reserve Grade: Macquarie win...

Geoff Mann

01 May 2024

Sport

Volunteers gear up for Coonamble Rodeo

With one of the biggest shows in the Western Plains less than two months away, organisers of the Coonamble Rodeo & Campdraft are looking to push crowd numbers further than ever. “We do it because we love doing it,” Coonamble Rodeo President...

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30 Apr 2024

Sport

Roos Juniors return “Across the Ditch”

During the school holidays, the Dubbo Kangaroos Junior Rugby Club, flew across the Tasman for their annual tour of the Shaky Isles. One of the tour managers, Terry Mitchell described it as another epic visit. “The boys learned a lot leading up to...

Geoff Mann

30 Apr 2024

Sport

Dubbo Demons Australian Football Club’s fixture list

With Kaitlyn Waldie being named as Dubbo Demons President for 2024, a new era begins at the pioneering Australian Football Club, which has now appointing its first female president in its storied 43-year history. “I just wanted to reach-out and...

Regional Newsdesk

23 Apr 2024

Sport

World’s best City of Dubbo’s $125,000 International Fours Bowls Tournament

By Geoff Mann A lawn bowls fan? Then put the week of September 23-26 in your diary if you want to see some of the world’s best bowlers competing against our local and regional players. The event is the third instalment of the annual $125,000...

Geoff Mann

23 Apr 2024

Sport

Paul hits the big 8-5, and still rolling along!

“The Sundy Bowler” (with ‘Pistol Pete’) Paul Martin celebrated a special day in the best way possible — rolling-up with 30-odd good friends for a game last week. Paul teamed-up with Allan Stratford and Bryan O’Sullivan against Mark...

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20 Apr 2024

Local profiles

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What Kids Say: Isla Watt

How old are you? 8 What are you good at? League Tag What type of food do you love the most? Ice cream What makes you laugh? My dog Jet Who’s the boss in your family? My dad What is your favourite book? Harry Potter Favourite Team? Knights Which...

Dubbo Photo News

24 Apr 2024

Profiles

Page 3 Profile: Matilda Shine McIver

What is your name? Matilda Shine McIver Do you have a nickname? Tilds Where do you work? Noosa Brow Co What’s your favourite thing about Dubbo? Noosa Brow Co What is your dream job? A Beautician What would you do with 1 million dollars? Invest and...

Dubbo Photo News

16 Apr 2024

Profiles

Class of the Week: Macquarie Anglican Grammar School’s Pre-Kindergarten

Our Macquarie Pre-Kindergarten class love coming to school each day! Our students work with Ms Smith and Miss Griffiths, learning key skills in readiness for Kindergarten. Pre-Kindergarten provides a strong foundation for our student’s success at...

Lana Eather

17 Apr 2024

Profiles

What Kids Say: Pearl Skinner

How old are you? 4 What are you good at? Kicking The Ball What type of food do you love the most? White Rice Do you have a favourite word? Booger Beans What makes you laugh? Being tickled Who’s the boss in your family? My dad What is your...

Dubbo Photo News

13 Apr 2024

Letters & opinion

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Letters & Opinion

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Life updates: Miss Nine lost her lone remaining school jumper the first day of the cold snap and has been very chilly since, in a shocking twist of events where she is being made to face the consequences of her own actions. Miss 15’s current...

Emily Thompson

01 May 2024

Letters & Opinion

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Paul Dorin

07 May 2024

Letters & Opinion

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Paul Dorin

08 May 2024

Letters & Opinion

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30 Apr 2024

Wellington news

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Wellington News

Great food, great friends at Wello Soldiers Club

Once again, the Photo News team had a great time catching up with some of the people enjoying time out at the Soldiers Club recently

Colin Rouse

13 Apr 2024

Wellington News

‘Worst 24 hours in Australia’s history’: local Digger James identified after 108 years

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...

David Dixon

06 May 2024

Wellington News

Wellington Men’s Shed celebrates 15 years

Members of the Wellington Men’s Shed had a well-deserved celebration alongside families and friends recently to mark 15 years since the organisation started in town. Men’s Sheds take different shapes and forms across Australia, but all have the...

Colin Rouse

20 Mar 2024

Wellington News

Missionary commissioned to serve the Wellington community

Mee Young Kang, the Christian Missionary to the Wellington Community, is pictured recently with members and friends of the Riverside Church congregation. Based at 170 Thornton Street in Wellington, the Riverside Church describes itself as “...

Colin Rouse

19 Mar 2024

Paparazzi

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Paparazzi

Chickens and curl grubs

All their Easters came at once for these chickens!

Brett Phillips

Paparazzi

Postcard of the Week: Melbourne by the Yarra River

Many city sites can turn your head. Melbourne is a city that I love and, when viewed from next to the Yarra River, we can all be very proud of Australia’s own cityscapes

Joanne Austen Brown

Paparazzi

Red, red sky

This great photo speaks for itself, showing the sunset from Sheraton Road

Ken Smith

Paparazzi

The Worm returns

Ken Smith took this photo of the full moon at the end of March, rising behind one of Dubbo’s communication towers. A full moon in March is sometimes referred to as “The Worm Moon”. “The Worm Moon” is associated with abundance, and the heralding of...

Ken Smith