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Getting a pay rise in a high-inflation low-unemployment jobs market

With interest rates and inflation still rising, Australian workers will likely need to factor higher living costs into their wage demands for the future. While most people in larger industries are accorded cost-of-living wage increases that are...

Regional Newsdesk
1 hour ago
Regional News

Working together to beat domestic violence, Collective annual conference seeks solutions

By David Dixon Recent tragedies have shown the need for agencies working together to combat the problem of domestic violence, with an upcoming conference in Dubbo, aiming to achieve just that. Timing of this year’s annual get-together of the Dubbo...

David Dixon
3 hours ago
News

A tonne apiece

Pictured at the Dubbo Cenotaph which turns 100 next year, were Wing Commander Josh Coleman, RAAF, who presented the ANZAC Day Address, and former RAAF Pilot Officer Ray Winslow who celebrated his 100th Birthday on the Sunday after ANZAC Day 2024

Ken Smith
26 Apr 2024
News Extra

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...

Contributed To Dubbo Photo News
08 May 2024
News

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
Sport
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Sport

Spurs post some much-needed points in the Western Premier League soccer

Orana Spurs bounced back from a couple of unflattering losses to slot three goals to one against Dubbo Bulls on Saturday night. The Spurs overcame wet conditions and a field chopped-up by the Macquarie United (MUFC) versus Panorama match earlier in...

Geoff Mann
47 minutes ago
Sport

Love your youth rep football? Dubbo this week hosts Round Four

Dubbo is hosting Round Four of the Western Youth League football (soccer) competition this Sunday, May 12. This is an elite regional competition that a total of six separate associations all compete in every year. Locally there are 11 teams...

Regional Newsdesk
9 hours ago
Sport

Raiders fall hard against fire-breathing Dragons

After taking their first local derby against premiers CYMS in Round One of the Peter McDonald Premiership, Dubbo Macquarie Raiders came back to earth against Mudgee Dragons on Sunday. Although having a couple of key players missing, the locals ran...

Regional Newsdesk
17 hours ago
Sport

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...

Contributed To Dubbo Photo News
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
Local profiles
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Profiles

Page 3 Profile: Arjun Dangol (AJ)

Name: Arjun Dangol (AJ) Where do you work? Sainsbury Automotive Dubbo as a Car Sales Consultant Have you always lived in Dubbo? No, I moved to Dubbo in September 2020. Since that time I’ve been living and working in this beautiful town, Dubbo. What...

Team At Dubbo Photo News
5 hours ago
Profiles

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
Letters & opinion
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Letters & Opinion

Wardrobe malfunctions

I’ve lost a lot of weight recently. And sure there’s the feeling good and the better health, and blah, blah, blah... But I’m here to tell you the real benefit to losing weight is the clothes. Walking into a shop and buying clothes that are...

Emily Thompson
07 May 2024
Letters & Opinion

Love

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

Dose of Dorin 07.05.2024

Dose of Dorin 07.05.2024

Paul Dorin
07 May 2024
Letters & Opinion

Dose of Dorin 08.05.2024

Dose of Dorin 01.05.2024

Paul Dorin
08 May 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
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