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Love Your Work: Maddie Grant

Name: Maddie Grant Where do I work? The Establishment Bar What’s your job? A little bit of everything really but a Mixologist foremost. Why do you love your work? I love being creative and each day brings something new which I love. Most...

Lana Eather
17 minutes ago
Regional News

Infrastructure, services, plans for the bush must be Budget focus, says RAI

Infrastructure and services planning for the growing population of our regional areas, should be a focus of next Tuesday’s May 14 budget, one of our leading bush think-tanks believes. The Regional Australia Institute (RAI), is calling on the...

Regional Newsdesk
3 hours ago
News Extra

Dubbo Show’s Impressive History

The first Dubbo Show was held in 1873 at the racecourse. It continued at the racecourse for several years before finding its current home in 1885. The Show usually occurred in Race Week enabling many to travel and enjoy the Show and Races at the...

Lana Eather
09 May 2024
Regional News

‘Big’ surprise for this year’s Sarah Jane Fine Foods theme

The highlight of the Dubbo Show each year for bread and cake-lovers from throughout the region, is discovering what amazing display Ben Furney Flour Mill’s Sarah Jane Fine Foods outlet, is featuring on their iconic display stand. Outgoing and...

David Dixon
10 May 2024
Regional News

Debra there to help Aussie farmers in need of a hand

By David Dixon Doing their level best for our hard-hit farming communities, Aussie Helpers, will be at Dubbo Show this year, but only in spirit. Local Dubbo Depot Coordinator, Debra Ball, has been called away to North Queensland this weekend, but...

David Dixon
10 May 2024
Dubbo Photo News

Chris Hammer set to captivate Central West audiences on seven-day tour

Award-winning crime fiction novelist Chris Hammer has Dubbo as a key focus when he tours five Central West towns beginning on Saturday, May 11 in Forbes. Mr Hammer will visit Forbes, Narromine, Coonabarabran, Dubbo and Wellington, conducting author...

Dallas Reeves
10 May 2024
Dubbo Works

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
10 May 2024
Regional News

Working together to defeat 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
10 May 2024
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
Sport
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Sport

Glory days! Mendooran hold 40-year reunion for great sides of the 1980s

Former Mendooran Rugby league Football Club conducted a 40-year reunion last weekend to celebrate the success of the club during the 1980s. The club was born from the initiative of locals under the presidency of John Hunter. In 1982, the club was...

Regional Newsdesk
3 hours ago
Sport

Heave! Dubbo lifter Adrian excels at the State Masters

By Geoff Mann Adrian Carey has been a keen sportsperson all his life. When he moved to Dubbo to practice physiotherapy, this continued through his love of rugby as a hooker/forward with the Dubbo Roos, and at cricket as a leg-spinning all-rounder...

Geoff Mann
4 hours ago
Sport

Cool climate play as dozens buzz around North Dubbo

“The Sundy Bowler” (with ‘Pistol Pete’) Cool climate bowls was the order-of-the-day as a total of 42 bowlers buzzed around North Dubbo Sporties last weekend. In an early game, Ron McCauley, Chris Strojny, and Graham Ross, started with...

Contributed To Dubbo Photo News
22 hours ago
Sport

Deadly Double for Demons in soggy Australian Football

By Kristen Coady Dubbo Demons’ road trips netted two wins in Saturday’s Central West AFL. In wet, cold, and slippery conditions, the Tier One Men fought hard for their first win of the season, while the women are sitting on top of the table with...

Contributed To Dubbo Photo News
10 May 2024
Sport

Panthers and Jets in a ding-dong back-and-forth clash at Narromine

By Bryson Luff Being losers in the opening round of the 2024 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League competition the previous week, the Gilgandra Panthers and the Narromine Jets were both out to show improvement in their clash at Narromine’s Cale...

Contributed To Dubbo Photo News
10 May 2024
Sport

Cobar Roosters crowing as they collect the Cup

By Bryson Luff Despite having to face another long trip home from Gulgong’s Billy Dunn Oval, the Cobar Roosters would have been well-pleased with their additional luggage on the return journey; the Boronia Challenge Cup! This iconic bush trophy...

Contributed To Dubbo Photo News
10 May 2024
Sport

‘Ballers back-to-back as the Western League champions

By Geoff Mann Dubbo Under 18s Men’s and Women’s teams and the Under 14s Boys side all had a successful trip to Griffith over the weekend. All three teams won their respective Waratahs Western Basketball League championships, signalling the...

Geoff Mann
08 May 2024
Local profiles
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Profiles

Meet the Boss: Kate Le

Kate Le Company: Elle Nails & Beauty at 138 Macquarie Street and Crown Nails & Beauty at Orana Mall Position: Owner ••• I got involved in business… To provide a service to people and the community Our business is known for… Nails...

Team At Dubbo Photo News
10 May 2024
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
10 May 2024
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
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

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Paul Dorin
08 May 2024
Wellington news
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Wellington News

Wellington Anzac Day

Huge crowds attended the Wellington Anzac Day March

Colin Rouse
18 hours ago
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
Paparazzi
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Paparazzi

Thunderbird. A classic.

This classic badge on a classic car was spotted at Dubbo’s latest Classic Cars & Coffee outing, held on Sunday, May 5, in the Wingewarra Street carpark

Ken Smith
Paparazzi

Look who’s here

The countdown was on for the 2024 Regional Australia Bank Dubbo Show when we snapped this interesting angle on a show ride at the showground on May 1

Ken Smith
Paparazzi

Having a bit of camera fun with the Pink Full Moon

Dubbo was lucky to have a good view of the Pink Full Moon on April 23. Did you know, it’s nothing to do with the colour pink? Here’s one explanation. The Old Farmers’ Almanac, published in America, first began publishing the names for the full moons...

Ken Smith
Paparazzi

RAAF takes flight

Dubbo Photo News was kindly given supervised access to get you closer to the departure of the Royal Australian Air Force PC-21 aircraft on April 20 which had been based at Dubbo Regional Airport for two weeks. They are spectacular to watch!

Ken Smith
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