1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (394+ words) Moving into a new home can quickly turn into an expensive exercise, but a little planning can help households avoid buying unnecessary furniture and appliances while ensuring the essentials are covered first. Whether moving into a first home, rental property…...

9+ hour, 28+ min ago   (456+ words) The Blak Carpet lit up with Indigenous fashion and high achievers from across the arts, sports and community services for the annual NAIDOC Awards. Winners of this year's awards ranged from esteemed elders to a highly-lauded artist whose genre-bending style…...

19+ hour, 5+ min ago   (804+ words) Bruce Dickinson may have arrived in Dubbo from Sydney in 1941 in a horse-drawn sulky with his parents William and Marie, and aged just two at the time, but the quietly spoken now-retired businessman is very modest when looking back at…...

21+ hour, 10+ min ago   (390+ words) Holding any sports record is a fine thing, but what if you’re guaranteed to have it forever? This is the happy fate of former local swimming champ, Dennis Wilson, who returned briefly to Dubbo as part of a recent central…...

21+ hour, 10+ min ago   (721+ words) “God” and “gambling” are two subjects one doesn’t normally associate together. However, in the highly competitive, financially fraught, and sometimes dangerous world of horse-racing, maybe a man (or woman) of the cloth is exactly what is needed! In explaining why…...

23+ hour, 11+ min ago   (361+ words) Pressure washers can clean quickly and effectively, but improper use can damage property and cause serious injury. Pressure washers can make short work of dirty driveways, decks and outdoor furniture, but their powerful jets can also damage property and cause…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (516+ words) For 67-year-old Tony Butt from Junee, decades on the road in the structural steel industry had taught him one thing: safety comes first. But no amount of caution could have prepared him for the day a routine repair job turned…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (333+ words) The annual Veterans’ golf tournament was played last Thursday, August 6, at the Narromine course, which was in excellent condition. A field of 45 players lined up for this event – 6 ladies and 39 gents – representing 15 clubs from throughout the state including Dubbo, Trangie,…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (443+ words) A combined carcass and fleece value of $828 won students from Mudgee’s St Matthews Catholic College the overall championship in the inaugural Community Bank Gilgandra and Central NSW Bendigo Bank NSW Dohne Prime Lamb Schools’ Competition. Some 26 schools and 260 high school…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (370+ words) Sunny skies on Saturday, August 1, masked a cool afternoon for the 13 Bowlers that lined up for the DRT Bowls mixed competition. The match consisted of one triples game with a swinging lead and two pairs games. Winners were Barry Young…...