The public gallery was full at the first meeting of the new Western Plains Regional Council on Wednesday ...
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No confidence vote: senior doctor's treatment causes ill feeling
Merged councils ready to meet
Consumers support farmers: Premium brand milk is 'walking out the door'
Premium brand milk from Dubbo is "walking out the door" this week as consumers offer their support to ...
Parties agree TAFE needs help
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‘He loved his family, footy and friends’
NSW: Tributes have flowed for a young rugby league player who has had his life support system turned ...
Farmers’ passion shines amid dairy crisis
TAS: Take a peek behind the curtain of an average day in the life of a dairy farmer.
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VIC: A Ballarat sergeant is one of the most complained about officers in the state.
Hastie defies army’s campaign photo ‘orders’
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Autumn has arrived across the region | Photos
It's taken a little longer this year but autumn has finally arrived across the western and central western ...
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Retiring Vinnies volunteer honoured
Retiring Wellington St Vincent de Paul store president Michael Brien personified the organisation's dedication to community, according to ...
MATTERS OF STATE: Funding of $1.1 million available for innovation projects
FOLLOWING the proclamation of the merging of Dubbo and Wellington Councils, many people from both communities have continued to share ...
Entertainment
60 Minutes' Beirut debacle: Channel 9 staff fear Tara Brown will get off 'scot free'
Channel Nine staff fear some colleagues will be 'sacrificed' over 60 Minutes scandal - while the big stars ...
Actor Bryan Brown walks red carpet before realising he's not at Sam Neill movie
When veteran actor Bryan Brown turned up to a film premiere on Monday night, nothing seemed to be ...
Cleverman: ABC's Indigenous superheroes in eerie dystopian drama starring Iain Glen and Frances O'Connor
Cleverman is a gripping indigenous superhero story.
Short Cuts: Australian director Jonathan Teplitzky shoots Winston Churchill film
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Life & Style
It's OK to be a cry baby at bedtime, doctors say
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Opinion
OUR VIEW: Cure needed for hospital staffing shortages
IT would be ironic if the Dubbo Hospital was struggling to fill 27 critical nursing positions because the ...
MATTERS OF STATE: Funding of $1.1 million available for innovation projects
FOLLOWING the proclamation of the merging of Dubbo and Wellington Councils, many people from both communities have continued ...
OPINION: Council sacking demonstrates arrogance
Premier Baird's decision to sack 42 councils demonstrates an incredible arrogance.
OPINION: Thanks for the support at Book Fair
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