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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A recent report by the nation's chicks has found that the music made by 1990s Australian rock band INXS sounds way better when blaring from inside a Winfield-scented Valiant, owned by a bad boy from down the road. Dubbed ‘The Marrickville Mercedes’ – the Chrysler Valiant has for several decades been a popular vehicle for young bucks in light...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A giant ice cold glass of obscure tasting orange fruit crush has confirmed that mum has accidentally thrown the 90% less sugar version of the family's favourite cordial in the shopping trolley again. What is yet another slip up in a Sunday grocery run is now something that everyone is going to have to cop on the chin until...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A wrongly incarcerated lead character in a prison movie has been relieved to find out that, out of all the psychopaths in the high-security prison, he has been allocated to a cell with a gentle old guy who is willing to protect and mentor him for no reason. Like many prison movies, the character is now lucky enough to...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT Proving once and for all that every cloud has a silver lining, those mourning the untimely death of local second grade coach, Reginald “Reggie” Delaney, have been somewhat comforted by their loss with the inclusion of spring rolls at his wake. Helping himself to a plate of about 30 spring rolls, Delaney’s second-rower, James Teaupa, stated he will miss...

If Rodney Smith was a professional footballer or aspiring reality television star, he would be in a fair bit of trouble today. The 30 something Fly In, Fly Out (FIFO) machinery driver at the Moranbah Coal Mine, (just inland from the city of Mackay) has put his disposable income on full display by beaming himself out to the world racking...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT As the world takes the day to acknowledge the annual March 8th commemoration that International Women's Day, one local men's rights activist named Darren says he has chosen to boycott the date out in protest of the growing inequality faced by middle class Australian men. "Yeah. Get back to me when there's a Single Dad's Day, or at least a...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT The Global Positioning System (GPS) game has received a shake-up this week, with the arrival of the new Baby Boomer themed voice navigator. Pundits, however, are at odds as to whether the new Baby Boomer (BB) system will help or hinder motorists. The new program utilises the core data from Google Maps, but has an added feature which includes...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Imogen Airth (23) has quashed some stereotypes about the little Indonesian island of Bali today. The part-time Yoga Instructor who still lives at home in the Betoota Ponds sat down with The Advocate and explained the bad wrap that Bali has been getting. “Yeah for sure, Bali is definitely the overseas holiday for bogans and that, but you can get...

TRACEY BENDINGER | Health | CONTACT ‘Better to be safe than sorry’ has been the mantra of Chris Carey for the best part of her life. It has saved her from countless near death experiences and today it has prevented her sore throat from most likely turning into full-blown pneumonia. Carey, a fun loving twenty-nine-year-old, was given a gym membership for Christmas by her...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A recent industry report has found that a vast majority of both minor, critical and fatal worksite injuries in Australia are directly related to someone saying 'she'll be right' in the face of danger. As defined by the Small-Sized Suburban Construction Contractors Union (SSSCCU) defines 'work accident', 'workplace accident', 'occupational accident', or 'accident at work' as a "discrete occurrence...