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WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Oh no, it's happening it again. A local English football (soccer) fan has once again convinced himself that football is really 'coming home' this time around. The expression is based off a popular English World Cup song, that claims that the English team will win, and football is coming home, to England. Released a couple of decades ago,...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT The failed sports-washing attempt that is the 2022 FIFA World Cup has today reached a new low, with another controversial ban being introduced. With things like hand holding and beer already banned for fans travelling to the Middle Eastern nation, the players have now also been told to fall into line. Organisers of the event (that at least...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A family home in Betoota Heights has today borne witness to plenty of tears - of both sadness and of joy. This emotional scene came as the Wilson family bid far-well to the their 4th youngest of 6, as he prepares for his first taste of active service. Young 19-year-old Sean Wilson is being deployed to the Gold Coast...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT A small Australian town has reached into the 20th Century book of regional promotion by hosting a historic car show. Known for being frequent travellers who can really take a joke at their own expense, historic car owners are always looking for an excuse to take their baby out, especially when there is an actual destination involved. It’s for that...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTAccording to the CSIRO, more time at home has seen experimental dinners increase at a rate unseen since the 1970s when international TV chefs challenged the notion of having a roast every night.There’s no denying this has led to several controversies including multiple households having to suffer through Jamie Oliver style recipes that require an ensemble cast of...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Enjoying a BBQ and a Black Mojito in his modest 4 bedroom double garage project home, a local Betoota Heights man is playing the hits today, it can be confirmed.  Alby Mathewson, the relatively well off and moderately popular plumber from our town’s aspirational district has done so by rolling out one of the classics.  Not some Daft Punk, or...

RORY SALAZAR | Finance | ContactThe Advocate has discovered that life can be like a photo, full of beautiful composition and meaning. This comes after our team witnessed a terse exchange between two amateur photographers during the 5:30pm evening class of the Betoota Photography Academy’s introductory course held in the Old Majorca building above downtown’s Saudage Lane. 11 minutes after the class commenced, a tired-looking,...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | Contact A Sydney finance worker is pondering if he has what it takes to pull off cowboy boots without looking like an absolute nonce, after getting back into the new season of Yellowstone on Stan  Tyler Loosemore told The Advocate he thinks he might have been able to get away with it because he already sports a pair of...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT Betootan Keira Gould is sipping a coffee at 30,000 feet, knowing that she has sort of done her bit by paying for a coffee that costs more than the airline paid in tax this year. Qantas, who also own Jetstar, are one of nearly 800 large corporations who paid a combined $0 AUD in tax in the 2020-21 financial...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA study conducted by Relationships Australia has confirmed that every friendship circle has one mate who must have been away the day they were handing out emotional intelligence. According to the findings, this mate has the statistical occurrence of popping up if the friendship circle is comprised of at least four members, and will both be acutely aware of...