Local News

RORY SALAZAR | Finance | Contact There is a keen political observer from Betoota Ponds who also happens to love shopping. And it is this love that has seen the Ponds-based man breathe a sigh of relief after learning that the US passed a deal to suspend their debt ceiling just days before the country ran out of money. Huey Lewis (31) told the Advocate that...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTA local dad has proved to his family he is feeling a bit sentimental today by loading up the family chat with about 262 childhood photos. An early adopter of technology as far as boomers go, Betoota dad Morgan Glenton has recently gotten into scanning old photos, a hobby which is now resembling a fulltime job for the father...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTWith the Bris Vegas 2032 Olympics within a decade's reach, the brown snake has begun stockpiling gold clubs ahead of a controversial event they will hopefully add to the Olympics. Usually, an Olympic host country is allowed to add a few sports they will excel in which has led to Brisbane considering adding rugby league and gender reveal burnouts. However,...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTIn a scenario similar to giving car keys and a credit card to a 10-year-old and asking them to pop up to the shops to get ingredients for the dinner they will make, the Australian voting public is being trusted with a historic referendum. While it’s surely not the Maboian strike to the colony Albo thinks it is, the...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTThe workplace ombudsman and family court have both been called in this week as a local ‘work wife’ has filed for a ‘work divorce’ after finding out some weirdo she works with is calling her his ‘work wife’.  A favourite joke amongst people who aren’t funny, work wife or work husband are professionally affectionate terms for coworkers who work...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTIn a recent report by smarttraveller.com.au Australians staying in hotels are advised it is best not to think about what all the other tens of thousands of hotel guests have done with the detachable hotel showerhead. Before AirBnb, people used to stay in hotels, which are like AirBnbs but without ruining coastal Australia and always having someone on-hand who...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTLocal uni student Sarah Paulson (20) is stumbling drunkenly into adulthood this week after entering the stage in her tertiary education where she thinks it’s time for her to host a dinner party. Despite all evidence pointing to the contrary, university is often viewed as a time for young people to learn and grow up, developing important skills they...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA French Quarter woman last night copped a few glares at Betoota's finest Italian restaurant, La Cibo, for being unable to stop herself from giving into her natural instincts, it's reported. Tilly Wallace is alleged to have been on edge for the first part of the evening due to her boyfriend refusing to allow her to bust a...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A local man, who only recently discovered seltzer has decided to dip his toe into the exciting world of craft beer after a recent trip to Byron Bay. When the cost-of-living crisis canned his annual trip to Kuta, third-year apprentice, Will Johnston, decided to hit the Aussie coastal hotspot for some R&R where he made the life-altering discovery. Will’s new...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT Fingers are tapping on the steering Wheels of Kia Carnivals across the country this week, as Australia’s bearded Dads drop their kids off to school. As the beating drums of a new Foo Fighter tour began to sound earlier this week, The Advocate can confirm Australia’s Converse wearing Dads have a spring in their step as they...