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EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactThe city of Sydney has well and truly outdone themselves this week, as news spreads of a swanky new restaurant called ‘Home’, which has a pretty interesting concept. According to Broadsheet media, the owner of this new Marrickville edition, Tim Garett says he wanted to ‘offer patrons the experience of being home again’, by cultivating a space that operates...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTAn act of social generosity took place today as a fella from Newcastle was allowed to talk about whatever he wanted for 15 whole minutes before being asked to tell HIS Joey Johns story.Former Newcastle Knights halfback Andrew ‘Joey’ Johns is regarded as an Australian sports great due to his skill with a ball and ability to get...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACTIn some exciting business news for the the south coast of NSW, another quaint beach town is about to get totally fucked over by city based property investors.Situated five hours from Sydney, the small township of Burmadulla is thankfully far enough from the harbour city that it has been able to maintain its quiet, peaceful landscape,...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTIn a brave new world that you would never actually read about, man made artificial intelligence is slowly wrapping its pixelated tendrils around the workforce leaving many concerned about the security of their job. Presently, AI is potentially closing on jobs in creative industries, as well as data entry, customer service, law enforcement, transport and more. While the idea of...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTLocal Betootan Karina Nashteeth (29) has narrowed down the cause of her incessantly trembling tummy to three possible suspects.  At the time of writing, Nashteeth believes that her constantly unsettled gut is caused by either IBS, constant stress, her drinking or, most likely, a bit of all three. “Every day, it’s like my insides are crawling with huntsmen,” stated Nashteeth,...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT They warned us this would happen. They tried to open our eyes to what would come next. They tried to save us from a government hellbent on destroying the fabric of our economy and our society. They tried to save us from ourselves. But we didn't listen. If you aren't up to speed, we are talking about the...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | Contact Betoota Heights mum Tamsin Gellar has this week come to the conclusion that her days of shitting in peace are well and truly over for a while, after realising that she hadn’t been able to escape to the porcelain throne for a respite without being bothered by either her three year old, Jesse, or her recent RSPCA...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT The owner of a Betoota knick-knack store will be treating himself to a European holiday this year after his business made some very healthy profits over February. Well known in the community for his string of cheapie businesses around town, local bloke John Simpkins has been operating Go-Lo franchises across the Diamantina for over a decade, some...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTIt’s been precious seconds since you’ve read something about ‘the rising cost of living’ but here’s another for you to be sad about anyway. In a bittersweet twist, the increased cost of petrol is making local driver Timeon Cogger (35) feel young again as he’s now forced to beg all his passengers for some cash. A driver since his 17th...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A local man has today revealed to his office that he's on a pretty good run. Berrick Watson did so a short time ago when asking why one of his colleagues didn't just go to a doctor who bulk bills. While Berrick thought he was asking a simple run of the mill question, his behaviour was in fact...