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RORY SALAZAR | Finance | Contact Giorgos Christopoulos said he always felt powerless to solve the housing affordability crisis when he was Mayor of the Greater Diamantina Shire. However now as the Shire’s premier housing developer he believes he can finally start to shift the dial in the right direction.  “Look, the planning system is the key barrier to delivering affordable housing,” Christo told our reporter...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | Contact The first chapter in what will kind of be a lifetime started today as couple Lentil & Lettuce Jones welcomed their baby girl Panasea into the world. Despite the fact that hospital’s exist and people still die in childbirth, the Jones’s decided that the walls ‘lil Panny should first look upon would be the ones in the home her...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | Contact Kelsey Sparks remembers the first time she sunk her teeth into a $15 burrata. Having moved from the outskirts of Betoota to the CBD to chase her dreams of becoming the next Samantha Jones, Kelsey had been invited to a nearby Italian joint by a plucky coworker who’d assured her it was the best pizza in town. But...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT There's some exciting news for the people of Australia this morning. The nation has arisen to the revelation that we will have a handful of nuclear powered submarines in the next few decades. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the groundbreaking announcement this morning Australian time, revealing that we'll be dropping $368 billion dollars on some cool underwater sleep...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTA marvellous appearing act dazzled crowds in Betoota Heights this week as a skip hired by Ian Pervis (48) has magically filled with everyone else's shit, again. The owner of a hoarder-enabling property that features two sheds and a garage, Pervis periodically ends up with dusty shelves crammed with more items than he could ever use, even if they...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTA usually decent member of society jumped down with the dregs today after the sight of his mate walking along the street prompted him to spontaneously hurl abuse at him from his car window. It was 11:20am when Vet’s assistant Kieran Warmbly (28) was driving through Betoota Ponds, enjoying the scenic drive as he made his way to a...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA local woman has found herself finding joy in the small things this weekend, after a routine visit to Betoota Ponds knock off Red Rooster (Supa rooster) saw her with some unexpected extra chippies. Lu hobbs is said to have become a regular at the tradie hotspot, seeing as she not only lives just five minutes away but...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT A real mover n’ shaker in the toilet care industry has decided pleasure himself publicly online this morning by posting a lengthy essay to his LinkedIn profile. Having spent the last five months of his life working on the development of a new 3-in-1 toilet cleaner, local marketing manager Blair Branson has reportedly blasted his personal brand...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT A life member of the Brisbane Broncos is doing the unthinkable this evening as he begins to contemplate a switch to the bright side. Attempting to hide his identity by wearing a full length Driza-bone on a balmy Brisbane night, The Advocate understands local Enoggera man, Terry Kilroy, has decided to use the cover of darkness to...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTA shoe was on the other foot today as Betoota woman Kirilee Burb (31) finally became a God damn grown up after providing her mum with some life advice. Although she moved out of home seven years ago, Burb has always struggled to see herself as an adult due to the fact that comparing herself in any way to...