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EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA Betoota Heights woman has found herself feeling a mixture of anger and disillusionment this week, after realising that her quest for independence comes with some shocking drawbacks. Speaking to our reporter over a coffee this morning, a very depressed looking Dana Hobbs admits that living in a tiny shitbox apartment wasn’t exactly what she envisioned herself living in...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In news that nobody wants to really interrogate that much, Splendour in the Grass 2024 has been cancelled according to music industry reports. Australian 'music journalism' publishers have reported that the festival’s promoters “could not confirm that the festival will go ahead this year.” There has been no official statement from the festival, but the news has broken the hearts...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA poor shy guy from Betoota Heights has had his social anxiety truly tested this week, after making the mistake of adopting a very adorable puppy. Speaking to our reporter, who cornered him at a bustling journal cafe in the french quarter district, a very uncomfortable looking Paul Bradman, 29, says he had no idea the amount of attention...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Once known simply as a 'mattress company' - the DeRUCCI Group now describes themselves as 'sleep technology brand' at the forefront of all sleep technology, whatever the hell that is. At some point the brand name also changed from 'De Rucci' to DeRUCCI. However, their heavily-marketed innovative edge is admittedly undeniable now - as DeRUCCI launches the world's most comfortable...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A Queenslander currently visiting Melbourne for something that his wife thought would be interesting is currently experiencing a mild sensation of claustrophobia. This feeling is common for Queenslanders travelling interstate, particularly when they feel like having a beer. Ando Glenella (36, Heavy Rigid Machinery Sales) says it felt like the walls were a bit close when popped into a pub...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactWhile most people can only dream of getting onto the property ladder, one Betoota Heights girl has proven it is possible if you work hard enough and harness the power of determination- managing to nab herself a $500,000 home on the outskirts of the French Quarter district, at the tender age of eight. The rather unsettling girl, who goes...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A run of the mill local man from our town's project home district of Betoota Heights is today looking at the silver linings. After a bit of a shitty run, Brett Wilson (34) says he's trying not to let the bad things in life drag him down. The moderately respected loading dock manager at Betoota Heights Bunnings explained...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Opposition leader Peter Dutton has arrived in the nation's island state today ahead of the Tasmanian election this weekend and is already at work campaigning in Hobart. Despite the chilly weather this morning, Mr Dutton put on his best beatnik/fauxhemian outfit and hit Hobart's small bar scene, hoping to win over the educated and well-heeled...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT These days, time seems to be moving at a slower pace for Senator Jacinta Price - who has become the first woman ever to wait by a phone hoping that Peter Dutton will call her. Six months after the nation was divided in a referendum where both sides agreed they didn’t want the nation divided, the Senator for the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Just a couple months ago, Benny Larder (31) had it made. He had a good sort under his arm, and a job that paid well enough for him to justify spending three nights on the piss a week - apparently wooing clients. Unfortunately for Benny, this decadent lifestyle meant his home life was always going to suffer. That, and his sheer...