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EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | CONTACT A rural mum has today gotten the shock of her life, when it was revealed that her three children had no interest in eating unseasoned vegetables. It’s alleged Tracey Whitmore had worked on dinner all afternoon, which really meant she brought a pre-seasoned chook from Woolies and drizzled some oil over it. Like her parents and their parents before...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | CONTACT A local woman has today tried to justify why she doesn’t have a license, despite being a grown adult. Maddy Hansen is alleged to have copped some flack from some mates yet again, for relying on Ubers and public transport to get around. Despite having both the time and money to learn how to drive, Maddy somehow manages to...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT The loudmouth gossip columnists who call themselves NRL journalists have today slammed Melbourne Storm star Brandon Smith for being 'disrespectful and 'out of order.' The scathing language comes after the man known as The Cheese decided to give an interview about his contract negotiations to someone who doesn't work for NewsCorp or Channel 9 - something which is...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | CONTACT When it comes to being an introvert, there are three crucial things that inspires fear into every soft spoken individual - answering phone calls, having to introduce yourself to the class, and going to the hairdresser. For local woman Shae Gibbs, seeing the hairdresser once every six weeks just isn’t feasible, as she just can’t bear to be locked...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | CONTACT A local psychologist has today questioned her intelligence after a card game had her staring around the room in confusion, it's reported. Anna Leeds is alleged to have been invited to a friend's 'Monday madness', which saw her group of friends regularly playing games, including Chameleon, Mysterium, Monopoly Deal and the breaker of all friendships, 'Code names.' Anna has...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT A damning report into employee performance has unveiled a commercial deep fryer at a town pool is the only person that actually does their job. The report comes following an extensive publicly funded inquiry into Betoota’s local council, which assessed the proficiency and suitability of all employees on the books. Despite featuring on the same payroll as numerous...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | CONTACT A Betoota Grove teen has today had the fright of his life, when he tried to change the TV channel. It’s alleged Peter Grisham had wandered into the lounge room after growing bored of his computer, hoping to pass the next few hours by finding something to watch. Spying his snoozing father passed out on the couch, Peter was...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | CONTACT With international borders opening up, the state government has been putting plans into action to make some of those sweet international student dollars. Pinballing between tearing down historic buildings for new student accommodation and repurposing existing properties, a government worker hit the absolute jackpot when they spotted a dilapidated building a mere ten minutes from the Betoota Polytechnic campus. Jacqui...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A Melbourne woman has today revealed she kinda wouldn’t mind if things went back to how they used to be - even if just for a weekend or two.  As a result of the silly season crossing over with the release from what feels like an eternity of lockdowns, Rachel Marsh says the last few weeks have taken there...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A Betoota Heights woman has laughed off suggestions today that she might be getting a little too excited.  With the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales in full swing, Natalie Vo says her boyfriend has raised his eyebrows at her plundering of online retailers.  “It’s literally stupid not to cash in right now,” she laughed to her boyfriend Tom. “Besides, it’s coming out...