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KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT Betoota Stout is out and Seltzers are in at the South Betoota Bowls Club, as the old battered bowlo continues to lean into its recent dazzling renaissance. Once a treasured watering hole for leather-skinned retirees and families that need a cheap function room for a wake, ‘Southies’ continues to emerge as one of the hottest places...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT Silly season has put on a show today as a group of Brazilian backpackers started having what was described as an absolute cracker of a BBQ in a Betoota public park. Featuring 40 types of meat, 220 little cheesy puffs, and mountains of something called farofa, the group of 20 or so Brazilians carved out a little spot for...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACTA service station connoisseur has spoken to The Advocate today, campaigning for the revival of the humble Slush Puppy. Standing outside the Speedway service station on Langer Rd on the outskirts of West Betoota, local Bedourie grazier Wayne White told our reporter that he’d love to see more Slush Puppy machines, instead of the fancy Slurpee contraptions...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT In a movement that has every Australian grandpa rolling in their graves, non-alcoholic beers have had a bit of a moment in 2022. With mid-strength always having a place on country tables, ultra-low and no alcohol beers have begun popping up like mushrooms growing in a puddle of late-night kebab chunder. According to non-alcoholic beer brewers, their ‘beers’ are a...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACTWith January about to drop a hot summery dollop of sour potential on everyone’s tongue, decent humans are once again forced to talk about ‘New Year’s Resolutions’.New Year’s Resolutions are personal vows made to change one’s life, usually for the better, with common examples being quitting a bad habit or picking up a productive one.The idea...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT A local courier has decided to embrace the concept of quiet quitting today as he processes the worst few weeks of his working life. Like tax time for accountants or school report season for teachers, every profession goes through a particularly tough patch that inspires them to consider resigning on the spot. For 46-year-old Startrack Courier...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACTIn good news for the nation's X Games fans, scientists at the Australian Institute of Sport have released some pretty hectic findings this morning, announcing a direct link between the length of a rats tail on a teenager and the ability to cut sick on a Razor scooter.A hairstyle often spotted at regional skateparks and local...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A local woman has caused a bit of a stir today, by insulting a close personal friend. Tash Brady from a jumpy little terrace house in our town's French Quarter did so during a trip out to Lake Betoota. Heading out for a swim at our town's popular inland waterhole, Tash apparently decided to just put her filthy...

DR CHET SPEVENS | Finance Expert | CONTACTThere is no stronger bond than that of family. There is no greater respect than that which we have for our elders. Sadly, our wise and wrinkled ones won’t live forever. The inescapable fact of both our own and our grandparents’ lives is that they must end.You visit them rarely, I know. Spending time with...

RORY SALAZAR | Finance | ContactAn exhausted old workhorse by the name of Roger Wilson (67) has spent the morning deciding to work until he dies. Not because he doesn’t want to retire - he desperately wants to - but because he can’t afford it.  After reviewing his super balance in conjunction with the declining state of equities markets both globally and locally and the...