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LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT A small Australian town has reached into the 20th Century book of regional promotion by hosting a historic car show. Known for being frequent travellers who can really take a joke at their own expense, historic car owners are always looking for an excuse to take their baby out, especially when there is an actual destination involved. It’s for that...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTAccording to the CSIRO, more time at home has seen experimental dinners increase at a rate unseen since the 1970s when international TV chefs challenged the notion of having a roast every night.There’s no denying this has led to several controversies including multiple households having to suffer through Jamie Oliver style recipes that require an ensemble cast of...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Enjoying a BBQ and a Black Mojito in his modest 4 bedroom double garage project home, a local Betoota Heights man is playing the hits today, it can be confirmed.  Alby Mathewson, the relatively well off and moderately popular plumber from our town’s aspirational district has done so by rolling out one of the classics.  Not some Daft Punk, or...

RORY SALAZAR | Finance | ContactThe Advocate has discovered that life can be like a photo, full of beautiful composition and meaning. This comes after our team witnessed a terse exchange between two amateur photographers during the 5:30pm evening class of the Betoota Photography Academy’s introductory course held in the Old Majorca building above downtown’s Saudage Lane. 11 minutes after the class commenced, a tired-looking,...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | Contact A Sydney finance worker is pondering if he has what it takes to pull off cowboy boots without looking like an absolute nonce, after getting back into the new season of Yellowstone on Stan  Tyler Loosemore told The Advocate he thinks he might have been able to get away with it because he already sports a pair of...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT Betootan Keira Gould is sipping a coffee at 30,000 feet, knowing that she has sort of done her bit by paying for a coffee that costs more than the airline paid in tax this year. Qantas, who also own Jetstar, are one of nearly 800 large corporations who paid a combined $0 AUD in tax in the 2020-21 financial...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA study conducted by Relationships Australia has confirmed that every friendship circle has one mate who must have been away the day they were handing out emotional intelligence. According to the findings, this mate has the statistical occurrence of popping up if the friendship circle is comprised of at least four members, and will both be acutely aware of...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT An awful little troll has emerged from her dad’s basement today to stir up shit while contributing nothing to the conversation. For today is November 19, International Men’s Day, a day where society gathers to bask in all the good things men have done and acknowledge their substantial contribution to cultures around the world. Unfortunately, for social media bigot Eliza...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT A beloved geography teacher is flaunting some charitable threads this morning, as he puts his support behind #AusMusicTShirtDay. Strutting down the concrete path of Betoota Ponds Sports High, Year 10 geography teacher Peter Hirst was seen bopping along to his trusty iPod Touch loaded up with a copy of Midnight Oil’s ‘Diesel and Dust’ album. An often smartly...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactAs she goes to wash some vegetables in the kitchen sink, local woman Rhea Ulman finds herself inhaling a deep breath. He’s fucking done it again. Her lovely, wonderful, thoughtful husband has left his soggy wet tea bag in the sink. And by the looks of the wilting edges, it’s been in there for a few hours now. This is...