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LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTMagic is evidently all around us, even if it has withered a little under the spotlight in the living room of a Betoota Heights home this week. Like a lot of eight-year-olds with no interest in sport, Leo McGuire has gotten really into his magic tricks even if he might not have the patience to practice any of them. As...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTA local millennial got his foot on a different ladder today by buying a piece of art just like a real grown up on the telly.A copywriter at a company he despises, Jesse Jessop (34) was looking for a way to give their year some sense of achievement without procreating, buying property, getting a promotion, marrying their long...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACTA Cessnock retiree is setting up a profitable side hustle today, listing the cubby house in his backyard as a luxury AirBnB.After working for 25 years in the nearby Austar coal mine, it’s understood local retiree Gary Bortoli (53) has turned to a number of small part time roles to keep cash coming in, including working...

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACTA local girl is questioning the longevity of a new relationship this evening, after coming to terms with the fact her boyfriend might in fact be a grub.Staring in horror at the kitchen sink, it’s reported Betoota Heights local Sara Tamlee-Johnstone (29) spotted one of her prized face washers hanging off the handle of her kitchen...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA bloke who’s found himself on pivotal date number three has unfortunately made a poor judgemental call with his meal choice, which now has the potential to impact just how well the rest of the night goes. Samson Dale is alleged to have organised a date night at his favourite Chinese joint (which admittedly, he’d taken a few...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACTAn old dog is learning new tricks in Betoota’s Flight Path District with conservative pop, Papa Bruce, finally doing something for the progressive left.During a family BBQ, Papa Bruce took the deed of handling the BBQ, the only domestic duty he has ever reliably done which he will continue to do until his hands fall off his arms.In...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactNo matter how many times Dylan has urged her mum to write down her fucking password, it’s evident that yet again, Michelle Stewart has failed to heed her daughter’s advice. And how does Dylan know that? She’s received yet another friend request from what appears to be her mum’s new Facebook profile, which happens to be the third one...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT A footy stereotype has been exceptionally spear tackled today as 19-year-old junior footy coach Nathan Clunk opened up about not being at all jaded about his own sporting career. Like every blue collar fella who grew up north of Rockhampton, Clunk claims to have nearly got a start with the Cowboys but says he much prefers it down...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT An Brit making a home for himself overseas is delighted to learn that he is white enough to be a productive expat instead of an "economy-draining" immigrant - who fills vital labor shortages. Linton Breville (34) a somewhat ambiguous man from the UK made the move out here to Betoota a few weeks ago, with plans of working...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA local bachelorette has thoughtfully come up with a strategy to help her friends keep track of her dating life, by employing the use of descriptive nicknames that sometimes border on insulting. Abbey Muscat had originally referred to blokes by their real names like a normal person, but quickly found her friends unable to keep track of who’s...